Jason Khalipa is many things: an athlete, a champion, a philanthropist, an innovator, and, most of all, a father. A frontdesk job at a gym was his icebreaker into fitness, and he had a meteoric rise from there, earning the title of CrossFit champion in 2008. After his win, he founded NCFIT to change how people think about fitness — focusing on daily effort and movement instead of body composition or titles. He also started Train Hard, a family-centric fitness community. His focus on consistent effort would echo into the other parts of his life when Jason and his wife committed to their daughter's cancer recovery. Jason wrote a book about their story and now hosts regular blood drives as well as a yearly fundraising event known as Ava’s Kitchen to raise money for families dealing with childhood cancer. Jason dives headfirst into his children’s interests, helping them find intentional movement, and becoming comfortable in the outdoors.
