about us
serving the Westmont area as your guide on the journey to a healthier, happier self
OUR STORY, our mission
We are Jared and Kelly McGriff-Culver, and together, we own Iron Flag Fitness. We are sharing our story and mission with you because we truly believe we can change your life through fitness.
Our love and passion for fitness and helping people are what made this business what it is today. Kelly started Iron Flag as a single mom of two young boys. As a single mom, she knew she needed to create an environment for her sons to grow up in that felt safe, positive, and like a family. To her, this is what the CrossFit community embodied. Shortly after opening her doors, Jared entered her life. Jared was looking for a new gym to call home for a couple of months while he was training to get back on an NFL roster. He met Kelly through coaching her oldest son, and she quickly introduced him to the gym.
Long story short, they quickly bonded over their love of fitness, sports, and the two boys. While football was always something Jared was passionate about, he knew he couldn’t play the sport forever. His lifelong goal was to open his own facility to train athletes and help impact their lives. Eventually, Jared hung up the cleats and was able to pursue this dream within Iron Flag Fitness, creating Iron Flag Athletic Performance.
Today, we have three beautiful, active boys. Watching them grow up in the gym and being able to coach them in their sports has been so fun! We reside in Downers Grove and truly love this community.
While the gym has grown and changed exponentially over the years—expanding our space, coaching staff, and programs—we have not wavered in what we truly care about at Iron Flag, and that is educating, empowering, and elevating people of all walks of life. From young athletes on the field to adults well into their 60s looking to extend their lifespan, we are your family’s hub for fitness. We embrace all ages, all fitness levels, and all backgrounds. Every day, we are changing the face of what fitness looks like, proving that fitness can be achieved regardless of age, background, body type, skin color, sex, and culture.
Our values and core beliefs revolve around creating an athlete-centered space. We aim to educate, empower, and elevate all our clients and staff to ultimately become the best version of themselves. This is accomplished by fostering inclusivity and a community that lifts each other up. With proper teaching, constant goal-setting, and encouragement, we believe that achieving what you thought was impossible—together—unites us.
Iron sharpens iron.
OUR GOAL:
TO PROVIDE
positive & challenging environments promoting health, fitness, well being & community
our story
Our passion for CrossFit grew even stronger as we noticed the mental and emotional effects it had on people. The workouts were hard, sometime unbearable, but we were a team and we all battled it out together and bonded from it. Over time we could see the confidence, camaraderie and genuine care for our fellow athlete grow more and more each day.
In the beginning, we thought we were just selling fitness, but in reality we were developing relationships, building self confidence, overcoming insecurities, forging grittiness, learning empathy, and on top of all of the dramatic physical transformations that were in the works, the mental transformations were by far the most gratifying. Our Mission was simple, transform one life at a time. Every person that stepped foot into our gym, we made it our goal to give them best possible service and training program that we could. It didn’t matter where you came from or what your background was, for that hour of that day, we were a family and we were there to support you. A family that strived to make this the BEST hour of your day!
In 2011, me moved into our commercial location in town. As we approach year 11 of our affiliation, our vision for the future remains the same. We are in constant pursuit of excellence in all that we do and we will always strive to improve our program the best we can.
Our community of athletes at CrossFit Solus are second to none. They are some of the most caring and supportive group you will ever meet. We value every relationship we get to have with all our athletes and thank God to have them in our lives.
OUR PEOPLE IS WHAT MAKES US GREAT
OUR TEAM
Casey Wilson
ARE YOU READY TO LEVEL UP?
getting started is easy!
1. SCHEDULE YOUR FIRST VISIT
Talk with a coach about your goals and learn how we can get you to your best self.
2. START YOUR TRAINING
You have defined your goals and you are ready to begin your journey. We will start you strong by taking you through the fundamentals of training and sound habits putting you on the road to success!
3. HAVE FUN REACHING NEW LEVELS
Once you have the basics down you’ll book classes easily on our app, enjoy the workouts with awesome people and reach your goals in no time!
