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Readers Choose Mountain Strength CrossFit

Local gym is voted best place in Winchester to work out.

Rich Borgatti knows that working out isn’t easy. But the owner of makes sure it’s still fun for Winchester residents.

Mountain Strength’s positive atmosphere is among the reasons readers selected the local gym as the best place to work out in our most recent Best of Patch Readers’ Choice vote.

A total of 229 readers voted for Mountain Strength, while Get in Shape for Women was next with 71 selections, ahead of Core Elements Fitness’ total of 36 votes.

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“We know these workouts are hard, I won’t lie. They’re not easy, fluffy workouts,” said Borgatti. “But because we work out in a group setting, there’s a bit of shared suffering that everyone is better off for in the end. When you’re doing something tough, keeping it fun and lighthearted can really get you through it.”

CrossFit workouts are different than most exercise sessions. Each day’s routine is different from the previous day's, making sure customers’ workouts are fresh.

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Borgatti said the unique nature of his gym is a big reason customers continue coming back.

“It’s different from what is being done in Winchester currently,” said Borgatti. “We mix a little bit of everything so it keeps things fresh and new. No one knows what they’re doing until they show up that day. People don’t get bored, which is the biggest thing people say they enjoy about us.”


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