Elina Villemure

Elina Villemure is an adaptive CrossFit athlete, CrossFit Level 1 Coach, and Inclusive Trainer dedicated to making fitness accessible for all. A student at Eastern Michigan University majoring in Elementary Education with a 3.9 GPA, Elina balances academics with her passion for coaching and community impact.  A former barrel racer, Elina discovered her passion for CrossFit during her senior year of high school through the Forging Youth Resilience (FYR) program. Since then, she's become a driving force in inclusive fitness-founding an adaptive CrossFit class at Mighty Warrior CrossFit and coaching underserved youth through Core City CrossFit Kids in Detroit. 

Elina also co-created The Adaptive Athlete Experience, a hands-on seminar that helps gyms learn how to train adaptive athletes. Her mission is to spread inclusive fitness through coaching, education, and mentorship-both in and out of the gym.