Real strength training for adults 55+.
Prime Vitality is Alpine's Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10 AM class — barbell training, functional movement, and measurable strength progression, scaled for the 55+ body. Coached by Lisa Arcangel, a CrossFit Masters Semifinals qualifier.
What is Prime Vitality?
Prime Vitality is Alpine CrossFit's Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 10 AM class, built specifically for adults 55 and older. It is real strength training — barbell work, functional movement, and measurable progression — scaled appropriately for the body you are training in today.
Most senior fitness classes are low-impact cardio and light stretching. Prime Vitality is different. The goal is strength that translates: picking up grandchildren, hiking with ease, traveling without dreading airports, and staying independent as you age.
Coached by a Masters competitor.
Prime Vitality is led by Lisa Arcangel — CF-L2 certified, 15+ years coaching, and a qualifier for the CrossFit Masters Semifinals. Lisa trains and competes at the level she coaches, in the 55+ age division. That matters: she is not teaching you a senior class, she is coaching you the same way she trains.
What movements does Prime Vitality include?
- Barbell training — squats, deadlifts, presses, and pulls, with load that progresses as you do.
- Functional movement — carries, lunges, step-ups, throws. The patterns of a strong life outside the gym.
- Moderate-intensity conditioning — rowing, bike, sled — to build the aerobic engine that supports everything else.
- Mobility and stability work — built into every session so range of motion improves alongside strength.
Every movement scales — load, range of motion, and complexity all adjust to the individual.
How is this different from SilverSneakers or low-impact senior classes?
SilverSneakers and most rec-center senior classes are designed around mobility maintenance — low impact, light load, group cardio. That has real value, and many of our members do both.
What you do not get there is real, progressive strength training. Prime Vitality does. You lift, you progress, you measure. Members track their squat, deadlift, and press numbers. Many hit personal records in their 60s and 70s that they have never hit before.
Who's in the room?
Prime Vitality at Alpine attracts adults 55+ from across the northwest Denver metro — some brand new to fitness, some who trained decades ago, some active competitors in the Masters division. You are training alongside people at your life stage, and that changes the experience.
Included with Unlimited.
Prime Vitality is included in Alpine's $199/month Unlimited membership — the same tier that includes unlimited CrossFit classes, the wellness center (steam sauna, cold plunge, compression, peptides), and 24/7 facility access. Month-to-month. No contract. No initiation fee.
Common questions
Prime Vitality questions.
What is Prime Vitality?
Is this kind of training safe over 55?
Can I join Prime Vitality if I've never lifted weights?
How is Prime Vitality different from SilverSneakers?
Who coaches the classes?
How much does Alpine cost?
Ready to get stronger?
Book a free No Sweat Intro — 30 minutes with a coach to talk through your goals, see the gym, and find the right way in.