Meet Katie (“KayKay”)!

2x Adaptive Crossfit Games Winner - ‘24 & ‘25

When Katie was 8 years old, she stopped passing the standard pediatric hearing tests. After 10 weeks of advanced hearing tests, the conclusion was that she was lying about her condition in order to gain attention as a child. Her parents wanted her to get other opinions but she didn’t want to because her self-esteem was crushed and she figured she could just live with it.

Katie made it through all of high school and her Bachelors Degree without any assistance — just reading lips, sitting up front of class and using context clues to put things together. Her athletic career and love for sports started with competitive swimming throughout high school and into college, but then was introduced to CrossFit in 2018.

When Katie turned 26, she finally sought another opinion for her hearing loss while living in Jacksonville, FL. They found that she had only 40% (R) and 25% (L) hearing which explained why she could only hear a small amounts of volume but had no clarity of sounds/speech without reading lips. She declined cochlear implants at the time out of fear of being completely deaf after the surgery. Fast forward to 2022 when her hearing dropped to 5% for unknown reasons — God knows.

Katie underwent bilateral cochlear implant surgery in 2023, all while maintaining her grades and standards in the Doctorate of Physical Therapy program at South College Knoxville and going on to be crowned Fittest Athlete in The World at the Adaptive CrossFit Games in 2024. Katie LOVES being deaf — it’s been God’s biggest blessing to see how He has used this diagnosis for His glory. Katie also has the privilege of being named the first deaf Doctor of Physical Therapy in the USA!

Katie has a HUGE heart and loves all people and feels most called to care for and minister to the special needs and underserved populations.

My Why:

I love treating ALL humans and showing them how fearfully and wonderfully they are made by their Creator — God. I’m excited to use the health and wellness platform to share the Gospel. My goal is to love and serve every person and patient Jesus entrusts to me and to guide them to be the best version of themselves through physical therapy, training and wellness.

Meet Katie (“KayKay”)! 2x Adaptive Crossfit Games Winner - ‘24 & ‘25 When Katie was 8 years... Read More

Meet Seth!

Seth Magnani is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Certified Athletic Trainer and CrossFit Level 2 Trainer. Originally from Upstate NY, he received his Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training from Ithaca College ‘09 with a minor in Sports & Exercise Psychology. He relocated to Florida and spent 1 year working full-time as an Athletic Trainer on-staff at the University of Florida, then went on to pursue his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of North Florida ‘13. His passion for teaching and educating also led him to teach as an adjunct clinical professor at UNF in the DPT program for the past 6 years.

As a former collegiate tennis player and competitive beach volleyball player, fitness and wellness have always been important parts of his life. Metabolic conditioning and functional fitness have changed his life and outlook on physical wellness in general. Not only has his own ability and performance improved but seeing the tremendous impact it has had on countless others that he has coached/trained since 2017 has been highly rewarding.

Prior to serving as Head Coach at CrossFit St. Augustine, Seth has served as a coach at Trinity Fitness Ponte Vedra and also PhysWell Fitness CrossFit NOC.

My Why:

I love people and I love Jesus. I am called to serve and care for others as the Scripture says in 1 Peter 5:2, “Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them – not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve.”

I also do what I do, with all of my heart, for the betterment of my beautiful wife Meagan and our children Ada and Shepard.

Meet Seth! Seth Magnani is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Certified Athletic Trainer and CrossFit ... Read More