Tate Tufte

Hello, my name is Tate Tufte

I’d like to describe myself as a fitness enthusiast with an inner child for fun and excitement(quote from one of my bosses. For anyone who’s known me growing, this would come generally as no surprise to that description or what I do for a career.

I’ve always enjoyed being active. May it be fighting fake monsters in the forest or playing airsoft as a kid, to playing organized sports from age 3 through college and even now into adulthood. This enjoyment turned into my life passion as I made my way into college.

In high school, I never had anyone show or explain to me the benefits of lifting and training outside of sports practice. Once in college, I had an amazing track teammate and mentor introduce me really into proper training that took my joy into the passion I have now. First, it was about how I can improve myself. How do I get faster, stronger, stop my own aches and injuries, then experimenting on myself. From this I realized how much I had missed out from being taught this earlier in my life and wanted to give that opportunity to other kids. I started working at a CrossFit gym at the end of sophomore year where I got that first feeling of using my knowledge and skill to help someone else and I’ll tell you, I love it! Seeing a client obtain their first pull up, move pain free through a movement for the first time in years, or an athlete seeing their hard work pay off on the field. I knew now that I wanted to coach and work with others on obtaining their goals.

After graduation I moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where I coach at Fit Studios. Through here I’ve had the joy of working with a variety of skills and ages through my group classes, teams, and private training. From 9 years old learning to have fun while working out, to athletes and teams looking to make the next step to up their game. Also, parents looking to revisit their fitness from the past or 60+ years old looking to stay active and healthy at all parts in their life. While youth and athletes may be my larger focus, it’s always fun to work with people of all ranges to meet their specific goals and improve themselves!

I look to continue improving my own health and fitness along with helping others achieve their own, whether it be at my gym or wherever I go.