Rich Smith

Instructor

Vital Functional Fitness

Rich Smith is a husband and father who enjoys staying physically active and helping others do the same. He is employed at Moore Supply Co. in Clute, TX where he is the Operations Manager. He received his CrossFit Level One Trainer Certification in 2013 and his CrossFit Mobility certification in 2015. Since then he has been involved with coaching functional fitness. Previously he has been a coach at CrossFit Vicksburg in Mississippi and CrossFit WMD in Angleton, TX.Rich uses the functional strength training principles from CrossFit to prepare him for his other passion, obstacle course racing (OCR). He started his OCR journey back in 2012 and has since done over 60 OCR events around the US. He is a 3x Top 50 Spartan Race Elite Point Series Standings Finisher in the 2013, 2014 and 2015 seasons. One of his top moments in OCR was placing 3rd in the Hawaii Spartan Race Sprint while on his honeymoon.As a husband and father, Rich strives to live a healthy and active lifestyle and hopes his actions encourage and motivate others to stay consistent in achieving their goals.