Longma Fitness Wraps CrossFit Open, Launches Kids Program in Brownwood

Longma Fitness, a CrossFit affiliate in Brownwood, Texas, closed out its three-week run of the 2026 CrossFit Open on Monday and immediately pivoted to a milestone: the official launch of a CrossFit Kids Open bracket targeting athletes ages 4 to 13.

The Open draws hundreds of thousands of participants worldwide each year, and Longma's local cohort finished their chapter of it Monday, March 23. Top performers from the box earned qualification to Quarterfinals, the next stage of the competitive season, where they will represent both themselves and the Brownwood community on a larger stage.

The Kids Open launch is the headline addition coming out of this Open cycle. Owner and head coach Michael Moh framed the program as a long-term investment, not just a competition bracket. "We want kids to grow up seeing fitness as something fun and empowering," Moh said. "The goal is to build confidence, teach discipline, and create a positive relationship with health that lasts a lifetime."

The CrossFit Kids Open gives younger athletes the same structure, accomplishment, and competitive energy that adult Open participants experience, scaled to the 4–13 age range. Longma Fitness is building on that foundation by rolling out ongoing kids classes year-round, with a curriculum centered on strength, coordination, confidence, and healthy habits developed early.

The expansion responds to what Brownwoodnews described as growing interest in youth fitness across the Brownwood community. For Longma, the timing was deliberate: use the momentum and community attention that the Open generates every March to plant a flag in youth programming.

The Open has always carried weight beyond the leaderboard at boxes like this one. At Longma Fitness, the three weeks serve as an annual proof of concept that fitness, as Moh's gym puts it, is about community and accountability as much as any workout score. Sending athletes to Quarterfinals while simultaneously opening a lane for eight-year-olds to compete is a clean encapsulation of what a well-run affiliate looks like in 2026.