Throwing Starfish
On February 26th from 1-4PM Gymfinity is hosting a fund-raiser for the family of Kieran Jaymeson. Why? I had a well-meaning mom ask me that question and I responded “because I should.” Kieran was born traumatically in 2009 about a month early. His mom, Rachelle, had Peripartum cardiomyopathy. In essence her heart was tired of beating…
I’m embarrassed, are you?
Sadly I have to admit that I am embarrassed by the state of sports and sportsmanship today. Being in the profession of training athletes I take very seriously the underlying lessons that are prevalent in training young people. When I see the negative results that become evident in athlete and fan behavior; when coaches, administrators…
15 minutes for the New Year
I wanted to have one last post before the New Year. It’s been a great year at Gymfinity and next year will be even better. New Years is a time to make resolutions. People swear off candy, drinking, cussing, smoking and other resolved changes that usually don’t take long to reverse. Maybe instead of setting…
How we are like pigeons and monkeys
I love studies in animal behavior. So much can be learned by seeing how animals behave in certain situations and under certain conditions. What we can infer from these studies about human behavior is very interesting. Take into account two studies: The first is a study of monkeys placed in a cage with a set…
What makes you fat?
There is research out there that shows various indicators of the population and their propensity toward being overweight. It appears that cars make us fatter. In fact when gas is cheap we tend to take them more places and walk less. Research shows that people living in suburbs are fatter because they have to drive…
How did they get so good?
We get asked that question a lot. People who watch our team kids are so impressed with the level of skill that they feel they need to ask. The next question is usually “do you have anyone going to the Olympics?” and the whole thing almost always ends with “Wow.” Now, we don’t claim to…