My wife Gloria’s and my internal discussions of The Fitness Mission are often referred to as “the resurrection of the farm kid.” This is all about teaching at the foundational, family level the exact same thing high school coaches try to instill in their athletes. We feel that all children should already have a sense of the values, courage, […]
Continue Reading...Revisited: Home or Commercial Gym
This post was originally put up almost four years ago, in November of 2011. I have changed my mind on a few things. I work out at home, commercial gyms, privately owned hard-core “pits”, and outdoors by hiking and biking, ruck marching, skiing, you name it. It’s all good. What is the most effective? That […]
Continue Reading...Standing Desks: Considerations to Make Them Work for You
More and more people are getting the message about how bad sitting is for you, and the fact that we sit way too much….up to 13 or more hours per day for many people. If you already have a standing desk, or if you are seriously considering one, then I presume that you are well […]
Continue Reading...Ruck Mowing
I mow about an acre and a half of lawn. We’ve usually had a lawn tractor to do the job; however, the most recent one was a real disappointment. Either because of my gentle technique or superior maintenance, I was lucky and got one that lasted four years and well beyond the warranty period. Many […]
Continue Reading...A Call to Action
Consistent with the Fitness Mission, today we are calling on every American to commit to trying to pass the Accommodated Army Physical Fitness Assessment (AAPFA). The AAPFA is modified, civilian adapted version of the Army Physical Fitness Test that is required of every soldier at least twice per year. It mirrors similar tests required of the […]
Continue Reading...Chamber Challenge
Members of the East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce, being the pillars of the community that they are, have decided to take on what is being called the: Those participating, have agreed to try and an perform 100 burbees by the last day of the 30-day challenge. Although it starts out easy on the first […]
Continue Reading...Getting Started
The most common reason people give for not exercising more than they do is that they just don’t have the time. I would add to that the big motivational hurdle of just getting started, especially when you are already tired and convinced that you just don’t have the time. I think it is unfortunate […]
Continue Reading...Sitting Will Kill You & Keeping It Simple Today
Fitness Mission is all about KISS…”Keep It Simple (Stupid)” or (Silly). One of the things we’ll be talking about in the coming months is the terribly excessive amount of sitting that is synonymous with our contemporary lifestyles. As a bit of a preview, I made a little video for Heidi and Jay over at Health Binge: There’s about a […]
Continue Reading...Learning What I Thought I Knew
One year ago today, on February 3rd, 2013 I blew myself up. I had thought I knew more than other guys who had suffered similar, if not quite as dramatic fates. I had I thought I was more organized, more deliberate, more careful; you know, just smarter than the other guys that got off playing […]
Continue Reading...What is Fitness Mission
January 26, 2015 I recently wrote for the sidebar of a local newspaper the following: The Fitness Mission is an initiative to help people to understand that they have a right and an obligation to themselves and their loved ones to perform the self-maintenance that allows them to fully express themselves as human beings. Most […]
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