About Me

I've been a student-athlete my whole life, teaching and learning for most all of it while juggling the commitment to being a practicing athlete.  In the midst of it all, I've been challenged by the nature of change that inevitably occurs in a lifetime.  What I did in my twenties as an athlete, coach, and educator I do differently today.  And why wouldn't I? It's a much different world we live in when compared to the ones I experienced 15, 30, 50 years ago. I've certainly changed.  And that should be expected.  For the past fifty years, I've studied and experienced the mind-body connection.  Along the way, I've listened intently and attentively - to others and to myself.  I've learned that we truly are indivi-duals, with this perceived duality of mind and body really being indivisible.  In fact, each influences the other and to change one is to change the other.  It's a symbiotic dance that can unfold between

the head and the heart.  

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I've earned the professional credentials...a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (with a specific emphasis upon self-efficacy, achievement motivation and sports performance), personal fitness credentials through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and TRX Suspension Academy, and over five decades of work in the field of education at virtually every level.  Just as importantly, I've been committed to fitness on a personal level for most all of my 75 years. I've been truly bless to have coached countless athletes at virtually every age and talent level. I've led counseling departments through constructive change, and I've co-parented three children who have been successful student-athletes in their own way while learning about the value of lifelong fitness. Through it all, I've also stayed happily married.  Finally, after these many years, I remain a life-long learner open to new possibilities.  One of my passions at this stage in my life is to help others move through the change process and become the absolute best versions of themselves.  It's possible.  It's also not so easy. 

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The message I often share with others these days is this...

It's hard work being fit.  It's a hard life being unfit.  Choose your hard.

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If you'd like to learn more about nurturing your health and well-being as you grow older, scroll to the bottom of this page to get information on my book "How to Die Young As Old As You Can"."

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In addition, just recently I completed the Hyrox Challenge in NYC with one of my sons.  I took on the challenge and trained for eleven months in preparation for the grueling event.  There were at least a few reasons for doing this, one of which is to demonstrate that we can continue to get stronger and better conditioned as we grow older...even in our seventies.  For the record, I am 76 year old.  I chronicle my approach to training and the lifestyle I've crafted in a book that will be released at the end of October titled "The Human Spirit Revealed on My Path to the Hyrox Challenge at Age 76".

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