Helping You To Be The BEST Version Of YOU
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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HELPING YOU TO BE THE BEST VERSION OF YOU
Client Testimonials
REAL EXPERIENCES, OBSERVABLEÂ RESULTS
I enjoy working with Doug because he attends to my specific needs and objectives. Â He always keeps the workouts fresh each time so they never get monotonous. Â Plus, he follows up the next day to see how I'm feeling from the previous day's session. He really cares about how I'm responding to each workout and I appreciate that.
ELLIE G
I like that Doug has a breadth of knowledge and experience that allows him to adapt during sessions when the need arises. Â He modifies exercises as he observes me, sometimes making them more challenging and other times less so. Â I learn a lot from him that I then use on my own.
DAVID J
Doug plans exercise programs that are based upon my fitness age and not my chronological age. Â He is always looking to move me out of my comfort zone just enough so that I gain strength and flexibility. Â He emphasizes functional fitness that transfers to everyday living for me. I move around a lot better since I've been working with him.
BOB W
A Book for You
How to Die Young as Old as You Can
This book was a passion project of mine that was born from a desire to help others extend their health span and to enjoy life as they experience the aging process. No matter how old you are, it's never too late to begin adding quality years to your life while embracing each moment in the present with a vitality that is captured through the right kind of attitude combined with the right kind of physical activity. Click on the button below to go to my author page and to learn more about my book.
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