I will be attending the first Certified Indian Club Specialist clinic being held this weekend in St Paul (hosted by Dragon Door, thanks John, Dennis, Brett, and the rest of the crew)
This means that I will be getting to hang out with my mates from the RKC, and getting some first class instruction on the use of the indian club from Dr Ed Thomas ( a recognized and humble authority on the use of the club, and a really really nice guy to boot )
Last weekend I had the honor of helping Dr Thomas teach some of the participants in the MPD PAL program how to perform some simple bodyweight, medicine ball, dumb bell, kettle bell ( I got to put on that presentation, and apparently I sound like a drill seargent ;) ) and agility drills to maintain and promote health and wellness
This program came out of the correspondence that Jason Green of CES Fitness and Dr Thomas had regarding the good Dr's program in Iowa ( see http://www.ihpra.org/ for more details on that )
This was not only a great time and great opportunity, but it was a huge learning experience for me as well
getting to help out was both an honor and a privilege that I am thankful to Jason and Dr Thomas for, and I have not forgotten Jason's crew of dedicated trainers (Laura, Nate, Will Kirsten, you guys were a hit) who helped out with every aspect of the event
The MPD PAL program is a worthwhile effort and needs your support, if you can, help them out
In other news, here are a few pics from my recent appearance at the Richfield Wellness Expo
The photos were supplied by Jennifer, one of my regular students at the Veteran's Memorial Park Arts Center classes
thanks to her for the pics, to Hannah for assisting me, and to Ben and Usman for showing up to support and hang out
This was a lot of fun and some good folks seemed to get the idea pretty quickly. I am always somewhat surprised by how fast the buy in is on the kettlebell, you either realize right away that there is way more to the cannonball with a handle, or that you are perhaps not as in shape as you thought, either way, the bells are always a crowd pleaser, and the club swinging that came at the end of the hour was praised by all who hung out for it.
Coming up in May (the 22nd) I will be giving a clinic hosted by the folks at
I will be covering the basics of the Z-Health system, and how Z-Health can help you overcome movement restrictions, help to restore mobility, gain strength, become a better athlete, and get more pleasure out of your daily life through joint mobility and quality movement. The cost of the clinic is yet to be set, but it will not break the bank
DVDs and other Z-Health material will be available for purchase, so this will also be an opportunity to save a few bucks on shipping, if you would like to pre-order dvds email me by May 15th and I will have your order waiting for you at the clinic.
To get a pre view of what will be happening, show up for one of the fitness classes offered at the host academy and get warmed up before they put you through your paces for a good workout that looked like fun for all involved.
See you all next week either in class or in private
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