Physiology First University

Physiology First University Health • Fitness • Performance 📍Freeport, ME, Sale, UK👉🏽Unlock your potential with Vo2 max testing🫁

The Distance Project is a personal training and coaching studio located in Freeport, ME. We offer strength and endurance training to clients of all fitness levels. We pride ourselves on our inclusive, personal and beginner friendly programming, as well as our advanced athletic coaching.

It’s official🇬🇧❤️🔥 Doors are open in the U.K!!~Extremely grateful to the AMAZING and INSPIRING people who attended our G...
09/09/2024

It’s official🇬🇧❤️🔥 Doors are open in the U.K!!
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Extremely grateful to the AMAZING and INSPIRING people who attended our Grand Opening in the U.K today🙏
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Our mission is to create a REVOLUTION in education that puts learning about our physiology, first. With the help and support of our Team Leaders and we kicked off a new era of health education and optimization for the next generation🧠🔥
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Huge thanks to for me hosting me on his Feel Better, Live More podcast last year, and helping to create the spark for our UK expansion🎙️⚡️
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Extra special thanks to and .s. This couldn’t have happened without you both.
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📍Swing by the campus at 212 Northenden Road, in Sale, every Saturday at 10am for our free sauna and cold plunge, and inquire about our programs for youth and adults.
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Thank you to our global community of friends and supporters who’ve been following the journey and sending love and support❤️
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Today was a milestone in the movement to put learning about our physiology, first, while creating a path to health and human potential for the next generation.

Mile 42⛰️~I’ve come to view the years of this life as miles in a one hundred mile ultramarathon.~I’ve run over a dozen u...
08/07/2024

Mile 42⛰️
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I’ve come to view the years of this life as miles in a one hundred mile ultramarathon.
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I’ve run over a dozen ultras so far, ranging from 30 to 200 miles. What I’ve come to appreciate most is how each mile holds a distinct set of lessons, each built on the foundation of the terrain we’ve recently traveled.
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As I turn 42 years old today I’m overwhelmed with gratitude.
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My heart and spirit are on fire for the miles ahead.
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My mind is reeling from the lessons of the past year, which I hope to fully absorb while tearing up the trails ahead.
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Reflections…
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In June I left our campus in the U.S in the hands of our incredible community. Thank you to our Freeport, Maine community for holding down the fort, and raising the bar for what it means to be a team👊🏽❤️
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We are opening our first UK campus in exactly 30 days🇬🇧🧠🔥 Grateful for our many UK leaders in helping to bring the dream of taking Physiology First global, and unlocking the doors of health and human potential for the next generation, to life.
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Partnering with to create the evolution of education for families across the globe this year is among my deepest honors.
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As I pass another mile marker on the longest run of all, my heart turns towards 3 things.
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Impact. Personal development. Relationships.
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Physiology First has made an imprint on the future this year-and we’re only getting started.
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I’ve grown in many of the ways I’ve aimed towards this year. And in the ways in which the necessity of growth finds and forms us all. And, I’ve never been happier than I am today.
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My relationships are fewer, closer, and compromised of some of the most solid people in the world.
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It’s been a hell of a run so far!
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I want to thank everyone who has supported our work at Physiology First over the years.
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From my heart-we couldn’t do this without you.
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And I want to thank one special person more than words can express. Alison, thank you for the safari, and for showing me the depth of what partnership embodies🐘🐘
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Here’s to mile 42 and to kicking up some dust this year⛰️🔥

Friends, I have an exciting update to share.~I just launched the Physiology First University podcast to simplify the sci...
06/10/2024

Friends, I have an exciting update to share.
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I just launched the Physiology First University podcast to simplify the science of health and human potential🎙️🧠🔥
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Each episode is a 20 minute micro-lesson in brain and body health.
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You’ll find the first two episodes in our bio, along with a short dedication to a mentor.
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Why I created Physiology First University Podcast…
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A few months ago the BBC invited me on the air.
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I flew to the U.K…and they cancelled the television appearance at the last minute.
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Why?
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Because health education for kids is “too complex” a topic.
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I strongly disagree. We’ve been teaching kids and adults about the power of their brain and body for a decade🧠🔥
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It’s essential education.
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I hope the new podcast serves as a simple, powerful tool for parents, families, and schools who want to help the next generation learn about their physiology, first.
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At Physiology First University we believe that learning takes place through experience, not information alone.
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We’re launching Physiology First University Online today as well.
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Weekly lessons, a full exercise library, and an AWESOME community to learn and train with🌎🧠🔥
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You’ll find the link in our bio as well.
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Thank you to everyone who has supported our mission to teach the next generation about their physiology, first🙏🏽
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Looking forward to growing our online offerings while getting more PFU campuses off the ground🌎
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It’s time for a global revolution in education that teaches physiology, first.

Got into a motorcycle accident yesterday. ~I was riding on a familiar road, doing 35 miles per hour, when someone ran an...
05/12/2024

Got into a motorcycle accident yesterday.
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I was riding on a familiar road, doing 35 miles per hour, when someone ran an intersection.
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I squeezed the brake hard and brought the bike down. ~
A more experienced rider might have been able to swerve, but I didn’t want to risk the dude in the car braking as well, and me plowing straight into him.
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I blacked out and woke up in an ambulance.
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This is the first time I’ve lost consciousness. I’m amazed by how our bodies know what to do without conscious direction.
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The police said they found me standing in the road, working to get my helmet off, with a broken thumb. I have no memory of this at all.
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The bike suffered some damage, and I ended up with a concussion and some scrapes. Plus the broken thumb.
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For anyone reading this, I wrote it with my index finger😉
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The lesson is not to stop exploring thoughtful, intuitive, present, physical activity like riding motorcycles. It’s to not be driving obliviously on autopilot, and plowing through intersections in cars😎
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And NEVER pull out suddenly in front of a motorcycle🙏🏽
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The intelligence of the body is unparalleled.
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Far often surpassing the intelligence of those who try to analyze it…
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Our work at Physiology First is centered on the fact that a natural response to an unnatural environment is never a “disorder.”
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It’s order.
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The greatest investment of the 21st century is learning how our brain and body functions🧠🔥
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Grateful for the opportunity to continue doing this work, particularly after a crash that could have been much worse.
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Much love to all of the leaders and pioneers riding with us👊🏽❤️
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And much love to all the Mom’s out there celebrating their special day. Happy Mother’s Day🌹

When I was 12 years old I asked my father a question…~What do you do when you feel like nothing matters? ~He looked at m...
04/28/2024

When I was 12 years old I asked my father a question…
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What do you do when you feel like nothing matters?
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He looked at me with a dull pain in his eyes….
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I could tell he was searching for something he hadn’t yet found.
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I’ll never forget his answer.
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He said “Do you want a beer?”
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We drove to a store and I drank my first beer in the front seat next to my Dad who’d been sober since I was born.
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I wondered if we’d talk while I drank.
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We didn’t.
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I realize decades later he was teaching me a lesson in the unintentional, natural, and inevitable way we each teach each other.
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By showing ourselves to the world.
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He was saying “This is what I’ve done to answer that question.”
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I realized there are billions of people I could ask questions to, and that the world is a spinning epicenter of endless learning.
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When I left school at 14 I asked myself how people made money.
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I applied for and worked over 30 jobs to learn the answer for myself.
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When I ran my first ultramarathon I learned by doing.
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When I opened my first business I learned by doing.
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Leaving school at 14 spared me from the greatest delusion in education.
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The lie is that information is education. The truth is that we learn through experience.
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As I work to scale our Physiology First University campuses globally I’m spending time in the cities where our contacts and Team Leaders live🌎🧠🔥
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The conversations with entrepreneurs, educators, coaches, cab drivers, restaurant workers, day laborers, community leaders, and kids will shape our growth strategy.
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I’ve learned more in Dubai this week than I can possibly express.
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Thank you to the many teachers who helped me gain a deeper understand this singular, inspiring example of how to build the future on the strength of our dreams.
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Looking forward to coming back here very soon🇦🇪
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The future of learning is learning about ourselves through experience, and inviting the next generation to do the same.

Dubai🇦🇪 Scouting locations for the expansion of our Physiology First University campuses🌎~They call Dubai the City of Dr...
04/24/2024

Dubai🇦🇪 Scouting locations for the expansion of our Physiology First University campuses🌎
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They call Dubai the City of Dreams. A core part of our work with youth is surrounding them with unrelenting optimists and fearless dreamers.
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People who aren’t afraid to dream BIG, take risks, and bring dreams to life.
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There is a revolution in health and human potential taking place.
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Our goal is to put the tools for mental and physical fitness in the hands of the next generation🧠🔥
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The institutions of the past aren’t working…
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A glance at the mental and physical health of our youth is a testament to that.
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We’ve normalized illness, radicalized health, and left knowledge of our own bodies absent from the educational curriculum.
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A new dawn is rising.
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Our partners are building new schools across the globe that put the mental and physical health of our future leaders FIRST.
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Our team at Physiology First is building the most comprehensive health education and health optimization program for youth in existence.
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A new world is emerging on the horizons of innovation, creativity, and a new vision for the future that supports the health of the generation preparing to lead it.
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Thank you to everyone who sends messages of encouragement as we work to disrupt the illness economy and build a pathway to health and human potential in its place👊🏽❤️🙏🏽
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Looking forward to a week in the City of Dreams while connecting with leaders who turn dreams into reality.
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🌎🧠🔥 Join a (Re) Evolution in health and human potential! Spring Certification Program kicks-off May 5th. DM to RSVP!

Off the grid for a few days…~For the past 5 years I’ve written daily on Instagram. My goal as a writer is simple. I want...
04/13/2024

Off the grid for a few days…
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For the past 5 years I’ve written daily on Instagram. My goal as a writer is simple. I want the words to inspire action.
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Every post is a matchstick thrown into the heart of an inferno whose flames were burning long before I was born.
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These are the flames of a revolution in evolution. The future is either a collective work of art in which our lives are the brush, or a spectacle to witness from the spectator stands.
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Every day I write the same thing in a different way. The greatest problem of the future is the declining mental health of our future problem solvers.
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This is a problem that can be solved by giving young people a PROACTIVE blueprint for building mental and physical fitness.
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It can be solved by building alternatives to the institutions that put standardized test scores over youth mental health.
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It can be solved by stopping the pathologization of a generation by practitioners who sell self-limitations for a living.
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It can be solved by organizing the leaders of today to support the leaders of tomorrow👊🏽🔥
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In North Carolina to meet with one of those leaders. We’re collaborating to build the most comprehensive alternative education program in existence.
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Millions of parents are opting out of the institutions that put the health of their kids last. This collaboration has the potential to galvanize many more…
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🌎This May we’re bringing together rebel thinkers, health and fitness innovators, and disruptive social entrepreneurs in our Spring Certification Program. DM to RSVP and join the (Re) Evolution in health and human potential.
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Shout-out to everyone who has supported our mission to teach the next generation about the POWER of their mind and body👊🏽❤️🙏🏽
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We’re just getting started…and our momentum continues to build on the strength of your support.
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Back to writing daily on Monday morning, and looking forward to taking in the magic of the Blue Ridge Mountains this weekend🏔️🏍️ Exploring the Blue Ridge Parkway on a Harley Davidson has been a dream of mine. It’s more beautiful than I ever anticipated…

London Calling🇬🇧~I left school at 14 and started learning…~ I lived in the aisles of used book stores.~My relationship t...
04/08/2024

London Calling🇬🇧
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I left school at 14 and started learning…
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I lived in the aisles of used book stores.
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My relationship to education was never compulsory, so I never fell out of love with learning.
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I felt lucky as a kid.
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Being free to explore the mind fields of poetry, philosophy, science, rebel literature, and real physiology is a gift.
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I never learned calculus…
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I learned about the power of my mind and body through boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and ultramarathon running.
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I never learned obedience…
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I learned to lead, or follow my friends into jail cells and early graves.
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I never learned helplessness…
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I immersed myself in everything counter to a loveless culture.
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My first introduction to U.K culture was the writer Anthony Burgess, Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” and the music of The Pogues.
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When I landed in Manchester for the first time last Fall the art that shaped my youth took on a third dimension.
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It was an honor to spend another week in Manchester viewing locations for our first U.K campus. London is next, 2025🇬🇧
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We’re exploring a larger partnership with the NHS to put Physiology First University campuses across the United Kingdom.
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The future of learning isn’t memorization, it’s exploration.
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It isn’t the sedation of a generation, it’s a portal into human potential.
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It isn’t rearranging the chairs of the institutions, it’s removing them completely.
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The future of learning begins with a working understanding of our mind, body, and brain.
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I hope our effort to put health at the foundation of education gives more kids a taste of the freedom I experienced in my youth.
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The freedom to move freely, think critically, and blaze a path towards a future that inspires them.
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Much love to our Team Leaders in the U.K and across the globe. It’s time for a (Re) Evolution in education that teaches the next generation about their physiology, first🌎🧠🔥

LET’S GO U.K!!! 🇬🇧🧠🔥~Back in the U.K this week to meet with our members in Manchester and London.~And….scouting out loca...
04/02/2024

LET’S GO U.K!!! 🇬🇧🧠🔥
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Back in the U.K this week to meet with our members in Manchester and London.
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And….scouting out locations for our first U.K campus.
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We “may” have found a winner😎📍More updates coming soon👊🏽
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Since my conversation with one thing is clear…
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The U.K believes in the UNLIMITED potential of their kids🧠🔥
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They know mental and physical health aren’t something you “have.”
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They’re something you BUILD through daily training, skill building, and education on the mind and body.
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The topic of health education for kids may be “too complex” for the mainstream media….but it’s DEFINITELY not too complex for the people.
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We will open the doors to our first U.K campus this summer!
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🫁 Vo2 max testing
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🧬 Health and fitness education and assessment
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🏋🏽‍♀️ Strength and conditioning
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🧊🪵🔥 Sauna and cold plunge
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🤜🏽🤛🏼 Free community offerings including our Student Strong Program!
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🌎Our next Certification Cohort includes members from Saudi Arabia, Germany, and South Africa 🇸🇦🇩🇪🇿🇦 A global movement is building to teach the next generation about their physiology, first. (Our Spring Certification Program kicks-off May 5th. DM to RSVP!)
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Thank you to everyone who has supported the mission since day one🙏🏽 Looking forward to opening the doors of health, fitness, and human potential for youth and community members at the Grand Opening of our first U.K campus this summer!

03/21/2024

Swing by today’s free class at 5pm and learn to create a strength training program for YOUR body and YOUR goals! All are welcome! 📍 291, Route One, Freeport

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