When I was racing for Canada I was not concerned about aging or health as I felt I was bullet proof. But by 23 years old, I had undergone one knee and two serious foot operations followed by months on crutches, painful walking and 2 years off skis. I learned the hard way that balance and mobility….
Archive for the ‘Business’ Category
Reviving our 9 to 5 2009 Style
Posted in Balance training, Business, Lifestyle, tagged active sitting, injury prevention, speed skiing on January 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Mr. Fitter on YouTube, Facebook and looks back at the past.
Posted in Business, Lifestyle on September 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The world is changing very fast, I am sitting on a ball at watching.
Enjoy the Ride – Entrepreneur Rollercoasters
Posted in Business, Lifestyle, tagged enterpreneurism, travel on April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have experienced many ups and downs as an entrepreneur during the past 20 years, but the most memorable “roller coaster” occurred in 1991.
At that time, Fitter International, Inc <http://www.fitter1.com/> ., had been operating in starvation mode for six years. Cash wasn’t flowing, and consumers were only beginning to realize the importance of balance products. [...]
Fitter’s First Ride on the Closed Chain Train
Posted in Balance training, Business, tagged APTA, Fitter International, Gary Gray PT, NATA, Pro Fitter, proprioception on December 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Flying home from APTA PPS (Private Practice Physical Therapist) I chose to review some of my past notes to see what might trigger my interests for a blog entry. I came across a piece I wrote that links my current trip to a similar trip in the late 1980’s, returning from another APTA meeting (I [...]
How did Fitter come to be?
Posted in Balance training, Business, Lifestyle, tagged Fitter, Foot injuries, Louis Stack, Pro Fitter, ski training on November 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I grew up as a bit of a balance freak as I like to skate board, ski and do other dynamic and some say risky sports. In 1979 I had a knee operation to remove a bucket handle tear on my meniscus. In 1982 I had 4 incisions on my feet to remove large bone [...]