Find Your Fit™ Episode #10 Special Guest Erik Weihenmayer (Author, No Barriers)

Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & Nutrition

Legendary Pioneer, Blind Mountain Climber, and Best-Selling Author Erik Weihenmayer Brings His Insight and Inspiration to the Find Your Fit Team

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Have you seen the documentary, Murderball? Our team loves wheelchair rugby. Listen for a feature on an upcoming episode (warning: the MTV documentary is a little more than risqué).

This episode, we gave away 2 FitBit Flexes and 2 Total Fit Packs.

Jessica and Kevan ran in the Cherry Creek Sneak. Thanks to Deb Conley at Lending Sight. We can’t say enough about the great guides of Achilles. Kevan extends appreciation to guide, Brandon Stapanowich.

Here’s to PUSH 2.0 Water for keeping us nice and hydrated! They are supporters of Braille literacy, Randolph-Sheppard concessionaires, and the programs of WE Fit Wellness.

In the News – Come join the WE Team at the NF-Be Healthy Fair and Try It Seminar, this year at the National Federation of the Blind’s National Convention in Orlando, Florida! Contact Jessica at [e-mail] for more information about the NF-Be Healthy Fair. Next, a genetically edited mushroom that isn’t a GMO? Plus, the Mary Free Bed YMCA in Grand Rapids, Michigan is the first facility in the world to receive Universal Design Certification. And don’t forget to register for the 2016 No Barrier’s Summit, to be held June 23-26 at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Lastly, Relentless Romero Update – he continues his run across the United States of America. Track his progress, cheer him on!

Experience the WE Can Culture Workshops for yourself.

It was an honor to have Erik Weihenmayer with us. We enjoyed a wide-ranging ramble through Erik’s inspiring career, from mountain climbing to breaking through life’s many barriers. Kevan took the No Barriers Pledge. He’s going to run in the NYC Marathon? You will love Erik’s pledge: “Dinner at 5?” Erik spoke of the memoir he’s now writing. It will be released this coming winter. This is the 15^th anniversary of his Mt. Everest summit. He speaks of his thrilling visit to the National Federation of the Blind Convention after being the first blind man to stand on the top of the world. The Find Your Fit Team highly recommends both of Erik’s books, “To Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man’s Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye Can See,” and “The Adversity Advantage: Turning Everyday Struggles into Everyday Greatness.” They’re available on Audible and BARD.

Do blind runners run with their guide dogs? Some do. Hear Amelia Dickerson’s comments in this episode’s short flashback from Episode 4.

Fit Chat – Jessica talks about strategies to reduce anxiety when using workout facilities.

Boston Lager? Boston Cream Pie? Boston Baked Beans? Kevan says it’s hard to eat healthy on the road. The WE Team went to Boston last week to cheer on Jessica’s marathon run. She took 5 minutes off of her previous personal best.

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Your job – Take The Pledge! Share your pledge with us, too, if you want. We’d love to hear from you.

“Surely, the apple is the noblest of fruits”. – Henry David Thoreau