We live in a culture where people are rewarded just for showing up.  Everyone gets a trophy.  Everyone gets a pizza party.  We’re all winners, even the losers…… It makes everyone feel good, right?  So, how could it be a bad thing? Well, for several reasons.  I could write an entire blog on how it discredits the victor and another blog on how some people never learn to fail.  Instead,  [ Read More ]

I’ve been thinking about this topic for a long time.  It’s been hard for me to balance the importance of the subject with the possibility of coming off as judgmental.  I also need everyone to realize 2 important facts: 1.) EVERYONE influences our children. I’ve chosen teachers here because they influence classrooms at a time, year after year after year.  2.) Even the best possible example can be derailed by parents  [ Read More ]

From here on out Functional Fitness VA will be posting fitness related blogs on a regular basis. Everyday on our Twitter, Facebook, and Linked In accounts we will be posting a link to our blog page. Each day of the week will have a different theme. Keep a close eye on it, as every blog will be different but give you another piece to the fitness/performance puzzle. Below is the  [ Read More ]