I now primarily do calisthenics and body weight exercises for my workout, but I have the great advantage of having four working limbs. This video shows a wheelchair user, Joshua Rucker, doing calisthenics most able-bodied people couldn’t do. Really, really impressive, and inspirational. ...
[Continue Reading]Never Leave the Playground, part 2
I blogged some time ago a PBS video featuring Stephen Jepson, who is more agile than you are…and at age 72, he’s probably older than you too. I love (and share) his philosophy of active living and “never leave the playground”. One of the influences of training in parkour is that I’ve gotten in the...
[Continue Reading]Parkour and Entrepreneurs
Parkour is to entrepreneurs as golf is to (some) corporate executives. (Previously posted at Forbes.) In the past few years, I’ve taught myself some of the basics of parkour, which is effectively skateboarding without the skateboard. The goal is to navigate your environment as quickly and efficiently as possible. The New York Times describes it outdoor...
[Continue Reading]Never Leave the Playground
If you’re interested in being both physically and mentally fit — regardless of your age — you have to watch this 71-year-old. I definitely share his philosophy that you should “Never Leave the Playground.” I can comfortably guarantee that he can do some tricks that you (and definitely I) cannot do....
[Continue Reading]ff Venture Capital profiled in Creative Workspaces Magazine
ff Venture Capital was recently profiled in The Roger, an online magazine that profiles creative workspaces. The feature, titled “Fitness Financed: Motion, Margin, Risk & Reward,” offers an inside look into ff VC’s 5,000 square-foot “fitness office”. The twelve-page spread has beautiful photos of some of our “healthy office” practices, including Pilates balls to replace traditional chairs,...
[Continue Reading]Personal Training in Your Hallways
Personal trainer Jake Koenig reached out to us to request to run a minimum viable product trial of his in-office fitness training service. We’re always glad to help entrepreneurs, and we are a bit obsessed with making our fitness office even more effective, so more than half of our office volunteered to be beta clients....
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