Team, Inspiring meeting last night, as always! Two points that I think are worth reiterating: @Donna Schellenberg mentioned the need to build a network far beyond the health sphere. Rotary clubs, Chamber of Commerce, investor clubs, anywhere that community leaders gather. 100% agreed. You can be the trusted "go to" in your community be reaching out and being a resource when others are simple invisible. @Ulrika Celsing brought up an excellent point about when data is simple useful information (as opposed to a dictum on how you should train each day) and when data points are truly meaningful guidelines to shift programming priorities. Here's an example: Daily HRV, sleep scores, recovery scores are simply information requiring additional context. Trend lines in these areas are meaningful. Data on cardiovascular function, bone health, and muscular strength are critical. A person unable to meet basic cardiovascular health metrics (this is the vast majority of the population) are more likely to succumb to cardiovascular disease or cardiac incidents - the #1 killer in the works by a substantial margin. The reason we include the Longevity Test for all of our members and practitioners is because these metrics of bone and muscular health and cardio respiratory fitness are essential data points that can be life saving💪 As the wearable industry and health technology continues to develop differentiating between interesting and informative health data and critical, potentially life saving health metrics will be among the most important topics in preventative medicine and health education. Thanks for an inspired conversation, everyone! Here's the recording for anyone who missed it. Duration: 01:00:01 Shareable link: https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/-GOID9b_aPiMO9dTJcNqbaL4D1wbuwNWGtofsm28xFvEcRfibRBPuYQkIGdd_oSK.76kw7hylN3N3T6S7

Team, We had a young girl join our campus with her mom this week. We taught her how to squat. We taught her how to do a push-up. And then, sitting together in the sauna after class, we talked about the future of health, education, AI, and human connection. In many ways, yesterday evening captured exactly what we’re trying to build. Every class begins with education. We set goals. We teach members why they’re training - not simply what to do. They learn how different exercises, loads, and rep schemes produce different adaptations: strength, endurance, hypertrophy, power. We warm up through movement and plyometrics. We teach technique. We build strength and conditioning around mastery rather than mindless repetition. Teaching a young girl how to perform a great push-up - instead of allowing her to dread push-ups for the rest of her life - is a small example of a much bigger principle: Mental and physical fitness are matters of education. Next class, she’ll learn about nasal breathing, using breath to regulate stress, and how conditioning actually works. As she progresses through Physiology First, she’ll have access to data analysis, personalized nutrition, optimized sleep, and ultimately a personalized health plan that rivals anything available on the market. But after this week’s workout, everyone simply walked outside to the sauna. The fire was glowing. The autumn air was strangely warm for October in England. Teens and parents piled in, and as eucalyptus-scented water hit the rocks, the conversation turned to the future... AI. The changing economic landscape for teenagers. Human skills versus machine tasks. Whether anxious adults are contributing to youth anxiety. The disappearance of third spaces. The importance of unfiltered conversation, community, and human connection. Her mom wrote afterward to say how much she enjoyed her first class. They’ll be back Wednesday - with her sister. They signed up for a monthly membership eagerly - and there are no shortage of health conscious families in your community seeking a new market standard.

Hey all just wanted to share that after a year of bringing the physiology first approach to work with some students in my current school, they have asked me to lead the whole school in a breath session every Monday before we start the week. I, along with another teacher have also been instrumental in replacing the unhealthy snack options to healthy whole food options. This work works and it matters. Whenever you are on your PF journey… keep going!!

Big thanks to @David Bidler for the warm welcome. I'm finally back in Lisbon after a European road trip (September off after a decade in schools was pretty cool) and excited to join such an inspiring community. Where I'm at: I left full-time teaching in July to focus on the health side of young people's wellbeing, which schools rarely have room for. So, I'm early into this journey - just beginning the Level 1 PD program and excited to get to grips with the science behind the PF principles so I can share this. As an ultrarunner and ocean swimmer, I'm also keen to see how it shows up in my own training, especially nasal breathing (looking to you @Darren Bailey), HRV and VO2 max. What I can bring: A strong network of kids and families in Lisbon. New international schools keep popping up to meet the demand of families relocating here from all over the world, but they all offer the same thing: academics first, physiology neglected. Loads of potential in that gap. - Having taught at two of these schools, I'm hoping to use my network to get back into them in a different role: leading PF workshops to shift the culture @Joel Thulin inspired by how you have managed this! Where I'm heading: I'm also beginning my training as a coach - want to work especially with pre-teen and teen girls on grit, resilience and knowing their bodies. Keen to see how Level 1 shapes this niche. @David Bidler , also excited to continue our conversations around the possibility of a retreat for teens here in Portugal. And for Beyond the Gym initiative, I think I've found a great option: community-based, teen program, holistic, whole-family focus. Check out their mission below. I've got a warm intro to the owner so will work on this next week!