“What do you do to stay in shape?”

This question comes around quite often and is asked in the context of me being one or more of the following things:

– a guy a couple years from 40
– a dad, particularly of 4
– a lifetime/former athlete
– a personal trainer
– obstacle course connoisseur
– ninja warrior trainee
– generally active human
– lover of all things playful and fun

The shortest and simplest answer to how I stay in shape is “be as active as life allows.” The much longer but far more descriptive answer is “I move around a lot, play often, challenge my body in new ways, strive to conquer new things, let my creativity guide me, listen to my body, learn from kids, try new things and try not to hurt myself while generally being as active as time, energy and life allows.”

Part 1…