Play-Based Fitness

Charlie Reid and I presented to some folks at Sports Basement in Potrero Hill last night.  It was a one-hour talk on Play-Based Fitness Seminar (click the link for a PDF copy of the presentation).

Play-Based Fitness Seminar

While the first thing we learned was that we need to be better at marketing and advertising (I think only 5 people total showed up), we learned a lot more as well.

One of the most striking things that I learned was that Sports Basement seems to be like most corporations – focused on traditional ideas of work.  I mean, the name is “SPORTS” Basement, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.  But it was a little shocking to learn that they don’t have play-based teambuilding for their employees…especially considering all of the toys they have all around them all the time!

The second thing that really stood out for me was a realization I had during part of the talk.  We were discussing “abstract” play – word-games, puns, imaginary play, etc., and I realized that no adults do this past a certain age.  Sure, you might imagine that you had a different job.  Or a professional athlete might use visualization techniques to help themselves perform better.  But no adults engage in pure fantasy-play – creating imaginary surroundings, with imaginary characters (who may or may not represent real people), etc.  I’m not sure why this is, but I’m going to start a regular practice of engaging in this behavior, and I’ll let you know how it goes!

Get out there and play!