YHC awakened to the sound of rain which does not align with dry feet
I then arrived at The Uptowner with a sparse crowd as 0530 approached
YHC announced March as Mental Awareness Month and started warm ups with TWO slow Vigodas… there were twice as many suicides as murders… that is scary!
We then were surprised as a carload of 6 appeared so we once again implored the Pax to reach out and check on folks this month
Positive Mental Awareness Beatdown
Bogey
Buxton
Disclaimer
Fast Tax
Heisenberg
Hokie
Mahatma
Spidie (FNG at beginning of our workout)
Super Dooper Cooper
Tenderloin
The Architect
T-Rex
Another year is upon us and in the tradition of F3, another March Mental Battle Month!
TToe to Y x 14 – LA ranked 14th Highest Prevalence of Mental Illness (that is up from 18th)
Imperial Walkers x 22 – vets/day who lose the mental battle – 22 veterans commit suicide EVERY DAY. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in America.
After warmup, partner up.
Each set will have stats about mental health and workplace mental health. The workout will be in the form of a Dora 123. As you are working with a partner (No OYO), each stat is doubled.
Pax 1 will run across field while Pax 2 starts exercise…. With a twist…. I set 11 alarms, whenever the alarm sounds, we ALL do Burpees until Mahatma announces he is finished then continue…
Round 1 –
50,000,000 adult Americans experienced mental illness
56% of employees spend time looking for another job.
27,000,000 Americans with mental illness are unable to receive treatment.
100 Lunges each leg (2 is 1)
112 Hand Release Merkins
54 Low Slow Squats
Round 2 –
60% of employees do not feel their management helps them to deal with stress.
33% of employees can’t afford their healthcare costs.
80% of employees reported feeling emotionally drained by their work.
120 Big Boy Sit ups
66 Burpees
160 Stars each leg (2 is 1)
This resulted in 110 -ish burpees at alarm settings (at least for Mahatma) plus 33- ish each Pax
I love each of you! Mental battles are real and there is no reason to feel ashamed! Please reach out for help if you need help.
If you or someone you know needs immediate help, please reach out to 800-273-8255.
Till next time.
Special thank you to all who endured and to our three single digit Pax… Super Duper Cooper, T-Rex and Spidey (our newest and youngest Pax!)
