Don’t Quit, CrossFit!
"On November 30th 2016, avid gym goer and crossfit enthusiast Paul Dewey was where he spent most of his free time; at his local gym, CrossFit Johns Creek in Georgia, USA. He was coming to the end of a gruelling 10 minute double-unders drill (jumping rope, where the rope has to pass under you twice every jump) when he suddenly stopped. He sat down in silence. When his coach, Ronda Smith, rushed over to him and saw his face slumped on one side, she knew immediately what had happened."
Camera and Canvas
"With a headstrong determination to fully recover from a stroke, Babs McDonald turned to the healing art of painting as a therapeutic modality. “Camera and Canvas,” an exhibition she created in collaboration with wildlife photographer Chuck Murphy, opens this weekend at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Her paintings demonstrate firsthand that individuals in recovery can accomplish much more than they might be led to believe."
My Journey Using Art as Physical Therapy
"In June 2017, I was a 63-year-old runner, long-distance open-water swimmer, hiker, hobby photographer, and middle-school science journal editor. I had been weight-training for 15 years. Had I been born decades later, I would have been diagnosed as hyperactive. I often thought that a hyperactive child is frustrating for adults, but being a hyperactive adult is great because you have abundant energy. "