FHC Family
Mike,
Shanna,
& Finnley
Mike,
Shanna,
& Finnley
Pictured: Mike (left), Finnley (center), and Shanna (right).
Interview with FHC Members Mike & Finnley.
FHC: SO, HOW HAS WORKING OUT WITH YOUR FAMILY BEEN A BENEFIT?
MIKE: I THINK HAVING HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN COMMON HAS BROUGHT US TOGETHER, HAVE COMMON GOALS, AND IT’S REALLY MORE OF A LIFESTYLE THAN A FAD FOR US AND KEEPS US MOTIVATED. I THINK WE JUST FEEL THAT PRETTY REGULARLY COMING TO THE GYM.
FHC: HAS IT BEEN MOTIVATIONAL FOR YOU TO WORK OUT WITH YOUR FAMILY?
FINNLEY: I THINK FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER MY MOM HAS ALWAYS GONE TO THE GYM AND WHEN MIKE BECAME PART OF OUR FAMILY, HE STARTED GOING TO THE GYM TOO AND IT’S DEFINITELY INSPIRED ME AND JUST LIKE SEEING THE RESULTS AND HOW GOOD IT FELT HAS INSPIRED ME. I’VE ALWAYS PLAYED SPORTS AND NOW THAT I’M NOT PLAYING SPORTS IT’S BEEN REALLY NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO DO OUTSIDE OF THAT WITH MY FAMILY AND LIKE HAVE A NEW TEAM ASPECT.
MIKE: I THINK FINNLEY JUMPING INTO IT TOO HAS GIVEN US RENEWED ENERGY, TOO. YOU GET INTO ROUTINES AND WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE NEW INVOLVED THAT YOU CARE ABOUT AND YOU WANNA SEE THEM GROW.
FHC: WHAT DO YOU AND SHANNA DO FOR WORK?
MIKE: WE OWN AND OPERATE A SMALL GENERAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
FHC: FOR THE BOTH OF YOU - WHAT MOTIVATES YOU TO STAY IN SHAPE? I KNOW YOU JUST SAID KIND OF AFTER DOING THE SPORTS THING, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM EITHER OF YOU?
MIKE: YEAH, I’VE SEEN FROM MY DAD TO MY MOM TO SEVERAL AGING PEOPLE - I’M 60 - I DON’T WANT TO LOOK AND FEEL OLD AT TOO YOUNG OF AN AGE. I WANT TO FEEL AS STRONG AND YOUTHFUL AS I CAN FOR AS LONG AS I POSSIBLY CAN. AND I THINK THAT’S WITHIN MY CONTROL BY WHAT I EAT AND HOW OFTEN I WORK OUT - AND FRAME OF MIND.
FINNLEY: AND I THINK FOR ME IT’S JUST LIKE DEVELOPING A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. I THINK FOR A LONG TIME I’VE MADE EXCUSES, LIKE, OH, I’M STILL GROWING, I’M STILL MATURING, IT’S FINE WITH THE WAY I LOOK BUT I JUST FIGURED THAT I ACTUALLY WANT TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE WAY I LOOK AND TRY TO, YOU KNOW, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE I’VE ALWAYS MADE EXCUSES AND GOING TO THE GYM HAS GIVEN ME A PURPOSE TO KEEP UP THAT ROUTINE.
MIKE: AND WE’RE MISSING SHANNA, HER MOM, WHO’S I THINK IS HER MOTIVATION, HER ROCK, AND A MODEL OF HEALTH AMONG US AND SO SHE ALWAYS KEEPS US MOTIVATED, SHE KEEPS US ACCOUNTABLE,CHALLENGES US ON A LOT OF LEVELS TOO, SO SHE’S A BIG PART OF OUR REASON WHY WE COME.
FHC: AND SHANNA’S BEEN WORKING OUT FOR PRETTY MUCH JUST AS LONG AS YOU?
FINNLEY: OH AS LONG AS I’VE BEEN ALIVE, OVER 18 YEARS.
MIKE: AT LEAST 20 YEARS. SHE’S ALWAYS BEEN IN SHAPE.
FHC: WOULD YOU KNOW HER MOTIVATION FOR WORKING OUT, BY ANY CHANCE?
MIKE: SHE JUST WANTS TO LOOK AND FEEL GOOD FOR AS LONG AS SHE CAN. SHE DOESN’T WANT TO GET OLD, AND LIKE I SAID, SHE WANTS TO CONTROL AS MANY FACTORS AS SHE CAN CONTROL.
FINNLEY: I THINK ALSO SETTING A GOOD EXPECTATION FOR ME. SHE LIKES TO BE A GOOD INFLUENCE ON ME IN THAT WAY AND LIKES TO MODEL A GOOD, HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND THAT’S REALLY INSPIRED ME FOR KEEPING THAT UP TOO.
FHC: WOULD YOU SAY BOTH OF YOUR PARENTS ARE ROLE MODELS FOR WORKING OUT?
FINNLEY: YEAH, FOR SURE! I THINK MIKE HAS BEEN COMING CONSISTENTLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO NOW? AND I’VE SEEN MAJOR RESULTS AND IT JUST MAKES ME WOW, I’VE REALIZED JUST HOW ACHIEVABLE THAT IS.
FHC: HE’S GOT THE “GYM DAD” REPUTATION.
FINNLEY: YEAH! HE ALWAYS MOTIVATES ME TO COME BECAUSE HE ALWAYS MAKES ROUTINES FOR ME AND MAKE SURE I’M HITTING ALL THE DIFFERENT PARTS AND HELPS ME OUT WITH FORM.
FHC: IT’S COOL TO SEE THAT YOU COME BY YOURSELF ON YOUR OWN VOLITION, TOO AND NOT NECESSARILY WITH SHANNA OR MIKE.
FINNLEY: YEAH, I MEAN, LIKE I SAID I’VE PLAYED SPORTS MY WHOLE LIFE SO NOT HAVING THAT HAS BEEN REALLY HARD, SO HAVING SOMETHING ELSE TO DO TO FILL UP THAT TIME HAS BEEN COMING HERE FOR ME.
MIKE: SHE’S BEEN SUPER ATHLETIC BUT I THINK STRENGTH TRAINING IS NEW TO HER REGIMEN SO IT’S FUN TO SEE HER GET INTO IT. SHE’S STARTING TO SEE RESULTS! AND LIKE I’VE TOLD HER, ONCE YOU GET INTO THE GYM ROUTINE YOUR BODY STARTS TO CRAVE IT, SO SHE’S THERE, IT’S GREAT!
I THINK THE BIGGEST THING, TOO, JUST TO ADD TO THAT IS THAT WE REALLY ENJOY COMING TO THIS GYM. JUST THE CLIENTS HERE, THE POPULATION, THE STAFF IS GREAT. THERE’S NOT A LOT OF EGO LIFTING AND IT’S VERY WELCOMING.
FINNLEY: THE CULTURE HERE ALWAYS MAKES ME WANT TO COME BACK - YOU SEE THE SAME PEOPLE EVERY DAY. IT’S NOT HYPERFIT AND IT’S VERY REALISTIC IN THAT YOU SEE PEOPLE OF ALL DIFFERENT BODY TYPES AND IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE JUST STARTING OUT, AND IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER. I WAS SO NERVOUS STARTING OUT, I FELT LIKE “UHHH I’M SO NEW, EVERYBODY’S GONNA JUDGE ME”, BUT EVERYBODY’S LEARNING HERE AND IT’S NICE TO BE IN AN ENVIRONMENT LIKE THAT.
MIKE: I THINK HAVING HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN COMMON HAS BROUGHT US TOGETHER, HAVE COMMON GOALS, AND IT’S REALLY MORE OF A LIFESTYLE THAN A FAD FOR US AND KEEPS US MOTIVATED. I THINK WE JUST FEEL THAT PRETTY REGULARLY COMING TO THE GYM.
FHC: HAS IT BEEN MOTIVATIONAL FOR YOU TO WORK OUT WITH YOUR FAMILY?
FINNLEY: I THINK FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER MY MOM HAS ALWAYS GONE TO THE GYM AND WHEN MIKE BECAME PART OF OUR FAMILY, HE STARTED GOING TO THE GYM TOO AND IT’S DEFINITELY INSPIRED ME AND JUST LIKE SEEING THE RESULTS AND HOW GOOD IT FELT HAS INSPIRED ME. I’VE ALWAYS PLAYED SPORTS AND NOW THAT I’M NOT PLAYING SPORTS IT’S BEEN REALLY NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO DO OUTSIDE OF THAT WITH MY FAMILY AND LIKE HAVE A NEW TEAM ASPECT.
MIKE: I THINK FINNLEY JUMPING INTO IT TOO HAS GIVEN US RENEWED ENERGY, TOO. YOU GET INTO ROUTINES AND WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE NEW INVOLVED THAT YOU CARE ABOUT AND YOU WANNA SEE THEM GROW.
FHC: WHAT DO YOU AND SHANNA DO FOR WORK?
MIKE: WE OWN AND OPERATE A SMALL GENERAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
FHC: FOR THE BOTH OF YOU - WHAT MOTIVATES YOU TO STAY IN SHAPE? I KNOW YOU JUST SAID KIND OF AFTER DOING THE SPORTS THING, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM EITHER OF YOU?
MIKE: YEAH, I’VE SEEN FROM MY DAD TO MY MOM TO SEVERAL AGING PEOPLE - I’M 60 - I DON’T WANT TO LOOK AND FEEL OLD AT TOO YOUNG OF AN AGE. I WANT TO FEEL AS STRONG AND YOUTHFUL AS I CAN FOR AS LONG AS I POSSIBLY CAN. AND I THINK THAT’S WITHIN MY CONTROL BY WHAT I EAT AND HOW OFTEN I WORK OUT - AND FRAME OF MIND.
FINNLEY: AND I THINK FOR ME IT’S JUST LIKE DEVELOPING A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. I THINK FOR A LONG TIME I’VE MADE EXCUSES, LIKE, OH, I’M STILL GROWING, I’M STILL MATURING, IT’S FINE WITH THE WAY I LOOK BUT I JUST FIGURED THAT I ACTUALLY WANT TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE WAY I LOOK AND TRY TO, YOU KNOW, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE I’VE ALWAYS MADE EXCUSES AND GOING TO THE GYM HAS GIVEN ME A PURPOSE TO KEEP UP THAT ROUTINE.
MIKE: AND WE’RE MISSING SHANNA, HER MOM, WHO’S I THINK IS HER MOTIVATION, HER ROCK, AND A MODEL OF HEALTH AMONG US AND SO SHE ALWAYS KEEPS US MOTIVATED, SHE KEEPS US ACCOUNTABLE,CHALLENGES US ON A LOT OF LEVELS TOO, SO SHE’S A BIG PART OF OUR REASON WHY WE COME.
FHC: AND SHANNA’S BEEN WORKING OUT FOR PRETTY MUCH JUST AS LONG AS YOU?
FINNLEY: OH AS LONG AS I’VE BEEN ALIVE, OVER 18 YEARS.
MIKE: AT LEAST 20 YEARS. SHE’S ALWAYS BEEN IN SHAPE.
FHC: WOULD YOU KNOW HER MOTIVATION FOR WORKING OUT, BY ANY CHANCE?
MIKE: SHE JUST WANTS TO LOOK AND FEEL GOOD FOR AS LONG AS SHE CAN. SHE DOESN’T WANT TO GET OLD, AND LIKE I SAID, SHE WANTS TO CONTROL AS MANY FACTORS AS SHE CAN CONTROL.
FINNLEY: I THINK ALSO SETTING A GOOD EXPECTATION FOR ME. SHE LIKES TO BE A GOOD INFLUENCE ON ME IN THAT WAY AND LIKES TO MODEL A GOOD, HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND THAT’S REALLY INSPIRED ME FOR KEEPING THAT UP TOO.
FHC: WOULD YOU SAY BOTH OF YOUR PARENTS ARE ROLE MODELS FOR WORKING OUT?
FINNLEY: YEAH, FOR SURE! I THINK MIKE HAS BEEN COMING CONSISTENTLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO NOW? AND I’VE SEEN MAJOR RESULTS AND IT JUST MAKES ME WOW, I’VE REALIZED JUST HOW ACHIEVABLE THAT IS.
FHC: HE’S GOT THE “GYM DAD” REPUTATION.
FINNLEY: YEAH! HE ALWAYS MOTIVATES ME TO COME BECAUSE HE ALWAYS MAKES ROUTINES FOR ME AND MAKE SURE I’M HITTING ALL THE DIFFERENT PARTS AND HELPS ME OUT WITH FORM.
FHC: IT’S COOL TO SEE THAT YOU COME BY YOURSELF ON YOUR OWN VOLITION, TOO AND NOT NECESSARILY WITH SHANNA OR MIKE.
FINNLEY: YEAH, I MEAN, LIKE I SAID I’VE PLAYED SPORTS MY WHOLE LIFE SO NOT HAVING THAT HAS BEEN REALLY HARD, SO HAVING SOMETHING ELSE TO DO TO FILL UP THAT TIME HAS BEEN COMING HERE FOR ME.
MIKE: SHE’S BEEN SUPER ATHLETIC BUT I THINK STRENGTH TRAINING IS NEW TO HER REGIMEN SO IT’S FUN TO SEE HER GET INTO IT. SHE’S STARTING TO SEE RESULTS! AND LIKE I’VE TOLD HER, ONCE YOU GET INTO THE GYM ROUTINE YOUR BODY STARTS TO CRAVE IT, SO SHE’S THERE, IT’S GREAT!
I THINK THE BIGGEST THING, TOO, JUST TO ADD TO THAT IS THAT WE REALLY ENJOY COMING TO THIS GYM. JUST THE CLIENTS HERE, THE POPULATION, THE STAFF IS GREAT. THERE’S NOT A LOT OF EGO LIFTING AND IT’S VERY WELCOMING.
FINNLEY: THE CULTURE HERE ALWAYS MAKES ME WANT TO COME BACK - YOU SEE THE SAME PEOPLE EVERY DAY. IT’S NOT HYPERFIT AND IT’S VERY REALISTIC IN THAT YOU SEE PEOPLE OF ALL DIFFERENT BODY TYPES AND IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE JUST STARTING OUT, AND IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER. I WAS SO NERVOUS STARTING OUT, I FELT LIKE “UHHH I’M SO NEW, EVERYBODY’S GONNA JUDGE ME”, BUT EVERYBODY’S LEARNING HERE AND IT’S NICE TO BE IN AN ENVIRONMENT LIKE THAT.
