how to sneeze

Have you ever been taught how to sneeze? I have, by multiple people. Not because I am a bad sneezer, we both know I am a phenomenal sneezer. It has happened because everyone has their own way of sneezing.  

Breanna’s dad is the official sneeze professor. He is the master of this particular domain. He teaches people to sneeze into their elbow or handkerchief, turn away from everyone and bend down. The reason for this, “it keeps your sneeze to yourself”. It keeps it out of the air. 

Have you seen what a slow motion sneeze looks like? Look it up.

“Why is this guy talking about sneezing?” It isn’t for the reason you are thinking. I want to talk about the power of what you are doing when you leave this gym. Think about the tens of thousands of droplets that leave your mouth and nose when sneezing and how many people that can affect. 

Let me draw a correlation with fitness and sneezing. You are all spreading your sneeze particles all over your friends, neighbors, and family. Gross? No. I think this kind of sneeze is awesome. When you are out with your friends on a hike and they see you moving so much faster than the last time you two went out, “bless you!”. When you play basketball with your nieces and nephews for the first time in 5 years with no pain, “Gesundheit!”. Or helping a friend move to their new house, “Salud!”

Keep being a great sneezer. I don’t know what your life looks like at home or at work. But I know that you are helping people to see that they are capable of so much more than they realize. If we think of each action, every decision, every thought about ourselves as a fitness sneeze then we are sneezing for good. Or think of the impact that it can have in your kids, friends and families lives (present or future). Don’t add pressure to your life, but know that your positive decisions are impacting those around you in ways they may never even tell you. 

Some of you will read this and wonder what is wrong with this man's brain. But these are the kind of images I have in my head all the time.

Keep building,

James and Bre Cooper