Day 19 - Feb 15th - Physio One

Today I had the opportunity to meet for the first time with Tyler Blackwelder of Physio One. Talk about a guy that has vision and wants to give back to the community. He and his firm are an asset to the community. Tyler graduated with his doctorate from Loma Linda University and has set up a multi-discipline physical therapy business in Hayden on 8382 North Wayne Drive.

Although his bread and butter is physical therapy he is taking a progressive approach and envisions a one place shop where you can be directed to other businesses or facilities for specialized needs as you become a better endurance athlete, or a faster athlete, or move from standard fitness to performance fitness.  For example he is creating a team approach to work with me that includes coaches, trainers and other practitioners rather than cut off the other relationships and try to solely get my business.

What are Tyler's goals for me after doing a physical evaluation and movement study?  He wants me to be more efficient and improve my output.  Within a short period of time he already discovered my tight calves and said that after biking hard, while in transition to running, they would likely seize up and be the weak link. He is right. 

Next he had me run on the Alter-G treadmill where he dialed back 15% of my weight and had me running as though I weighed 26 pounds less at 147.  I had no experience on that machine before today. I can see it will be my friend. I am looking forward to many more visits with Tyler and to learn from him and improve my efficiency and output.