TGC 115 – Covid-19 Talk? NO, Pineapple talk!

We recorded our first Gym Closet Podcast under quarantine this week, featuring Tyler and Amber Robinson, Jordan Hildreth, and Krave Waukee Head Coach Dan Hupke. The primary focus of this podcast was to provide everyone with an update on the current situation and to dive a little deeper into the details.

As we all know, we would love to be in the gym right now, but per CDC, WHO, and NIH recommendations, Kim Reynolds (governor of Iowa) has closed all fitness centers until further notice, with the current planned reopening date for now being the 7th of April. The idea is that closing all bars, restaurants, and fitness centers will help to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 infection rate, thus allowing the health care system to be capable of handling those that are in need of intensive care. 

Now, we are stuck at home (for the most part) fighting the battle of trying to stay sane. And that is exactly where your TEAM at Krave Gym comes in to save the day. In the face of this “pineapple” (listen to the podcast if you want to get it lol) where we are so uncertain of the future, and unable to lead what we would deem our normal lives, cut off from social interaction and our normal daily activities, the TEAM is what we need. And thanks to the power of socially interactive technology, we can ride this out together as a TEAM!

Starting next week, we will provide daily live sessions to keep our athletes training and healthy, all from the comfort of our homes with no equipment necessary, we started a social interactive game to provide fun challenges and encourage friendly competition, discussing a word of the week to help everyone focus on what is important, recording podcasts to relay updates and new information, and also hosting virtual happy hours to get everyone together (join us next week for trivia!!) So what you need to understand is that here at Krave, we are doing everything in our power to mitigate this pineapple and give as much as we can back to our athletes.

Because without you guys, the athletes at Krave Gym, we would not exist. Period. And that was another important message in our latest podcast; THANK YOU! To all of our athletes, from the bottom of our hearts, we cannot thank you all enough for your immense SUPPORT (word of the week this week). In the last few weeks as the pineapple developed further, so many of you reached out to express your concern and tell us what the gym meant to you, and it means the WORLD to us. Which is why we are working day and night to provide as much interaction and activity as possible for you all. 

The most important concept for us all to understand in crazy times like these, is that we are truly a TEAM. We have talked about it again and again; how we motivate each other and support each other in our efforts to live like athletes inside and out of the gym, what that means to each and every one of us, and now, at this time, is when we have to step up to the plate and truly show it. We CAN and we WILL get through this, because we are a team. 

So stay up to date on the goings-on by checking the Facebook group, listening to the podcast, and following Krave Gym, Krave Gym WDM, and Krave Gym Waukee on all socials, and GET INVOLVED! Have fun! You don’t really have shit else to do anyways right?!?  Tune in and participate in the live training sessions to stay active, healthy, and in shape, because trust me, you do NOT want to skip training for the foreseeable future; that first session back in the gym just might kill you 🤣