I racked up injuries in athletics that never fully healed — and only got worse from there.
I played hockey my whole life — through college. That schedule teaches you time management, discipline, work ethic, resilience — all the things that make a student-athlete successful translate straight into a career.
But here's what nobody warns you about: the injuries you push through don't just disappear. They compound. What started as nagging pain from athletics turned into real problems as a working professional — sitting at a desk all day, skipping recovery, telling myself I'd get to it later.
“The injuries took my ability to move the way I used to. But they gave me something else: an obsession with understanding how the body actually works.”
I spent years learning what most people never think about — the small movements that unlock everything else. The ankle mobility that fixes your squat. The thoracic rotation that eliminates back pain. The hip work that makes you feel 25 again.
Now I help former athletes remember what it felt like to move without thinking about it — and get that feeling back.
If you've still got that goal-oriented, no-excuses mindset from your playing days, all you need is a plan. Commit to five days. That's it.
— Dusty
