In celebration of February, the month of love, we picked two fantastic couples who rev each other’s engines in the Shop. Joe Moore and Chelsea Phillips are one of our February Fusion Couples! When they’re not wranglin’ animals, they’re clocking in hours at the Shop. They’ve been a regular part of Hybrid for some months now, and we can’t get enough of how much energy they bring everyday! Congratulations, Joe and Chelsea! Have you always worked out together, or did you start when you joined DBS? Chelsea: Since we started working together about a year ago, we started working out together too. We worked out pretty sporadically until starting at Dane’s. The variety of workouts at classes and great people have helped us stay on a regular schedule. DBS is the best! Joe: Actually, one of the first times we met involves working out. I started a running group at UT. Chelsea was the only one that showed up the first day, so we ran three miles and I was impressed with her pace. Dane’s definitely has kept our working out consistent which is key in seeing results. How competitive do you feel your other half
is? C: Joe is pretty competitive. He’s always going for higher PRs and never wants to be at the end of the group on a workout. J: Chelsea is pretty competitive. She grew up in a big military family of five. She is also a mean basketball player. Get her on the court and she’s trouble. Messed around last week and she got a triple double. Who does all the dirty workout laundry? C: Hahaha. We usually put it off as long as possible–or at least I do, which means Joe usually ends up doing it. He has a lower tolerance than I do. J: Unfortunately, that is my chore. Anyone have any advice on washing those Dri-fit workout clothes? Outside of the Shop, what are your active hobbies? C: I don’t think it counts as a hobby, but we run a traveling petting zoo together which often involves a lot of heavy lifting. Can we plug our business? Quick plug! Check us out at www.tinytailstoyou.com We also try to do as much camping and hiking as possible. We got to hike Half Dome at Yosemite over the summer, It was an insane 17 mile hike with 4800 feet elevation.I feel much more prepared for it now that I’ve been going to Dane’s for a while. We also play pickup basketball around Austin. J: We like reading, hiking, and we’re both into making art and playing music. We also play pick up basketball at a few courts around town, twin towers!
What do you feel is the biggest benefit of staying active and healthy together? How has the Shop helped with this? C: Running our business can be really stressful, Dane’s has helped a lot to keep the stress levels down which really helps our marriage too. J: Being self employed allows us to schedule our time better. The variety and availability of workouts are a huge plus. We can always fit in a workout, and they are never the same. DBS is always a blast, and I always leave the garage feeling really good about myself! Which one of you is more apt to push the other one harder than they want to go? Or to come an extra day to the Shop? C: I want to say I do, but when it comes down to it, it’s more often Joe pushing us to keep our commitment. J: I was the first one to take the plunge into getting a membership at Dane’s Body Shop and persuaded Chelsea to check it out, so I would say me. What do you think is your spouse’s favorite movement? Which do you think they are the best at? C: I think Joe likes the variety of movements in the workouts more than anything. I’m always really impressed with how much he can lift in the Olympic movements though I think it’s a cop-out to say all of them… J: I think Chelsea likes the Power Clean. It was tricky for her at first but she has been working hard on it and is now seeing the benefits. Stay tuned for the next February couple, coming tomorrow…