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Ryan Writes About his Adventures in Gitmo

I have been getting a lot of people inquiring about my time in Cuba and what it was like. So Fletcher said it was ok for me to address this instead of giving you my regular article on training. 

Well Guantanamo Bay was great!! All the crazy things you hear are mostly media hype. The weather was great, always in the 90s and sunny.

My job was the best anyone could ask for. I was the fitness coordinator for the base and was in charge of all the fitness programming for the military and the civilian population who were there.  I had the Marines, Navy, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard and the Puerto Rican National Guard and their families. My main priority was the military and their families were secondary concerns.
 

Ryan Rollison

I held fitness events every month such as marathons, 5 K’s, bench meets, 300 challenges and many other events for them to participate. 

Every Friday I would have to get up and teach Command P.T. for the day. I was the one standing in front of the command instructing them what to do. I was also sent to a training class to teach the military instructors how to instruct morning P.T. sessions.   

Everyone came to me for any fitness related issues or activities on the entire base. I had a staff that I scheduled to teach yoga, pilates, spin, step aerobics, water aerobics, bosu and stability ball class. I ran classes for the military personnel who were in danger of getting kicked out of the service due to low scores on their Personal Fitness Testing. This was called FEP (fitness enhancement program) I had these people two to three times per week and worked them pretty hard. I am proud to say that all of them passed their next PRT and are currently continuing their military careers.

One of the coolest things about my job was all the famous people I got to meet. My job was to pick them up from the air terminal and take them around the base to meet and greet the service men and women. 

Olympic medalists, musicians, comedians, professional cheerleaders, actors and the list goes on. I was on ESPN with a fishing program that came to the base to film their show. The speed limit was 25 mph; it was a real laid back, slow-paced place that showed me how to slow my life down again. 

There was no crime except the occasional drunken bar fight. Iguanas were the base "animal" and buzzards were the base bird. They were both all over the place. 

The water was so blue and calm and I lived less than 100 yards from the ocean. On my free time I golfed, snorkeled, fished, hiked and enjoyed a few games of frisbee golf. I had officer status and went to parties with the commanding officer of the base. I met a lot of nice, interesting people there and have made some great contacts.

Regretfully, due to some family matters, I had to resign early but not without an excellent letter of recommendation. I am back here now with extra knowledge and experience to pass on to all my clients. I am doing boot camps now so if you have an organization, church, company or a group of friends where there is a need for you to build some camaraderie and have fun and get in shape doing it give me a call and let’s get you started.
 

Ryan Rollison
Dream Bodies
1240 W. Sylvania ave
Toledo Ohio 43612
419-476-3494.


mydreambodies@aol.com

 
 

 

 

 

 

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