High Five - Job Well Done

My wonderful wife has always made fun of me for my high fives.  Call me crazy, but there is a lot to be said about the fun interaction between two people when slapping hands.  The unspoken "congratulations", "job well done", and "way to go" from the high five does a lot to let the other person know they are doing great.

On Sunday's Fresh Fitness circuit training I had a couple of new people join the class.  After the first 20 minutes, people really start to get tired and usually like motivation from the instructor to keep pushing hard.  One particular person was so inspired and out of breath, she gave me the best response - a high five!  Without using words, this energetic gesture told me that she is giving it all she's got and loves the motivation to keep on kicking some ass.  Once the workout was completed the high fives came out again.  This really made my day, as I was not the one offering the high fives, I was on the receiving end.

The first documented high five was in 1977 by a couple of Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball, not professional dodgeball).  Before 1977, the slapping of the other person's rear end was the accepted form of appreciation.  Therefore, the high five is much more socially acceptable.  Did you know that April 18th is high five day? 

Jason McDonald
AFAA CPT
Fresh Fitness Jax