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Jason Curtis is a highly experienced strength and conditioning coach and bestselling author who has published over a dozen books on the development of health, fitness and sports performance. He owns and runs a strength and conditioning gym in the UK and works with hundreds of clients and athletes each week. Alongside the gym, Jason is the founder of The SCC Academy, which has qualified and upskilled over 20,000 fitness professionals and enthusiasts worldwide. Prior to founding his companies, Jason worked as a British Army Physical Training Instructor (PTI), working to prepare infantry soldiers to deploy on operations. Jason recently founded a fitness race called the Deadly Dozen that is designed to be one of the hardest yet most accessible races in the world, and hundreds of competitors are over the age of 60.

For more information, you can visit https://deadlydozen.co.uk/ .

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Sanjoy Bhattacharya was born in India and grew up in the Chicago area, finishing all of his education there as an MBA, CPA (Certified Public Accountant) and CFP (Certified Financial Planner). He retired at the age of 41 and moved to St. George 25 years ago. Sanjoy has not slowed down one bit since retiring: he has taken classes in 48 straight semesters at the Utah Tech ICL (Institute for Continued Learning); enjoys playing 4 sports each week: pickleball, racquetball, table tennis, and golf; volunteers at multiple venues weekly; and enjoys traveling with his wife (75+ countries so far). He is also a member of a couple of book clubs and several cards and board game groups. He is part of a team that plays pub trivia two evenings a week. Additionally, Sanjoy is a table tennis co-director for the Huntsman World Senior Games and was instrumental in bringing NeuroPong to our Games.

If you have ever wondered how another paddle sport, pickleball, got started, you should listen to hear a brief summary of its history.

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Dr. Gordon Larsen, M.D., FACEP is an emergency medicine specialist at St. George Regional Hospital and has over 32 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from University of Utah medical school in 1991 and completed his emergency medicine residency in Peoria, Illinois at St. France Medical Center. He also completed a wilderness medicine fellowship with the Wilderness Medical Society in Salt Lake City, UT and has been the medical advisor for the EMS and search and rescue programs for Zion National Park since 1996. Outside of work, Dr. Larsen enjoys rock climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking, and snow sports. He has participated in the Huntsman World Senior Games for the past 13 years in mountain biking and triathlon, and he is very excited for climbing this year. Dr. Larsen and his wife Debra are the proud parents of 5 children and 15 grandchildren.