It’s National Zookeeper Week, a whole week honoring and celebrating the hard, passionate work from the most amazing group of people on the planet. Zookeepers… Continue reading A Zookeeper’s Guide to Healthy Habits
Tag: fitness through operant conditioning
Normally, animal trainers don’t seem like the rocket scientist types. We are your average joe playing with animals and getting them to do amazing things.… Continue reading Behavior Science is Real (Just Like Climate Change)
Let me tell you how rocky last month was for me. Late nights, uncontrollable snacking, lack of motivation to do my exercises, and lack of… Continue reading Going Back to Kindergarten: Start Again Without Starting Over
Last week I discussed the difference between a goal as a Desired Outcome (which we don’t have control over) and putting systems into place which… Continue reading Creating Systems
When an animal trainer is working with a group of animals, a great method for handling all of them at once is “stationing”. Without station… Continue reading Station Training for Your Brain
Welcome to my Book Project, currently called Animal Notes, but I’d love suggestions for a better or more apropos name- Keeper Records, Training Notes, Reviews… Continue reading Lads Before the Wind
Happy New Year, fellow ZooFitters! Welcome 2020! What a year it is going to be!
I did my first Spartan Race this weekend. It was an experience I won’t soon forget. I was among the second largest Spartan Team in… Continue reading Burpees for Fun
Plastic-Free July is almost over. One more day. This is a perfect opportunity to re-evaluate your life practices this month. If you did the Plastic-Awareness… Continue reading Plastic-Free July Eco-Challenge, Day 31: The End, But Not Really
I spent the better part of two months going into detail how to incorporate positive reinforcement training into your fitness routine. The writing went so… Continue reading Conservation as Reinforcement