MALIBU, California—FITGMR is excited to announce Haylesh Patel has joined FITGMR bringing his considerable experience and expertise to the team
Haylesh is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist who has a passion for all things to do with health, wellness, and performance. He is an accomplished exercise physiologist with over 10 years of experience working in New Zealand and USA within the hospital outpatient, clinical, rehabilitation, university, and high-performance settings. He spent the past 5 years with UCI Esports as their esports exercise physiologist, where created the first of its kind comprehensive health and wellness program for collegiate esports athletes. Haylesh completed his Masters in Exercise Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand and is a Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist with the American College of Sports Medicine. Throughout his career he has been fortunate to work with a wide range of people from clinical patients, athletes, through to professional video gamers, helping them to improve their health and physical performance. In his spare time when he is not busy chasing after his two-year-old son, he enjoys being outdoors (running, hiking, fishing), reading and playing video games.
“I am thrilled to be joining the FitGMR team. From my background of being an athlete, gamer, and exercise physiologist, integrating health and wellness into esports and gaming is something that I am very passionate about. FitGMR is at the forefront of physical and cognitive health and performance within the rapidly growing esports and gaming industry. I am excited at the opportunity to contribute to the development and growth of this up-and-coming area of the industry and help to set the benchmark for holistic health and wellness in esports.”
Kristin Anderson, CEO of FITGMR stated, “The paths of FITGMR and Haylesh have intersected and overlapped in many ways over the past 5 years, and while we have always felt like we were on the same team, advancing health and wellbeing for gamers and esports athletes, we are excited to be formally working together.”
About FitGMR
FitGMR, a company focused on performance and wellness, provides tools for esports athletes and gamers to improve their game performance and quality of life. FITGMR is the first app made specifically to address the physical and mental demands of gaming and esports. Using the App, you can track your progress based on 5 pillars of health: physical maintenance, mental conditioning, nutrition, sleep, and lifestyle, which together have been shown to improve game performance. The daily workouts and other content provide a bridge between the pillars, and credentialed coaches cater to individual needs and skills in a way that is engaging, effective, and fun. FITGMR’s methods are science-based and field-tested with ongoing training for some of the world’s top esports teams.
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