Parkhurst '07 launches Social Fitness Club

John Parkhurst '07 is a psychologist and a former Vikings wrestler. Using knowledge from both experiences, he introduced a different kind of exercise class: Social Fitness Club  at the Northside YMCA in Milwaukee.

Young men pump iron while also developing communication skills. Parkhurst earned a Ph.D. in school psychology at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

• Read more at the Milwaukee Journal: "Chin Up: Fitness club gets teens to talk"