Triathlete Andy Potts Added to Human Touch Wellness Council

May 10, 2017  by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Industry   

Potts, who recently won the Ironman 70.3 competition in Peru, will join the Human Touch Wellness Council in order to provide insight into the importance of wellness and recovery in high-performance sports. 

The Wellness Council is a team of experts with insight into a variety of wellness practices, from professional athletes to medical practitioners and natural healers. The group helps to shape and guide the development of Human Touch products, with a mission to create solutions that inform and benefit professionals, sports-enthusiasts, back pain sufferers, and consumers alike.

“I’m thrilled to join the Human Touch Wellness Council,” said Potts. “As a professional triathlete, one of the pillars of my racing and training success comes from proper recovery. I train for over 35 hours a week, which takes a tremendous toll on the body. By adding the Human Touch Novo XT to my daily routine, I’m able to unwind and recover in a way I never thought possible.

“My goal as a member of the Wellness Council is to share my expertise on both athletic recovery and training, so that others can benefit from my knowledge in these areas.”

Potts began his career as a swimmer at the University of Michigan, where he was a six-time NCAA champion as well as a member of the university track team. He began competing as a professional athlete in 2003, and competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. 

He then went on to win the 2007 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Clearwater, Fla. Since then he has completed over 200 races with more than 55 first-place finishes. In 2007, he won the Pan Am Games Champion title, and was selected as the 2007 USAT Triathlete of the Year -- a title he has since earned 3 more times. 

His 2017 Ironman 70.3 Peru win boosted his total of Ironman 70.3 first-place titles to 28, with more than 125 podium appearances throughout his career.

“We’re very excited to have Andy join our Wellness Council,” said Peter Theran, vice president of sales and marketing for Human Touch. “Our customers use their wellness solutions for a variety of reasons, including to recover from and to prepare for high-performance sports. Andy brings a unique voice to our team as an expert in how to incorporate wellness and massage into a fitness and training routine, no matter what your sport, in order to bring your best game each and every day.”