Peter Twist was honored at the 2013 IDEA World Fitness Convention in August as the recipient of their Inspiration Award. Pete is the president and CEO of Twist Conditioning, Inc. He is an exercise physiologist with a specialization in coaching science and is the author of Complete Conditioning for Hockey. Having coached in the NHL for 11 years, he has worked with over 700 professional athletes. Pete received the award in recognition of his battle back to health from stage 4 nasopharyngeal cancer.

Congratulations to HK author Paul Annacone, who was recently hired on a trial basis by Sloane Stephens, the second-ranked American female tennis player. Paul, host of the Paul Annacone Tactical Tennis DVD series, had been Roger Federer’s coach, but last month he split with Federer after 3½ years. He has been working for a few hours every day with Stephens in Los Angeles, where they both live, according to Tennis.com, which first reported the news. Paul also previously coached Pete Sampras and Tim Henman.