Aug 8, 2016 | Blog Posts, Fitness Professionals
Pushing Past Your Comfort Zone In fitness, we understand this concept. It would be best if you pushed past your comfort zone to get the benefits of the training. Whether it be weight training, cardio, endurance or flexibility, it is about how much more you can do...
Jun 26, 2016 | Blog Posts, Exercise Enthusiasts, Fitness Professionals, Pelvic Floor Article
Recognising the Importance of Specialised Care Here's the scenario: you've injured your knee. The pain persists, hindering your ability to bend, climb stairs, and lift heavy loads. Seeking advice from a physiotherapist, you learn specific exercises and techniques to...
Jun 8, 2016 | Blog Posts, Fitness Professionals, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic Floor Article
Pelvic Floor training in the fitness industry Before 2005, there was little education or discussion about the pelvic floor in the fitness industry. While I recall being instructed to lift my pelvic floor in aerobic classes during the 1980s and early 1990s, this...
Apr 25, 2016 | Blog Posts, Mindset
Two interesting things happened a few years ago that helped me understand that there is a big difference between having a mentor and a role model. The first was when an instructor commented to a friend that I was her mentor. It was interesting because, at that time, I...
Mar 14, 2016 | Blog Posts, Mindset
Back in 2013, I attended FILEX and was captivated by Sebastian Terry's keynote address. His journey of ticking off 100 things sparked an idea that resurfaced on New Year's Eve 2014. Creating An Adventure List Inspired by Sebastian's adventure, my friends and I started...
Dec 12, 2015 | Articles, Blog Posts, Mindset
A time for reflection I decided to use a quote for the title of this blog as it really resonates with me at this time of year. December/January each year is when I reflect on the past year, then plan and look forward to the new year ahead. Of course, this can only be...
Nov 4, 2015 | Blog Posts, Fitness Professionals, Instructor Issues
The Power of Self-Discovery Learning about the sort of person you are and want to be can be a life-changing realization. It's a lesson that often needs to be taught and can take a long time to grasp. Several years ago, while delivering an aqua workshop in Kapiti...
Oct 18, 2015 | Blog Posts, Fitness Professionals, Mindset
Interpreting the words 'Professional Behaviour' My Aqua Mentoring group recently discussed professional behaviour within the aquatic fitness industry and how to manage this expectation. It was refreshing to engage with other instructors and hear about their challenges...
Sep 4, 2015 | Blog Posts
What happens when you put a visionary, together with extraordinary energy and an abundance of positive enthusiasm? Answer: Michelle Wright and with a surname like Wright, there is very little that this woman gets wrong. I use the word 'extraordinary' deliberately for...
Sep 4, 2015 | Blog Posts
Are we replacing workouts that challenge us mentally? It must be. The proof is in the way people say that 'they are uncoordinated' as a preface to any exercise they are about to partake in. The evidence is that in Australia (yep – this is not a worldwide phenomenon),...
Jun 29, 2015 | Blog Posts
Booty Barre... never in my career would I have ever considered this program or even enrolled to train up to be an instructor, but there I was, one weekend in June, turning out my bare feet and plié like my life depended on it. I participated in a workshop that...
Jun 10, 2015 | Blog Posts
This is a BIG question and one that I have been asked several times this year so far and it comes down to what you think a 'career' in the fitness industry is. This is up to individual interpretation and as this industry is much younger than others, a career...
