Unlocking Fitness

Welcome to Episode 21 of the Unlocking Fitness Podcast.

In this episode, we dive into the topic of Mobility and why it's a waste of your coaching time.

So, if you're serious about helping the people you coach achieve better results and avoid injury, listen closely... oh, and make sure you get active with us too!

In this episode, you'll discover:

“Why Mobility is a Waste of Time... and what you can do instead”

• The limitations of different mobility methods
• A sneak peek into a new type of movement improvement
• How to ditch mobility training altogether and still get better mobility results

Sarah J Pitts is an Injury Prevention Specialist and Coach Educator. Here are a few of her accomplishments:

• founder of mostmotion® and Chief Injury Hacker
• 2 time Amazon Best Selling author
• Consultant for UK Coaching on their Health Policy around the issue of Long term Health Conditions
• Over 30 years' experience of coaching, treating and observing people with injuries

FREE "Injury Hacker's Mission Guide"

Learn more about how the work Sarah is doing to help coaches of all sports and levels to get more involved in preventing injuries, you can get her book and training at unlockingfitness.com or join her Facebook group at injuryhackers.com

Welcome to Episode 20 of the Unlocking Fitness Podcast.

In this episode, I've been given permission to let you listen in on a training I did with my Certified Injury Hacker Coaches around the hidden power of fun.

So, if you're coaching physical activity of any kind, let yourself become a fly on the wall and listen in...

In this episode, you'll discover:

“The Hidden Power of Fun in Your Sessions”

• What Fun really is and what it might look like to different groups
• Signs to look out for if someone doesn't consider your activity to be fun
• How having fun in your warmups and cool downs is an awesome stealth tactic for your coaching

Sarah J Pitts is an Injury Prevention Specialist and Coach Educator. Here are a few of her accomplishments:

• founder of mostmotion® and Chief Injury Hacker
• 2 time Amazon Best Selling author
• Consultant for UK Coaching on their Health Policy around the issue of Long term Health Conditions
• Over 30 years' experience of coaching, treating and observing people with injuries

Mobility vs Injury Hacking Blog Post (this explains the 3M Flow in our discussion)

3 Fantastic Ways to Make Your Warmup Fun

Learn more about how the work Sarah is doing to help coaches of all sports and levels to get more involved in preventing injuries, you can get her book and training at unlockingfitness.com or join her Facebook group at injuryhackers.com

Welcome to Episode 19 of the Unlocking Fitness Podcast.

In this episode, Kevin Baker and I discuss the power of having a mentor when it comes to your education

So, if you're coaching any kind of sport or fitness and thinking of becoming a Personal Trainer, tune in now to discover how you can get started...

In this episode, you'll discover:

“How to Become A Confident Personal Trainer... even as a complete novice”

• How to see the strengths and weaknesses you didn't know you had
• What you're missing if your qualification is entirely online
• The power of APPLYING what you learn (before you're standing in front of a paying client)
• How to get employed by the right company for you
• and much more!

Kevin Baker is a Personal Trainer Educator. Here are a few of his accomplishments:

• Founder of PT Mentorships
• Experienced Personal Trainer
• Has mentored and recruited PTs for big chain gyms
• Worked in corporate health and wellbeing

Learn more about how the work Kevin is doing to help create a whole new generation of confident and successful Personal Trainers, you can find him at ptmentorships.co.uk or on Instagram @ptmentorships and Facebook at PT Mentorships

Welcome to Episode 18 of the Unlocking Fitness Podcast.

In this solo episode, I'm asking to get active so you can fully experience the performance value of this little injury hack! 

So, if you're coaching physical activity of any kind, tune in now to experience it for yourself...

In this episode, you'll discover:

“The Little Injury Hack That Can Trigger Big Performance Results”

• Why Applied Variety of Movement is vital for children and adults alike
• 50 ways to add variety to movement

Sarah J Pitts is an Injury Prevention Specialist and Coach Educator. Here are a few of her accomplishments:

• founder of mostmotion® and Chief Injury Hacker
• 2 time Amazon Best Selling author
• Consultant for UK Coaching on their Health Policy around the issue of Long term Health Conditions
• Over 30 years' experience of coaching, treating and observing people with injuries

50 Ways to Add Variety to Movement Checklist

Mobility vs Injury Hacking blog post

Learn more about how the work Sarah is doing to help coaches of all sports and levels to get more involved in preventing injuries, you can get her book and training at unlockingfitness.com or join her Facebook group at injuryhackers.com

Welcome to Episode 17 of the Unlocking Fitness Podcast.

In this episode, Hugh Gilmore and I dive into the subject of negative emotions and how they can actually help your coaching

So, if you're coaching any kind of sport or fitness, tune in now to discover how you can get started...

In this episode, you'll discover:

“How to Turn Negative Emotions into Positive Action”

• Why negative emotions aren't bad
• What OAP has to do with psychology
• What the big 5 negative emotions are and why they important to have
• How a failure to manage negative emotion can have dire consequences for your team
• What emotional responsibility is and why we all need it
• How a blame dump can be helpful (in the right circumstances)

Hugh Gilmore is a Performance Psychologist and Coach Educator. Here are a few of his accomplishments:

• worked with World Champion and Olympic athletes
• worked with National Governing Bodies across sports including Weightlifting, Powerlifting, Netball & Athletics
• Delivered Sport & Psychology training to British Weightlifting and Paralympic Powerlifting
• is also trained in Motivational Interviewing and Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy

Learn more about how the work Hugh is doing to help coaches of all sports and levels, you can find him at podiumpsychology.com 

Welcome to Episode 16 of the Unlocking Fitness Podcast.

In this solo episode, I dig into the warm up process that the industry is still teaching - despite having not been updated for over 30 years, and not being fit for purpose. Plus, 7 simple steps every sports and fitness coach can take today, to get amazingly easy results.

So, if you're coaching physical activity of any kind, tune in now to discover how you can get started...

In this episode, you'll discover:

“7 Steps to Bring Your Warm Up Into the 21st Century”

• Why the industry standard warm up is not fit for purpose
• How simple tweaks to what you're already doing will make massive differences
• Why sports and fitness coaches need to be considering a bigger picture than just the upcoming workout in their warm up planning

Sarah J Pitts is an Injury Prevention Specialist and Coach Educator. Here are a few of her accomplishments:

• founder of mostmotion® and Chief Injury Hacker
• 2 time Amazon Best Selling author
• Consultant for UK Coaching on their Health Policy around the issue of Long term Health Conditions
• Over 30 years' experience of coaching, treating and observing people with injuries

7 Steps to Bring Your Warm Up Into the 21st Century Checklist 

Learn more about how the work Sarah is doing to help coaches of all sports and levels to get more involved in preventing injuries, you can get her book and training at unlockingfitness.com or join her Facebook group at injuryhackers.com

Here's everything you need to know about the "Unlocking Fitness" Christmas break, where you can come and hang out with us and much more!

Join the FB group at injuryhackers.com

Get the book at unlockingfitness.com

To request a topic or if you'd like to be a guest on the show, please post your request in the Facebook group

Welcome to Episode 15 of the Unlocking Fitness Podcast.

In this solo episode, I dig into how beginners can get started with preventing injury (and it's not what you think) and 3 simple steps every sports and fitness coach can take to successfully hack the injury process to get the fastest results.

So, if you're coaching physical activity of any kind, tune in now to discover how you can get started...

In this episode, you'll discover:

“The Beginner's Guide to Getting Started With Injury Prevention”

• What "injury hacking" is and how you can use it to be more helpful with injury problems
• How to recognise potential and hidden injury at a glance
• Why injuries cannot be what they seem to sports and fitness coaches
• 3 powerful components of fun that you can leverage to reduce pain and prevent injury

Sarah J Pitts is an Injury Prevention Specialist and Coach Educator. Here are a few of her accomplishments:

• founder of mostmotion® and creator of the SMARTT® Injury Prevention methods
• 2 time Amazon Best Selling author
• Consultant for UK Coaching on their Health Policy around the issue of Long term Health Conditions
• Over 30 years' experience of coaching, treating and observing people with injuries

Infographic from curablehealth.com

Learn how to identify 36 postures, behaviours and reactions that indicate potential injury

11 Fun Warm Up Games at kidsactivities.net

Learn more about how the work Sarah is doing to help coaches of all sports and levels to get more involved in preventing injuries, you can get her book and training at unlockingfitness.com or join her Facebook group at injuryhackers.com

Thanks so much for being with us this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section below!

If you enjoyed this episode on getting started with injury prevention, please share it with your friends by using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post.

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Welcome to Episode 14 of the Unlocking Fitness Podcast.

In this solo episode, I discuss the reasons why injury prevention is the key to unlocking fitness, mistakes most coaches make when it comes to preventing injuries and the simple steps every sports and fitness coach can take  to succeed with injury prevention and get the best results.

So, if you're coaching physical activity of any kind, tune in now to discover what they are... and more importantly those steps you can take.

In this episode, you'll discover:

“Why Injury Prevention is the Key to Unlocking Fitness for Every Sports and Fitness Coach”

• 4 mistakes the industry is making with injury prevention and the catastrophic impact that it's having on coaches of all kinds
• 3 steps every sports or fitness coach can take to prevent injury and skyrocket performance results
• How to compliment treatment of injury therapists and practitioners, without having to understand anything about injuries themselves
• How to streamline your coaching practices using injury prevention

Sarah J Pitts is an Injury Prevention Specialist and Coach Educator. Here are a few of her accomplishments:

• founder of mostmotion® and creator of the SMARTT® Injury Prevention methods
• 2 time Amazon Best Selling author
• Consultant for UK Coaching on their Health Policy around the issue of Long term Health Conditions
• Over 30 years' experience of coaching, treating and observing people with injuries

Learn more about how the work Sarah is doing to help coaches of all sports and levels to get more involved in preventing injuries, you can get her book and training at unlockingfitness.com or join her Facebook group at injuryhackers.com

Thanks so much for being with us this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section below!

If you enjoyed this episode on the key to unlocking fitness, please share it with your friends by using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post.

Don't forget to subscribe to the show to get automatic episode updates for our "Unlocking Fitness Podcast!"

And, finally, please take a minute to leave us an honest review and rating on iTunes. They really help us out when it comes to the ranking of the show and I make it a point to read every single one of the reviews we get.

Please leave a review right now 

Thanks for listening!

Welcome to Episode 13 of the Unlocking Fitness Podcast.

In this episode, Chris Yates and I discuss the surprising things that most coaches don't know about autism, but can be seen in many people in our sessions.

So, if you're coaching sport of any kind, tune in now to discover what they are... and more importantly how to handle the situation easily, without the potential disruption of the entire session or group

In this episode, you'll discover:

“3 Surprising Things Most Coaches Don't Know About Autism (But Should)”

• why you're likely to have people with autistic tendencies in your sessions without even knowing it
• why signs of autism are often mistaken for disengagement or lack of interest
• why insisting that your group make eye contact while your talking can cause a downward spiral in behaviour
• why behavioural spirals are most likely nothing to do with you
• what you can do as a coach to help improve connection with and happiness of everyone in your session, whether they have autism or not.

Chris Yates is a Personal Trainer specialising in fitness for adults with Autism. He:

• is a parent to Morgan, 36, who has Down Syndrome and Autism
• has extensive Autism support experience dating back to 1984 (including being a Personal Assistant to a teenager with Autism and a Certified Personal Care Provider)
• has represented GB in the World Sprint Duathlon Championships in 2015 (placing 9th)
• is a highly qualified and experienced Personal Trainer
• founder of the Autism Supporters Community on Facebook

Learn more about how the work Chris is doing to help supporters of adults with Autism, you can get his fascinating book at autismsupporters.com/motivation or join his Facebook group at autismsupporterscommunity.com

Thanks so much for being with us this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section below!

If you enjoyed this episode on the things about autism that most coaches don't know, please share it with your friends by using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post.

Don't forget to subscribe to the show to get automatic episode updates for our "Unlocking Fitness Podcast!"

And, finally, please take a minute to leave us an honest review and rating on iTunes. They really help us out when it comes to the ranking of the show and I make it a point to read every single one of the reviews we get.

Please leave a review right now 

Thanks for listening!