I thought today would be a great opportunity to answer a question from the fitness fest. It was do we (coaches, professionals, athletes etc) struggle too?
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I covered these areas in podcast episode answering the question:
- Do I struggle with food/nutrition
- Body Image
- Mental health
- Work/gym/life balance
- Being the "fit one".
- Injuries and set backs
I also covered training for your older/elderly body and how you don't have to listen to new PTs and fitness trainers telling you that you must lift really heavy weights. You must squat your body weight when you're older and grey and deadlift twice your bodyweight. You would benefit from practising getting off the floor no? Protecting your wrists from breaks and fractures? Learning how to fall safely? Strength and looking after your body later in life is so multi faceted. It is complex and should not be so reductive. To really help you it needs to be more than just SBD (squat/bench/deadlifts).
Anyway I hope you enjoy listening!
