Ep 14: Avoiding The "Guru-Trap" in fitness (with The Physio Detective)
In this episode, Antony Lo - aka The Physio Detective - talk about Avoiding The "Guru-Trap" in fitness, & Increasing Trust In Yourself. Basically, ways to approach "being an expert" or "seeking expertise" in a more grounded, lower pressure way. Fear of getting it wrong, or the pressure to get it all right are ruining fitness for both fitness trainers and fitness enthusiasts alike. Many of whom are trapped in black and white thinking, seeking "the right way" to do things, best way to move etc, which is often compounded by a top-down "doctor knows best" attitude from the fitness world. Let's stop it. Instead, use principles (and a big picture) to guide, not recipes and dogma to follow to the T. Enjoy.0:00 Introduction01:06 Tell us a little about your free series called Guru to Guide04:00 Pressure to have all the right answers09:23 How to help people stop fearing "not knowing"16:04 Language, and how it can be used to bolster body trust23:41 Another way to trust your body31:41 How far is too far (in the opposite direction) and what's a better way to think about coaching people47:56 The unrealistic expectations of Manual Handling training for nurses 52:07 Blaming the person for their injury *eye roll*53:17 How to be better "equipped" as a fitness trainer or fitness enthusiast and final words of wisdom from Antony=================WHERE ELSE TO FIND ME, YOUR HOST:Join the Body Trust Movement: https://equippedwithstrength.comWorkout Membership: https://equippedwithstrength.com/enrollAll Programs and Coaching: https://equippedwithstrength.com/workout-programs/