Your Weight is Not Your Health — Stop Confusing the Two

A large part of the battle we face with our health is psychological. This has become more and more apparent to me the longer I work with and train people in these research studies. Understanding the underlying physiology is important, but it isn’t the whole picture. Our mindset dictates how we feel about ourselves and influences our physical health. Let’s give ourselves the best chance for success by framing the good behaviors positively.

Your health isn’t your weight, or your fatness, let’s stop associating the former with the latter.

Daily Blog, Educational, Training TipsDarren HansenJuly 16, 2019HansenAthleticsHealth, Nutrition, Wellness, Bodyweight, weightloss, ExerciseComment

STOP BREAKING YOUR KIDS

Specializing in sport is a double-edged sword. Your athlete will be able to fine-tune the small nuances of technical skill, but at the cost of diversity in demands and performance. Without proper recovery and physical training regimes to counteract the repeated demands of the chosen sport, your athletes are at high risk for injury.

Enhance Communication With Clients

When you are not harping technique it is time to shut up and listen. Let your clients tell you how they feel. Empower them to communicate by asking strong open-ended questions and then actually listen to their response and jot it down after the session. You will be able to draw on this information later and it will probably help you more than you think. Bringing up a topic that was important to the client a session or two down the road will show them that you are listening and care about what they are saying.

Personal Trainer, Daily Blog, Educational, Strength TrainingDarren HansenMay 22, 2019Education, Coaching, Communication, ClientsComment

How and When To Get Sport Specific

What is the first thing you think of when someone mentions sport specific training? Most people think about using a swinging a resisted golf club, using a weighted baseball or some form of replicating sport with added resistance.

Many coaches today still use these methods, and in theory, it seems reasonable. The truth is research has found using resistance to replicate a specific sport movement isn’t very effective. Throwing a donut on a baseball bat does shown not to improve bat speed. Game play in sports happen at full speed and replicating the motions of sport at anything less than game speed is putting the athletes at a disadvantage and creating unnecessary potential for injury.