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Waiting, innovating and creating our way out of crisis
Welcome to your spring Network magazine. We had all
hoped that by the time this season arrived we’d be living
in post-COVID conditions, but as the situation evolves, it
has become apparent that there may be no such thing,
perhaps just post-peak conditions. Our entire industry
has been dramatically impacted, but our thoughts
are particularly with our Victorian members, friends
and colleagues who continue to suffer the greatest
restrictions to their businesses. Wherever you are
based, and whatever the nature of your fitness business,
we hope that you’ve been able to adapt and continue
operating, even if to a lesser extent.
Naturally, the pandemic continues to weave its way
through assorted features in this issue. In his Perspective
opinion piece on page 7, Ryan Hogan, CEO of Les Mills
Asia Pacific, discusses the hybrid model of virtual/actual
sessions that our industry needs to adopt, while on page
17 Guillaume Tual looks at some of the practicalities of
delivering online exercise prescription and correction.
In her feature on page 10, Kirsty Nield shares how the
sudden club closure by her long-term employer led her to
launch her own group fitness business. Her experience
started pre-coronavirus, but the lessons she learnt hold
great value for those who now find themselves unable to
instruct classes at their previous places of employment.
It’s a genuinely inspiring example of necessity being the
mother of invention.
We also look at tactics for managing restrictions in
aqua classes with Claire Barker-Hemings on page 41,
and tips for making mask-wearing in gyms an effective
rather than merely symbolic exercise on page 44.
Rest assured though, it’s not all virus-related content.
Elsewhere, you’ll find features on corrective exercises for
back pain, breath-focused training for pregnant clients,
and how to build collaborative relationships that strengthen
both your client’s goal ownership, and their training
outcomes. And remember, you can earn a CEC/CPD for
reading some of these, so check out page 32 for details.
All the best for a brighter Spring
Oliver Kitchingman, Editor
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