Painting a bigger picture
Sometimes , when you ’ re intently focused on the day-today of training clients , delivering classes or running your business , you can lose sight of the big picture and forget just how impactful our ‘ line of work ’ is . The recent news that oncologists are calling for exercise to be prescribed as a standard part of treatment for cancer patients – not just a ‘ good to do ’, but an essential component – really brings it home . Physical activity doesn ’ t just make people feel and look better , it actually transforms , and saves , lives .
In this issue ’ s Real World PT feature ( pg22 ), Mhairi ‘ Vee ’ Mcshane shares her story of how exercise not only put her life back on track , but also inspired her to make it her life ; ‘ I made some very poor choices in my past , including smoking and drinking heavily , to the point where in 2014 I checked myself into a detox program . … High Intensity Interval Training ( HIIT ) turned my life around , and I knew quickly that I wanted to share with others exactly how good exercise made me feel .’
It ’ s not an uncommon sentiment among fitness professionals and makes you wonder if the same is true in every industry . I suspect that not many tax agents get into that game because of their personal passion for filing their end of financial year rebate claims … but I may be wrong ! On that note , though , do check out our
feature on what you can claim this tax year as a fitness professional ( pg34 ).
Elsewhere you ’ ll find some great content from some of the leading lights of our industry , from Susy Natal ’ s cover story on training female clients in great feats of strength and technique ( pg10 ) and Steve Pettit ’ s Perspective on learning to lead ( pg7 ), to Marietta Mehanni ’ s tweaking of traditional group fitness moves ( pg18 ) and Krista Scott- Dixon ’ s tips for changing how you work with those clients that just don ’ t seem to get results ( hint : it ’ s probably as much to do with you as with them ).
As you read through this issue of Network , take a moment to reflect on the bigger picture of what you do and it should give you a toasty warm glow to ward off that winter chill .
Oliver Kitchingman , Editor editor @ fitnessnetwork . com . au
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