052 | Exploring the Exercise Gender Gap
Training Women
Can lipstick and scrunchies really transform your mood? We think so, which is why we smack on some pre-show lippie to get us in the right headspace to jam - especially for conversations like today. In this episode, we tackle a big topic and shed light on a pressing issue: the exercise gender gap. Inspired by a New York Times article, we grapple with the societal pressures that nudge women to put others first, often at the expense of their health. Balancing self-care and societal expectations is a tightrope walk for many women, especially mothers. We unpack the weight of "mum...
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051 | When Other Health Professionals Need To Stay Out Of Our Lane
Training Women
Welcome to the Training Women podcast, where today we lovingly tear down a specific midlife strength training protocol for women being recommended by a popular OBGYN. We love seeing the vast amount of education coming out from respective professionals, whose intention is to improve the health of midlife women. But what happens when they drift out of their lane and into ours and start spruiking exercise prescriptions like a 4 x 4 (4 x sets x 4 reps) protocol? We’re all aware of the message ‘Lift Heavy Shit’ and now do ‘4 x 4’, but simply following overly simplistic strength training...
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050 | Nutrition and Training Insights from A Competitive Masters Hockey Athlete
Training Women
Does hitting your 40s mean playing competitive sport is off the table? Hell no. Join us as we put the focus on Nardia and learn about her BHAG of playing Hockey at a national level. Despite having played only intermittently over the past 4 years, Nardia shares how future pacing, inspired by Dr. Benjamin Hardy's "Be Your Future Self Now," helped her visualise this insane goal. Listen in as we explore the balance of personal goals and commitments in mid-life, focusing on Nardia's experience of taking up hockey seriously while managing family responsibilities. We discuss the...
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049 | Menstrual Health, Motherhood and Post Partum Training Done Different
Training Women
Olivia and I reunite after two years! A lot has happened in that time, and in this episode we focus on what’s happening in Olivia’s world. We discuss the incredible changes in her life, including her recent pregnancy and the birth of her second child, Arlo. Olivia opens up about her initial shock upon discovering her pregnancy while she was at the peak of her physical condition, and the mental and emotional journey she embarked on to prepare for her new role as a mother of two. From moving from Korea to Shanghai to navigating these major life changes, Olivia shares how these...
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048 | The Modern Approach To Women’s Health and Performance
Training Women
One of the good things to come out of those crazy Covid times is that people are now more conscious of their mental health, and health in general than before. This means our clients are more sophisticated and want to go beyond the typical ‘focus on aesthetic’ goals that monopolised our industry for decades. Women clients demand better services and want a holistic approach to their health and well-being. And with so much advice readily available for women it’s up to us trainers to help them a) discern the helpful information from disinformation, and...
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047 | The Unhinged Era
Training Women
Welcome back to the Training Woman Show! After a 13-month hiatus, I'm stoked to reconnect with you. In this episode, I share the reasons behind my absence, including personal struggles with perimenopause and its impact on my cognitive functions and motivation. From experiencing brain fog and huge lack of enthusiasm to dealing with midlife rage, these challenges have deeply impacted my productivity and confidence. Yet, through it all, I've recently found a newfound sense of empowerment (as much as I hate this word); transitioning from feeling discombobulated to embracing being...
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046 | Decoding Pelvic Pain and Hypermobility in Women
Training Women
[Female Health, Physiotherapy] Join me in and epic conversation with Jaime Singleton, a women's health specialist and therapist with over 15 years of experience in the field. Jamie shares her expertise and insights on the often-misunderstood topic of pelvic floor health and explains why the commonly used cue "draw your belly button in towards your spine" is incorrect and can cause more harm than good. Listen in as Jaime shares her understanding of pelvic pain and discusses how conditions like endometriosis, pelvic girdle instability, and irritable bowel syndrome can all contribute to...
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045 | How To Create A Recognisable and Memorable Fitness Brand
Training Women
[Brand, Leadership] In this episode of the Training Women podcast, Nardia shares valuable insights on how personal trainers can build a recognisable and memorable brand. From recognising the value of their profession to seeing themselves as experts and leaders in the fitness industry, Nardia emphasises the need for concerted efforts over time to stand out from the competition. As she says in the show, "What are you willing to do that others won't in order to be in the top 1% of Fit Pros?". Even though there are more personal trainers and fitness coaches than ever, there is a significant need...
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044 | Should You Hire Your Own Personal Trainer If You're A Trainer?
Training Women
[Business, Leadership] 👉 Women's Health + Program Design Mentorship program, get on the waitlist . In my early days of certifying Personal Trainers at various registered training organisations, I would always ask the students the following question: "Should Personal Trainers hire their own Personal Trainer?" This simple question always led to vigorous debate much to my amusement, so in this TW episode, Olivia and I unpack this and share our thoughts around this. ****** ⚡ The Training Women podcast by Nardia Norman is where business, female physiology, + soul conversations collide...
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043 | Your Competitive Advantage
Training Women
[Business] My husband and I have worked from home for almost 7 years, and while I am accustomed to managing our spaces well, I've been yearning for another space. A gym space to be precise. Over I realised that I need to be around other humans; to have conversations with someone other than my husband and my coffee guy. As much as I love training from my home gym, I had to get out of the house. So I took advantage of a paid one-week trial at Legacy Through Movement, dusted off my workout shoes and headed in. What I've experienced with them has been nothing short of awesome. In fact,...
info_outlineBoth Olivia and I have noticed a problem that's been popping up in the fitness industry, more so of late. And that is the issue of injecting women into workouts or training programs that include high-intensity interval training, or high-intensity resistance training, without a foundation of aerobic fitness.
We see it all the time. While the responsibility falls on the trainer, part of this can also be blamed on the way the fitness industry has set up expectations.
Many clients enter our training partnership with the preconceived idea that the trainer's (Gym) job is to make them sweaty, exhausted and feel 'as if they've done something hard'.
The trainer then feels pressure to meet this expectation out of fear of losing the client if they don't give them what they want and expect.
It's a vicious cycle that keeps both the client and trainer stuck in an inefficient (and potentially harmful) way of being. It's a lose-lose situation.
When a fitness professional keeps prescribing high-intensity activity without first establishing a solid foundation of movement and capacity, it limits the client's potential.
This is why both of us put a lot of attention on building a solid base of aerobic conditioning when building out programs (regardless of the goal).
Tune in to hear us talk about:
1. Why skipping aerobic conditioning is problematic
2. Our definition of aerobic conditioning
3. The big difference between developing fitness and just 'doing' fitness
4. How to build this into your programming
It's juicy so get ready to take notes!!
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