Oliver Wood

In today’s episode, our guest is Oliver Wood. He has over 200 active clients as a wellness coach for career-driven individuals. He helps people, not only for themselves but also for their families, by creating their worlds and experiences. He focuses on long-term skill sets rather than quick cures to achieve smarter health. Today, we'll peel back the layers and expose what he does so you can get a better understanding of how it works and how it might help you.

[2:08] Why should we listen to you?

One thing I make sure of before diving into a particular issue is that there is buy-in. I’m the buyer, not the seller. If there’s an awareness I’m going to help you, there needs to be a buying into why you’re going to listen. Because I think all of us, including myself, use it in the gym industry. I’m not going to tell you about the modifications that must be made until there is an agreement.

[3:41] When did fitness become pivotal to helping people get in shape?

I was working with higher-level customers to the point where I discovered I invested a lot in movement awareness and advancement. I became excellent at maximizing the workout and progression of where that was heading. However, I was conscious that it didn’t matter because the person walking through the door were stressed out and inflamed that they wouldn’t ever recover. They wouldn’t be able to bounce back from the training we were doing.

[6:15] How is this a skill set brought in and duplicate results for people with certainty it’ll work?

I believe the initial phase of that is a re-evaluation of what is essential, correct? We’re all attempting to fix 30 things at once and doing nothing. I believe it is a matter of locating those linchpins to generate a concept.

[6:42] When we’re talking about how your body works, it’s not just about what food you eat but also about what you absorb. Taking the time to become more conscious of your gut health is something we jump right into. However, becoming mindful of how that relates to your sleep energy will be a more immediate victory.

[06:57] Our involvement must be limited if we are to consider long-term sustainability. That will be an emphasis. It’s about figuring out what health anchors are coming through for the individual. They learn about the liver, thyroid hormones, and other things that aren’t on our side. Forget about another supplement or biotech fix. What do we do to find the root cause of this issue and rebuild your body so that you are conscious that it is not always a problem? It’s a fine line between science and art.

[8:34] Do you find that people go from not identifying as a fitness person to identifying as a fitness person, and it becomes easy to keep in shape?

It needs to be something you relate with or not. You’ll stay and find a method to reaffirm that this is a new lifestyle; this is how I feel dependent on how I show up. No chore. The discomfort is a good time to reflect on my new identity and how I want to present myself because I know that what I eat now will affect how I feel in two hours, and I’m more active in the serotonin release of long-term happiness. The identity transformation is powerful because your body will reinforce it, and we’ll always find a way.

[10:33] Do you guys utilize any wearable metrics? Do you find data useful?

The point and reason why we’re trying to engage our guys is to bring that awareness right alongside them in a project that is now high-level software. Take the time to bring in the tools you already know. Your body is already sending you all these signals about how you should feel. And if we lean into that, there is a great deal going on.

[11:25] With attention as our most valuable resource and the one that’s being tugged in a hundred other directions, I believe it’s the one we need to lean into first. Therefore, before we add new distractions, we should eliminate those that are no longer useful. However, we dive into the vast fandom of wearables with our higher-level clientele. We tend to forget there are a couple of things that many individuals overlook when laying that foundation. Following that, ensure that it makes sense.

[13:37] Tell me more about how people are failing to set aside time for themselves?

We can carve out time for the things that matter to us. And sometimes that is not our choice. Thus, I believe that the critical point is to be deliberate about where that comes in. And, as mentioned, while we cannot grant you a 25th hour of the day, we can better use the hours you are awake and asleep. Taking the time to create that initial backup is simply a matter of preference.

[14:49] Being able to reconstruct that area does not require you to train there. You must meditate independently, but you must also do something to anchor yourself and establish the focus and headspace necessary to perform that day.

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