Fit to Succeed

Neuroscientist, leadership coach and personal trainer, Marcel Daane, shares some great insights into how the brain and body can be more effectively integrated and in tune to achieve your goals.

Guest biography:
With over 20 years of coaching experience across business, sports, health, and cognitive performance, Marcel's integrated approach has transformed the lives of thousands of executives and has subsequently helped improve the performance of numerous multi-national organizations around the world, from a wide range of industries.

Episode content:
In this episode we discuss:

• what motivated Marcel to change career and become a personal trainer
• the important connection between the brain and the body as a foundational concept for leadership and performance
• what is resilience and why it is key to both physical and mental performance
• why outside-the-box thinking is essential for modern fitness professionals

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Guest biography:
Julian currently works as the Director of the Professional Standards Committee for Europe Active, the leading not-for-profit organization representing the whole health and fitness sector in Europe. He previously worked for nearly 2 decades for the leading UK business to consumer fitness education provider, Premier Global, as Director of Research and Development.

Episode content:
In this episode we get to know Julian and his professional background and explore the following topics:

• the experience of working as a fitness tutor in the UK
• as an early adopter of functional fitness training, what inspired Julian to get involved with this type of training in 2001-02
• the primary objectives of Europe Active across the fitness sector and how this impacts all fitness professionals
• some of the challenges of driving the Europe Active vision across the continent
• some of the success and highlights for Julian in working with an international organisation like Europe Active
• ongoing professional development and the Europe Active Lifelong Learning requirements

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Being a successful face to face personal trainer does not necessarily translate into success when shifting towards online personal training. Jonathan Goodman shares his expertise and provides some key insights into how online personal training is different from in-person training.

Guest biography:
Jonathan Goodman is an experienced and respected personal trainer from Toronto, Canada. He is the author of several books, including Ignite the Fire and also the Personal Trainer Pocketbook. Jon is also the founder of the Personal Trainer Development Centre and created the Online Trainer Academy.

Episode content:
This episode covers a wide range of subjects related to fitness business and more specifically online personal training, including:

• problems associated with marketing across a broad audience rather than focusing on a specific niche
• the importance of communicating value to the customer or personal training client
• the difference in demonstrating value between a budget and a high-end service model
• key differences between a face to face versus an online personal training service offering
• advice for newly qualified personal trainers who are seeking to offer online fitness coaching
• plus much, much more great value content

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Chronic sleep loss is becoming a problem of epidemic proportions in modern society. Could your genetic chronotype have something to do with your ability, or inability, to get the needed hours of rest and recovery? If you find you regularly can't sleep then perhaps this discussion with sleep coach and author, Nick Littlehales will open your eyes to potential solutions.

Guest biography:
Nick Littlehales is a pioneer in the field of sleep coaching within UK sport, with more than 2 decades of experience helping to deliver innovative and practical solutions to real-life problems around sleep. Nick’s fascinating journey to become the world’s leading Elite Sport Sleep Coach and his revolutionary R90 Technique is encapsulated in a book called  SLEEP.

Episode content:
Following a fascinating review of Nick's journey, somewhat ahead of the curve, into the field of sleep coaching, we discuss in detail the importance of chronotype on our daily routine and preferences. There is plenty to enjoy and learn in this down to earth and easy listening discussion. Key subjects include:

• 1.43: Nick's early motivation to work within the field of sleep coaching for athletes
• 8.43: Modern science has revealed a large amount of definitive data about sleep and health
• 10.06: The background to the book SLEEP and the subsequent rise in popularity
• 14.02: The importance of sleep within modern-day sporting performance
• 18.20: Standard sleeping conditions in modern high-level athletic accommodation
• 21.58: What is chronotype?
• 29.18: Managing individual variation in chronotype within team sport environments
• 40.18: In relation to the time of day does chronotype influence the level fo athletic performance?

Sleep course:
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Progress is about making real change within yourself as a fitness professional, and also within your clients as they progress on their wellness journey. Dr John Berardi, of Precision Nutrition fame, is just about to launch an exciting new project called the Change Maker Academy. He joins us on the Fit to Succeed show to share some key concepts and golden nuggets with our valued listeners.

Guest biography:
John Berardi is a Canadian-American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Precision Nutrition, the world’s largest nutrition coaching, education, and software company.
He is now launching the Change Maker Academy, devoted to helping would-be change-makers turn their passion for health and fitness into a powerful purpose and a wildly successful career.
 
Over the last 15 years, Dr Berardi has advised Apple, Equinox, Nike, and Titleist, as well as the San Antonio Spurs, and the Carolina Panthers. He's also been named one of the 20 smartest coaches in the world and 100 most influential people in health and fitness.

Episode content:
Join us for a deep dive into the principles and concepts that have helped drive one of the most successful health and fitness coaches in the modern era:

• 1:10: Why 40% or more of fitness professionals leave the industry each year
• 5:08: Being good at, or enjoying fitness, does not always translate into being a good health and fitness coach
• 13:33: Actions that helped to lay the foundation for the now globally successful, Precision Nutrition business
• 25:28: Using the elements of a client's already successful practices to identify how to move them more rapidly towards their goals
• 34:02: How can fitness professionals start with the end in mind, so that delays and hurdles associated with the road to success do not trip them up?
• 41:19: Information about the new Change Maker Academy project

Change Maker Academy:
Change Maker is your ULTIMATE health and fitness career guide. In it you'll learn how to:

• Turn your passion into a rewarding, life-changing career
• Make enough money to be financially secure (and then some)
• Create a flexible schedule, so you can work when you want
• Find personal and professional balance (and avoid burn-out) 
• Get phenomenal results with your clients—now and forever

 You don't have to figure it all out on your own.

 With thousands of certifications, seminars, websites, and gurus promising advice, it’s difficult for even the best pros to turn their passion for health and fitness into meaningful, measurable success.

Dr Berardi will help you make sense of the chaos and lay out a clear roadmap for turning your passion for health and fitness into work you find joy in, your clients into raving fans, and your career into something powerful and change-making.

Click here to pre-order, save 10%, and get free international shipping! 

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