High Performance Equestrian Ep 2: The six-legged athlete
11/06/21 • 10 min
Considering the concept of the the six-legged athlete; Is your horse the real athlete on the team? What about the rider? We put so much focus, time and money shaping our horses into fine athletes, are there things we can do differently to match their performance as their rider? Fiona considers these questions and also discusses the types of health, wellness, fitness trainers that can help equestrian athletes.
To put this theory into action, visit FitScience EQ and come train with us to enhance your riding!
Considering the concept of the the six-legged athlete; Is your horse the real athlete on the team? What about the rider? We put so much focus, time and money shaping our horses into fine athletes, are there things we can do differently to match their performance as their rider? Fiona considers these questions and also discusses the types of health, wellness, fitness trainers that can help equestrian athletes.
To put this theory into action, visit FitScience EQ and come train with us to enhance your riding!
Previous Episode
High Performance Equestrian Ep 1: Introduction
This episode is a welcome to High Performance Equestrian and outlines the content of the podcast and introduces the host, Fiona Hargraves.
The podcast will include information on sports and nutrition science, exercise, fitness, strength and conditioning for equestrians, health and wellness, health behaviour change and lifestyle all geared at enhancing rider performance.
Host, Fiona Hargraves, is a qualified exercise physiologist, sports scientist and nutritionist, currently completing a PhD in lifestyle medicine and behavioural psychology, specialising in exercise science, health behaviour change, digital technology and mental health. She has over three decades of experience in all facets of fitness, wellness and sports industry, clinical research and academia as a university lecturer.
https://www.highperformanceequestrian.com/
https://www.fionathomashargraves.com/
To put this theory into action, visit FitScience EQ and come train with us to enhance your riding!
Next Episode
High-Performance Equestrian Ep 3: Is riding enough for fitness?
Isn’t riding enough to keep me fit? This episode explores the concepts of riding fitness versus rider fitness, match or game fitness, the various definitions of fitness in the context of what equestrians do every day and in terms of striving for enhancing performance. What do you think? Do you think riding alone is enough to really keep you fit as an equestrian athlete? As fit as it keeps your horse for whom the training is actually designed?
To put this theory into action, visit FitScience EQ and come train with us to enhance your riding!
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