Age is No Barrier w/Andy Graham
06/28/23 • 37 min
Often when we think about training the aging adult, we think about an individual who is chronically diseased and functionally limited. While that is certainly true of some (maybe most) aging adults, it’s not true for all. There is another segment of adults that would be better classified as aging athletes.
Our guest in episode 99, Andy Graham, knows this group well, as he’s one of them. Andy is a long-time fitness industry veteran, primarily working in the equipment space. He’s also started a blog called Age is No Barrier, that chronicles the stories of athletes as they age.
In this episode, we’ll discuss the lessons Andy’s learned in writing his blog, and how those lessons apply to fitness professionals. Yes, there are aging adults with diseases fit pros need to be skilled at working with. The aging athlete is another population that can use our help to stay healthy, active, well, and competing in the sports they love - at a high level. This conversation unpacks that notion in greater detail.
Show Notes Page: www.wellnessparadoxpod.com/episode99
Our Guest: Andrew Graham, FMFA
Andrew is currently and ecstatically a part of the sales team at Stages Cycling, where they promote cycling in every form – indoors and outside. He has served the health and fitness industry for thirty years, from sales to sales management and recently in strategic partnership management. A Fellow with the Medical Fitness Association, Andrew is a lifelong believer that exercise is even better than medicine, and believes the future of both fitness and healthcare will be found at the intersection of those two worlds. Andrew also considers himself head field researcher for demonstrating that AgeIsNoBarrier for fully participating in life and sports as we pass the half century mark.
Andrew and his wife live in northern Colorado where he averages 7,000 miles on his bike, 20+ days on his skis, and as many hikes in the Rockies that time allows. His interview website: AgeIsNoBarrier.Today, began out of curiosity of how 50+ athletes train, fuel, hydrate and recover. It continues today out of a passion for telling stories of amazing older athletes.
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Often when we think about training the aging adult, we think about an individual who is chronically diseased and functionally limited. While that is certainly true of some (maybe most) aging adults, it’s not true for all. There is another segment of adults that would be better classified as aging athletes.
Our guest in episode 99, Andy Graham, knows this group well, as he’s one of them. Andy is a long-time fitness industry veteran, primarily working in the equipment space. He’s also started a blog called Age is No Barrier, that chronicles the stories of athletes as they age.
In this episode, we’ll discuss the lessons Andy’s learned in writing his blog, and how those lessons apply to fitness professionals. Yes, there are aging adults with diseases fit pros need to be skilled at working with. The aging athlete is another population that can use our help to stay healthy, active, well, and competing in the sports they love - at a high level. This conversation unpacks that notion in greater detail.
Show Notes Page: www.wellnessparadoxpod.com/episode99
Our Guest: Andrew Graham, FMFA
Andrew is currently and ecstatically a part of the sales team at Stages Cycling, where they promote cycling in every form – indoors and outside. He has served the health and fitness industry for thirty years, from sales to sales management and recently in strategic partnership management. A Fellow with the Medical Fitness Association, Andrew is a lifelong believer that exercise is even better than medicine, and believes the future of both fitness and healthcare will be found at the intersection of those two worlds. Andrew also considers himself head field researcher for demonstrating that AgeIsNoBarrier for fully participating in life and sports as we pass the half century mark.
Andrew and his wife live in northern Colorado where he averages 7,000 miles on his bike, 20+ days on his skis, and as many hikes in the Rockies that time allows. His interview website: AgeIsNoBarrier.Today, began out of curiosity of how 50+ athletes train, fuel, hydrate and recover. It continues today out of a passion for telling stories of amazing older athletes.
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Emotional Intelligence: Creating a Welcoming Lifestyle Community w/Bob Esquerre
Being a knowledgeable fitness professional is clearly important. Knowledge and intellect, while important, are not sufficient to be an effective fitness professional. Being effective means being able to use that knowledge to connect what you know, in a meaningful way, to the person that needs to know it. This is where emotional intelligence comes in.
Our guest in episode #98, Bob Esquerre, has made a career out of blending this knowledge about fitness and exercise with emotional intelligence. In this conversation Bob will share those insights with you. In a day and age where knowledge is quite ubiquitous (particularly with the growth of AI technology), emotional intelligence may be the most important set of skills to possess. As we’ll discuss in this conversation, as important as these skills are, they are often not taught and largely underemphasized in many academic settings, as well as certifications.
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Show Notes Page: https://www.wellnessparadoxpod.com/podcast/episode/98
Our Guest: Bob Esquerre, MA, NSCA-CPT
Bob Esquerre is both nationally and internationally recognized as a business planner, a leading educator and a programming specialist. Called a Trainer-of-Managers, a Trainer-of-Trainers and a “turn around” business specialist, Bob is an active participant in the global lecture circuit who advises club owners and fitness professionals about how to “make money!” He has served as Corporate Fitness Director for Equinox Fitness Clubs and Fitness Services Director for Northwest Athletic Clubs and Genesis Health Clubs.
As the CEO of the Esquerre Fitness Group, Bob leads a consulting team of subject matter experts who provide business solutions to the fitness industry as it strategically “Pivots” away from traditional fitness services. In the Post-COVID environment, he is (1) embracing the health and wellness needs of the global population by focusing on (2) training industry Stakeholders (Club/Studio Owners, Club/Studio Managers, Fitness Professionals & Staff Members) by broadening their Emotional Intelligence Skills. His strategic business focus is on our “core” business: our Customers, both inside and outside our 4 walls.
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