#016 - Systems and Strategies to Make Functional Fitness Accessible with Gina Campbell
AdaptX Podcast · AdaptX
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Show Notes
Gina Campbell joins Brendan Aylward as they discuss barriers and facilitators to participation in fitness environments, Gina’s perspective as a professional and as an individual with MS, and successful business models for fitness facilities. Listen along as Gina and Brendan cover a broad scope of topics related to culture building and communication models in the adaptive fitness space.
Episode 17 Timestamps:
00:42 - Gina’s Introduction to Fitness
02:58 - Mission Barbell’s Coaching Structure
04:00 - False Advertising and Rhetoric for Adaptive Fitness
05:10 - Gina’s Recommendations for Adaptive Fitness Coaches
07:02 - Unpacking the Tendency to Promote Elite Adaptive Athletes Online
10:24 - Creating Accessible Physical Spaces: Crossfit Pioneering Physical Accessibility
13:40 - The Overlap Between Coaching Adaptive and Non-Disabled Populations
14:31 - Creating Universal Systems for the Highly Individualized Nature of Training
18:55 - Crossfit Workout Methods and Their Relation to Inclusion
23:53 - Lived Experiences as an Athlete with MS
27:21 - The Importance of Exercise Selection
29:10 - Being Both Anticipatory and Reactionary
30:35 - Socioeconomic Function of the Fitness Industry
40:26 - Keeping Members Invested in an Inclusive Fitness Environment
43:40 - Building Inclusive Gym Culture
45:12 - Representation on Social Media and in Marketing Materials
47:02 - Setting Standards of Inclusion in Micro-gyms
48:01 - Key Takeaways for Fitness Facilities
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