Ep 40: What to do When an Injury Threatens to End Your Career
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Imagine you’re one of the leading Group Fitness instructors on the planet, you’re sitting at the doctor’s office and they tell you that you will never teach GX again.
That’s exactly what happened to Lisa Osborne, programme director for Body Attack, creative director for Body Step, and an all-around Group Fitness LEGEND!
So why was Lisa told she would never teach again? It was due to a pretty serious situation with her hip, which required a full hip replacement. But...spoiler alert, she did teach again and she came back stronger than ever.
If you’ve been teaching Group Fitness for a while, it’s likely you have suffered an injury of some sort. It’s almost a right of passage - and as you age, the years of wear and tear on the body can take their toll. Although you can’t always prevent injury and aging, there is a huge amount you can do to ensure it doesn’t end your Group Fitness career.
Lisa has a really powerful story and today she’s going to share her secrets as to how she’s still one of the most influential people in Group Fitness decades on from when she started.
Here’s a glance at this episode…
(6:01) Lisa shares her philosophy “Movement is Medicine” and why it’s so important for longevity
(9:46) Will asks Lisa to share what she’s doing right now with Les Mills, Body Attack and Body Step
(12:41) Will and Lisa talk about her injury and hip replacement and how that affected her career
(26:51) Lisa discusses the details of her diagnosis and how she made decisions on how to continue her classes
(32:13) The rehab process after surgery
(37:00) How Lisa coped mentally throughout the process
(41:41) Lisa and Will discuss how aging has been an asset to her GX career and how fitness is for everyone, not just young people
(48:11) Lisa shares how she keeps herself fresh and up-to-date
(53:41) Lisa’s one piece of advice to instructors that she has learned from career
Links mentioned in this episode:
Will’s Facebook, Instagram and Email Address
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