Summary

In this episode, physical therapist, yoga teacher, and author Dr Marcia is joined by strength trainers Coach Rich and Dr Jen Hosler. We explore what it means to be a provider for people instead of chasing profit, and how this divestment from predatory capitalist practices and savior complexes is beneficial for everyone. Dr Marcia and Dr Jen commiserate on the pitfalls of physical therapy school and Coach Rich shares his professional journal as a strength coach who couldn’t find his place in the PT profession. They also speak of their experiences as patients and working to get more connection with their own bodies. 

Takeaways

• You don’t have to do any form of exercise or movement, just because.
• Health & Fitness professionals should understand that learning is collaborative.
• Sometimes we really need to be doing less movement, with more intention.
• We don’t have to be afraid of moving our spines.
• Yes, your knee does rotate. That’s a real thing.

Sound Bites

• “Do you want people to win or do you want your pockets to win?”
• “You brush your teeth for what two minutes a day, and not that hard right?”
• “I told the doctor no I don’t drink alcohol, I’m Muslim, and he asked if I was sure”
• “I went through the five stages of grief going to PT school, it wasn’t what I thought it would be. I was stuck on anger for a long time”

Links

Coach Rich

https://www.instagram.com/coach_rt3 

https://linktr.ee/coach_rt3

Dr Jen Hosler

https://www.instagram.com/jenhosler/
https://linktr.ee/jenhosler