Elle Weaver has done pole fitness since 2012 and is the resident pole fitness instructor at the Wild Training Gym. She has taught James everything he knows about pole strength training and now they both talk about the exciting, growing pole community in the fitness industry. With no prior dance or gymnastics training, Elle moved away from a standard gym routine of hitting the cross trainer after work to falling in love with a much more expressive style of exercise in pole fitness. She had know intention of coaching pole, after previously being a violin teacher which she didn't enjoy. Given the right environment at the Wild Training Gym, Elle has thrived as a pole instructor and created an incredible community thanks to her passion and detailed coaching.  Elle and James talk about the challenges that often stop people giving pole or similar more skilled based exercise styles a go, and how Elle is helping so many people get passed that fear to experience so much joy in their exercise. 

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In this episode of Industry Insight James talks to Sean Mullins, Vice President EMEA at Datrium, about sales and some of the wisdom Sean has shared with James over the years as a personal training client. Sean is an incredible sales leader, and talks openly about the pillars he uses himself, not just create a sale, but to create brand advocates that lead to a positive sales culture. James relates this to the challenges the fitness industry faces and together they both dive deeper in to what a sales process might look like for gyms and personal trainers that want to grow their businesses efficiently. If you are working in the fitness industry, or are just interested in gaining a greater understanding of modern sales strategy then this podcast is an absolute must listen to.

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"The coach that I have spent the most time being coached by". James talks to martial arts coach Phil Else in this episode of Chat with the coach about his journey from getting in to martial arts as a young man, to now being a full time part of the Wild Training instructor team. Phil is a phenomenal athlete and has a huge depth of knowledge across so many different styles of martial arts. This experience and time training with James using the Wild Training systems has lead to Phil creating the Wild Fight strength and conditioning system to help amateur and pro athletes get in to top form for competitions. Phil has also designed Wild Trinity, a 3 part martial arts system including Shaolin Strength, Kickboxing Skills and Grappling Technique. Wild Trinity will launch to our Wild Live online fitness members and be available on Wild Online Workouts as well. They talk in detail around the cultures and benefits of different styles of fight training and give some ideas on the differences between eastern and western disciplines. 

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Head trainer at the Wild Training Gym, Andrew Hobson talks to James about getting his masters degree, how he got in to the fitness industry and his experience working in professional sport. Expert sports therapist, In demand personal trainer and fitness leader. Andrew has learned about all the Wild Training systems, and taken the training further by adapting relevant systems to support his work with athletes and people rehabilitating injuries. Now a key part of the management team for Wild Training, Andrew has delivered key projects from our first strongman competition, the Wild Training Strongman Cup, to more recently helping implement the new Wild Live classes and personal training services. An inspiration to a lot of people, and maybe some good ideas on taking an open minded approach to the job as a fitness professional. Andrew shares lessons he has learned in taking a positive approach to continuously learn and build on his own abilities from every opportunity.

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Listen to James and the Wild Training team talk through their first month in lock down and how they have adapted the Wild Training business to thrive during the Covid-19 crisis. Melissa Cassar, Andrew Hobson and James discuss the 'Hybrid Gym' business model and the value it is having for both their members, and the Wild Training brand. For gym owners, personal trainers and anyone working in the fitness industry, this is a must listen to. James talks about the practical implementation of the new online fitness services and gives key take aways for other fitness businesses to learn from. They review the different platforms available, the positives and the limitations, and share the communication they had with members. All the factors that helped Wild Training retain 90% of their memberships, and enabled them to continue selling full price memberships after gyms were told to close. Please subscribe to our podcast. Thanks for listening to Fitness Inside Out, by Wild Training. Presented by James Griffiths.

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In this episode of Chat with the Coach, James talks to a personal trainer that he has known since 2009, Hermina Campbell. A valued part of the Wild Training Instructor team and a successful self employed personal trainer, Hermina came to personal training later in life after a successful career in media, where she created an award winning documentary. A jack of all trades and master of none, Hermina and James discuss a different point of view on what value is, and how Hermina delivers it in bucket loads to all of her clients. Some great lessons on prioritising your time, especially when it comes to continued developed of our own skills and knowledge as coaches. 

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Fitness, exercise, health and wellbeing is an exciting part of our world, and Wild Training has been focused on making it fun, keeping it effective and including everyone since 2009. Our episodes are for people looking for advice on training, exercise equipment and tech reviews, nutrition and mindset as well as fitness industry insights to help personal trainers and gym owners learn from our experience, and share their own so as an industry we can evolve and improve the service we provide to consumers. For more information check out our website www.wildtraining.co.uk