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Catch a sneak peek into our PD Focus track call for the month of October. This call is for our NeuroSpark members only, but per request from members to listen to the audio, we decided to share it with everyone! In today’s show we’ll be discussing the best ways to set up, monitor and progress a cardio class for your neuro clients. This is a class using bikes, treadmills and other equipment.  

In the talk you will hear us discuss the key elements and key progressions of hosting a cardio class for individuals with Parkinson’s. The focus is first on safety, quality of movement, endurance, speed, resistance and incline, and beyond. Get a notepad ready because you will need it!

In the show you will hear answers to questions like “How should you get someone started when the research says people should work at 90 rpms on the bike if they aren’t exercising at all yet?” and more.

Rogue’s cardio resources: https://www.roguept.com/cardio-class 

Get a sneak peak at the amazing bonus our NeuroSpark members get from Rogue In Motion, Claire’s online Parkinson’s exercise program. She and her instructors have created several video clips for their online members with PD. She is sharing these videos with anyone who has joined NeuroSpark so that they can use them in their clinical practice and share them with their clients. These videos have already been helping her clients with knowledge translation using PWR! Moves and other strategies from class into their daily lives.  

NeuroSpark is open this week!  Gain clinical excellence, become business savvy, and step into your personal power so we can transform healthcare together and make this world better for those living with neurological conditions (and of course make it better for those doing this work too!)

NeuroSpark is a monthly program for busy professionals where you can work at your own pace, watch what you want, get clinical mentorship, biz mentorship, PD-specific mentorship, collaborate with a like-minded community, and more!  

We constantly evolve our programs based on people’s feedback and want to tell you about what to expect this round inside.

NeuroSpark [Click here] is OPEN from Sept 23-Oct 1st! This program supports neuro professionals with clinical education, business mentorship, an amazing community to collaborate and grow with.

Today we discuss how to approach starting new group exercise classes. We discuss the key questions to consider when planning, what things are really helpful to get going easily, and how to progress from there. Learn tips for what’s important and what do avoid.

Join our upcoming webinars on Trunk Activation Sept 23rd and 29th! Register here and be sure to join us inside NeuroSpark [Join here] where we support healthcare professionals like you in all things clinical excellence, business development, and personal power. 

Where is the breakdown for us healthcare professionals when it comes to self care? What is behind so many of us burning out, putting everyone else first, and feeling like there is never enough time? Emily Borchers from Rogue joins us today and shares her top 10 list for implementing better self care practice for healthcare providers. This conversation is real, raw, and not like your typical #selfcare talk. What can you implement that will help you show up as your best self?

Resources mentioned: 

Boundary Boss by Terri Cole

Full Focus Planner by Michael Hyatt

Join our upcoming webinars on Trunk Activation Sept 23rd and 29th! Register here and be sure to join us inside NeuroSpark where we support healthcare professionals like you in all things clinical excellence, business development, and personal power. [Join here]

Okay so we didn’t actually count how many we give, but there are at least 3 and they are definitely easy!

Why should we care about the research? Because we care about evidence-based care! So how to stay up to date on the latest research?? Today we talk about how to stay current and apply it in your practice.  Claire and Erin share their favorite EASY methods for staying up to date on current evidence.

Want to access free full text articles that aren’t available to you?  Try this site: https://sci-hub.se

Join us for our next webinar series to get the latest research and evidence-based ideas!  A 2-part series entitled Building the Functional Foundation Across the Rehab Spectrum: Trunk Activation and Control

Part 1 will be Supine and Sitting for Clinicians Working in Acute, Inpatient Rehab, and Skilled Nursing Facilities and Part 2 will be Standing and Walking for Clinicians Working in Home Care and Outpatient 

https://www.neurocollaborative.com/trunk

Anti-racist action: Reviewing articles inside JAMA August 17, 2021, Vol 326, No. 7, Pages 587-680 | Racial and Ethnic Disparities and Inequities in Medicine and Health Care

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/issue/326/7

Coaching is not very common in our field, yet, much like athletes, we have big goals and are here to do big things! So what does coaching look like for neuro professionals and who needs it? In this episode we talk about the kind of coaching we offer our colleagues and how it differs from others. This is not about coaching our clients and patients today, but about coaching YOU, the neuro professional, and how we can help you achieve your goals faster and easier. Listen to the show to learn more!

If you love neuro, want to elevate your practice, help more people, and feel more satisfied in your career you gotta join NeuroSpark! It’s our mentorship community where like-minded neuro professionals learn new skills, submit patient questions, talk through challenges and wins at office hours, and earn CEUs!

Anti-racist action: JAMA Aug 2021 Everyone Must Address Anti-Black Racism in Health Care Steps for Non-Black Health Care Professionals to Take. 

Ever feel like you started on a path and you need to stay the course because you’ve already invested time and money? Or you stay because you think you should?  Truth is there is no one right path and you’re allowed to change your mind.  On today’s show we talk about transitions.  Emily Duval Ledger is a fitness trainer who founded Recreation Fitness in 2012 and recently found herself at a crossroads.  Emily shares how and why she started her company, how it grew, and why she’s deciding to pivot.  You will gain so much inspiration and insight from Emily’s wisdom and perspective!

You can follow Emily @emilytrains on Instagram or come collaborate with her inside NeuroSpark.

Today we talk to Sarah Palmer, the founder of Forever Fitness in Cincinnati, Ohio.  She serves mainly clients with Parkinson’s and older adults offering classes and 1:1 fitness sessions.

Sarah talks about how she got started into fitness and on the neuro path.  She also shares the insights that helped her achieve 10 years in business and how the move to memberships vs packages made a huge difference. Learn what she has to say has helped her continue to attract new clients and more in this episode!

You can find Sarah at https://foreverfitnesscincinnati.com

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What’s the best way to organize your classes so everyone gets the right level of challenge?  We know that intensity matters but so does safety and a feeling of success.  For individuals with Parkinson’s over time their presentations can vary which can make it more challenging to design group classes for all levels of abilities.  

Must create a system or rules for who is appropriate for which type of class - cognitive vs physical challenges, safety.  We share our top tips for successful classes working with individuals with more physical and cognitive challenges, what to consider, and what to avoid.

Consider having: 

• Smaller groups (4-8 people)
• Don’t create stations that require a lot of transitioning in between - keep things in one main area
• Have help if able - caregivers, volunteers, students, etc
• Allow clients to collaborate together to create fun and community in class
• Use props to make activities bigger, allow more external focus, and make it more obvious for what is needed from participants

Email Claire if you are interested in learning and talking more about slip and trip training at [email protected] 

Anti-racist action: Working with our coach helps us to talk through and process things.  We see how much we have to live in the gray areas because not everything is good or bad.  Sometimes we can still support our morals and ethics without boycotting everything or going to the extremes.