Martin and his namesake, Martin Phills take two separate conversations to make up this special edition podcast.  On the first hour, the Martins discuss the value of joy as a remedy for out modern day dilemmas, and how passion helps us to keep pushing through.  The second hour is a dialogue about psychological safety and what that looks like for black men in the Pilates studio. Martin Phills provides a helpful definition of the term co-opting and what the implications of that practice is for minority groups trying to help themselves.

Mike is the owner of The Lab, a performance center, author, presenter and Idea Fit Trainer of the year in 2017. Our conversation transcended topics of racism in the fitness industry to the need for a niche to stand apart in the Personal Training world. Mentors are a key part of the path to success and he raved about Todd Durkin's mentoring program. We all need people to give us guidance on our path and Mike illustrated the value it can have. Making adjustments during the quarantine time can be seen as a good thing, and we both reflected on this time as a season to be agile and work on areas of the business that enrich our teams and give us energy. That is doing our best work. 

 

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Blossom and Martin discuss the impact that Kathy Grant left on the Pilates community.  Blossom shared stories of working with this African American Pioneer in the movement field and showed why she is revered by so many for her teaching and for her activism.  Kathy taught us to always be ready to teach and to be aware we can never be Kathy... we need to be ourselves.

Cecile has embodied what it means to be the community.  Martin and her joke about there Oprah Winfrey-like knack for sharing her favourite local artists, business owners, and studios with the world.  Being the community creates a safe space for everyone to grow and feel better than they did before.

Martin shares a monologue from Thursday September 24th Core Conversations Freestyle Thursday.  The world is in racial turmoil and he shares some of his reflections on the current state.

James and Martin shared stories of their strategies to connect men to the Pilates work. It takes bravery to go into what appears to be a women's world of fitness.  Join the conversation as they  debunk the myths about men in Pilates and discuss ways for fitness professionals to grow their business.

Martin connects with Kathi Ross-Nash, developer of "The Red Thread" concept, author, educator and motivator in the Pilates space.  Her inspirational approach to making the next generation of Pilates Teachers better than the previous generation is what draws people. Kathi and Martin talk about Joseph Pilates and how visionary his work during the days of the Spanish Flu Pandemic. This is his time to shine as the world now wrestles with how to find health and wellness in our present day Covid-19 Pandemic. This is his time.

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Pilates teacher Teresa Ellis joins Martin to discuss inclusion in the Pilates Studio. Her studio in Oakland is known for the way it welcomes, as she says, “Black folks, Brown folks, Queer folks, Fat folks, Trans folks, People with disabilities..." and she is learning sign language too.  Speaking of language, be warned, there is some colourful in this podcast. 

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Kara Steward Agostino is a Fitness professional in Toronto. Kara did a great job explaining systemic racism, skin tone privilege, unconscious bias and the reason why all lives matter is a hurtful term... all from a Canadian perspective.

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