#37 Sustainable Personal Training with Paden & Michael Hughes of Gymnazo

Check out this week's podcast episode with Paden and Michael Hughes of Gymnazo. Gymnazo is a renowned gym located in San Louis Obisbo, California and is known for its incredible blending of fitness and recovery experiences virtually and in-person. Paden and Michael have also co-founded GymnazoEdu which exists to arm trainers, coaches, and fitness enthusiasts with the tools and experiences they need to turn their passion into rewarding careers and businesses. 

Michael is the innovator and internal movement guru who has over 16 years of experience within the fitness industry and a wealth of knowledge: B.S. in kinesiology from Cal State, FAFS, FMR, MDMC, 3DMAPS, CAFS, FCR to name a few.

Paden is the visionary and business leader of Gymnazo. She oversees strategic planning, customer service, company finances, marketing and manages the team.

 

In this podcast we discuss:

• 00:00 - Intro / What is Gymnazo
• 04:09 - Gym owners - investing in your coaches
• 06:22 - Multi-dimensional movement
• 06:57 - The MDMC (The Multi-Dimensional Movement Coach)
• 08:15 - Fitness business conundrum: Loyalty to one coach
• 10:23 - Biomechanics and imagination
• 14:24 - Personal training demographics
• 16:10 - Active mobility work
• 18:58 - Gymnazo Training Courses
• 22:05 - Industry debate: Standardized testing and licensing for trainers
• 26:09 - Gym shutdowns in California
• 29:17 - Gymnazo adaptations
• 37:47 - Corona fatigue
• 41:04 - Virtual training: Adapt, improvise, overcome
• 53:34 - The MDMC Online Training Module
• 54:38 - Bonus: Camera recommendations

More from Gymnazo:

www.gymnazo.com

www.gymnazoedu.com

www.instagram.com/gymnazoedu