Fitness trainers: Bias, misconception, and public health Part 1 - Episode 56 with Dr Dan Jolley & Dr Alex De Lyon

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Enjoy discussion, debate, and revealing research about the modern personal training industry! Bias is a common feature in everyone's life, but when bias becomes ingrained that it leads to fundamentally incorrect misconceptions that influence fitness trainer, coach and client behaviours, it has the potential to derail goal achievement and may even cause harm! Is there a growing requirement within the job role of the modern personal fitness trainer, that is not being addressed in vocational education? What are the problems of operating beyond professional scope of practice? All these are addressed in this important 2-part episode!  Guest biographies Dr Alex De Lyon: an internationally accredited Personal Trainer and Health & Exercise Specialist with over 14 years of experience in health and fitness. He holds a PhD in the field of Sport & Exercise Science, an MSc in Sport & Exercise Psychology, and a First-Class degree in Sports Coaching & Performance. Alex’s research has explored the role of fitness professionals in public health, with a particular focus on the knowledge, skills and qualities required of personal trainers. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, presented internationally, and included in fitness and leisure reports. Alex has worked on projects with The English Football Association, The Lawn Tennis Association and The British Academy. Alex's PT websiteDr Dan Jolley: course coordinator for Fitness at South Metropolitan TAFE, in Perth, Western Australia. He teaches professional fitness certifications in Australia. Dan completed a PhD in Educational Psychology, looking at the knowledge, and sources of information, of personal trainers. He has also earned a BSc in Exercise Science, and an MSc in Exercise Physiology. Dan has worked as a strength and conditioning coach in cricket and Australian Football. He represented Australia in American Football as both a player and coach and was the strength and conditioning lead for the men’s national team for the 2011 & 2015 World Championships.Dan's website: Critical fitnessEpisode contentIn part 1 of this episode, we discuss the PT Dr's primary findings in their published research and then open up about the impact these findings have on the wider fitness industry. 0:00 Introduction3:34 Bias, misconception, and justifying our past choices8:37 The impact on the wider fitness industry9:56 Professional experience does not associate with increased knowledge15:22 Fitness professionals are an important, but undervalued health resource18:07 Education providers, fitness trainers, and employers may not be fully aligned in serving public health needs20:34 Protecting the fitness professionals scope of practice23:18 Qualified trainers acting in opposition to the knowledge taught28:05 Pressure from employers to work outside of current knowledge and skills35:22 Is there a place for self-taught 'expertise' or do all skills need formal certification?40:16 Defining the scope of practice and leveraging professional referralRate the showIf you enjoyed this episode, then please rate and review the show. We invite you to share it with your friends so they can benefit from this free expert information. Comments and feedback are always welcome. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or the video series on YouTube so you will receive each update immediately upon release. It also helps the show rank higher and reach more people.For other great episodes and expert guests on the Fit to Succeed show, visit our podcast library at nordicfitnesseducation.com