Maureen (Mo) Hagan

In March 2022 the President of the Fitness Industry Council of Canada wrote about recalibrating the industry. Note, this is before the GLP-1/AOM explosion, but just after the Covid lockdowns. "We need to appeal to the inactive and sedentary population, which has grown substantially." "It is my belief that the fitness industry has underserved the inactive population and we did it a number of ways. We are standing inside an opportunity – to rebuild our industry, fix what was broken." She is talking about the people who are now taking the AOMs/GLP-1s. She lists 5 or 6 points, the first four of which are: 1. Stop Using Foul Language 2. Fitness vs. Fatness 3. Shift The Focus From Physique To Wellness 4. Stop Speaking Start Listening What we're talking about here is a cultural shift. These are the types of shifts that I hope that we in the industry really think about, ESPECIALLY now if we want to bring the AOM patients in and keep them as customers if, and when, they stop taking the medications. #fitness #fitnessindustry #wellbeing #obesity #obesitymedicine

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Looking forward to this one: • Overcoming fears and snares when making the decision to open a business • ORKA’s vision and future direction • Start up advice from learned experiences for aspiring entrepreneurs and rehab/performance clinic owners

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In our relentless pursuit of holistic well-being, it is imperative to delineate our priorities with clarity and precision. At OPEX MONTREAL, we adhere to a profound understanding of the fundamental principles that underpin sustained fitness excellence. This entails a steadfast commitment to cultivating consistent lifestyle habits, an emphasis on ample protein and vegetable consumption, the vital maintenance of hydration levels, and active engagement in both sustainable resistance and aerobic training methodologies. Moreover, we advocate for the incorporation of daily walks as an indispensable component of grounding and fostering connectivity with our physical selves and immediate environment. Contrary to prevailing trends, we assert that transient solutions such as the ubiquitous 30-day challenges, punitive starvation diets, rigorous cleanses, and excessive, high-intensity workout regimes may offer superficial gratification but lack enduring efficacy and sustainability. Furthermore, excessive screen time, while pervasive in contemporary society, is unequivocally detrimental to our overall well-being, contributing to a sedentary lifestyle and mental fatigue. Equally imperative is the discernment exercised in selecting sources of influence. We caution against blindly adhering to influencers whose guidance fails to align with our unique physiological and psychological requirements. Let us collectively direct our focus towards nurturing practices that fortify both our physical vitality and mental resilience, eschewing transient fads in favor of enduring principles. Together, let us embark on a journey towards genuine fitness and well-being. #Realfitness #OPEXMONTREAL #OPEXFit @opexfitness @isacoachopex @opexmontreal @coachmizar @opexrc @respire_aligne https://lnkd.in/eGX5szNs

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Why all the tears? 😭 . Following my previous posts, this past weekend (at the canfitpro Canadian Fitness Professionals Inc. Global Expo) I found myself swimming in a sea 🌊 of emotions, and this beautiful being - Tracy Jennings-Hill - is one of the main catalysts of this emotional floodgate of tears. . Our connection brought to light a VERY important awareness and reminder. What is this awareness? I’m glad you asked 😅 . Story time with Ioana! Get comfy! 📚 🫖 ⬇️ . My fellow ‘over-understanders’ may relate to this (*over-understand is a term I heard from Dr. Nicole - The Holistic Psychologist): . I tend to try to explain and analyze every single aspect of my life (my loved ones can attest to this 🙃🫣). Being in some form or another of academia for the past four decades or so - and counting (I am a self-proclaimed nerd 🤓) may have contributed to this or vice versa. To be clear, I don’t think this is necessarily ‘wrong’ per se (the explaining and analyzing) except perhaps when it is done to a point of excess and hyper-fixation which interrupts the quality of my day-to-day life (for me this is very much a manifestation of the OCD I deal with). What I’ve realized in the past 20+ years in the health and wellness world, is that sometimes - there are simply no empirical explanations to certain situations. Sometimes there is just a ‘knowing’….deep in our soul. Some might call it intuition, sixth sense, third eye etc. In my Samoan culture we say - mālamalama loloto - which is kind of a deep knowing or guiding light. This truly resonates with me. . How does this relate to Tracy? . Well, with Tracy - who I met for the first time this past weekend - for some reason, every time I was close to her I was beyond emotional and just cried and cried. I couldn’t explain it. It was like something in my soul knew something that my brain didn’t (in fact if you zoom into this picture you can still see a tear drop under my eye). . And here’s the awareness: I don’t ‘need’ to explain it. There doesn’t always have to be a ‘logical’ explanation. Sometimes there are things in life that happen that are beyond all of that…at least that’s the case for me. . Tracy and I shared many hugs this past weekend. I felt so much affection for her that made no sense to my brain but so much sense to my soul. 🥹❤️ . This was a reminder to me about how profoundly each and every one of us can impact others by virtue of us just existing. Isn’t that an amazing, powerful and profound thing?! . If you’ve reached this far in my post - first of all I thank you and second, I have a question for you: Can you relate to any of this? Do any similar experience/s come to mind? If so, I would love to hear/ read about them either below or privately. . On a final note: Thank you Tracy. I am beyond grateful and blessed for our paths crossing. Sending you so much alofa (love) 🙏🏽💚. . #SpreadAlofa💚 #connection #gratitude

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