Q: Hi Hannah. Tell our readers a little about your background in
fitness and health.
A: I’ve been in the Health and Fitness Industry for 19 years. Prior to
that, I was a professional dancer. My career progression has taken
me from London as a Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer to
Devon and I’m currently a Gym Manager at Winners 2000 Fitness
Ltd. I also teach classes and am a Personal Trainer Coach. I’ve
competed in the States, UK and Canada over the last ten years as a
pro-fitness model and figure competitor.
Q: What advances in technology have most impacted the health
and fitness industry?
A: The advances in technology from the Internet, social media and
the use of apps has had the most impact on the industry today. The
idea that you can connect and do anything with a click is quite
extraordinary. The use of smart phones, smart watches and FitBits for
exercise, training and diet have really advanced things.
Q: In what way have tech wearables affected exercise and how people
go about it?
A: The fact that these wearables can calculate distance, calories and
steps, is a great way of tracking daily exercise and helps you to keep
up with your goals, but I’m not sure how the gait/step is measured
per person and whether this is a correct 'step'. On the down side,
people can get too hung up over how many steps they’ve done and
whether it’s enough. This can make them feel demotivated; that’s
certainly my experiences of people in the gym.
Q: What sports tech do you use?
A: I love Garmin Connect. It tracks my steps, heart rate, speed/time
distance for running and sleep depth.
Q: How have you incorporated smartphones and tablets at work?
A: They’re used by the trainers, but the business is looking into a
‘locker’ app whereby the member can log into their workouts, record
and keep up with the latest classes and news.
Q: Are there any apps you would recommend?
A: MyFitnessPal is the one that springs to mind. You can use it to
track your daily calories. Personally I use this if clients are stuck,
but I prefer them to work with me with food and understand it’s
all down to calories in (eating) and calories burnt through exercise
that really is the most important thing and not to get too hung up
on calories or it can become negative in their world. The app does
help people learn to gauge portion sizes and the nutrient density of
food. The Nike Running App is good for tracking distance and pace
and can compare your efforts with previous runs. ROMWOD is a
mobility app with lots of mobility exercises.
Q: Which Apple devices do you use?
A: I personally use the iPhone and iPad. Aside from work and fitness
apps, I love the podcast app and listening to Robin Sharma, Renegade
Radio and The Tim Ferris Show. I love motivating stories. The Calm
mediation app is also highly recommended for night-time. Of
course, I love Instagram too, but then who doesn’t?
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Garmin Connect used with fitness
trackers can give you lots of stats along
with training plans.
MyFitnessPal is another useful tool for tracking
your calories. You can even scan barcodes to add
your food products to your daily intakes.
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