In episode 174, I speak with former professional dancer, wellness professional and movement coach Naomi Pendergast. With a passion for dance from a you age, Naomi found herself performing in Portugal, on cruise ships and all around the world. Her love of movement led her into a fitness industry career, and her own business. She now devotes her time to teaching everyday people how to become their own trainer, and make movement a fun and functional part of everyday life. This is a wonderful podcast not to be missed.
From a young age, Naomi Pendergast showed a passion for movement and athletic pursuits. The first half of her life was dedicated to dancing, seeing her work professionally in Europe for 6 years. She has owned and run training studios, worked as a personal trainer, Pilates instructor, and movement coach for nearly 20 years. Being an avid athlete that has a keen interest in triathlon, she understands the demands of the sport and how tough it can be to fit in the training required to be race-ready while working 9-5 and dealing with life’s commitments. From this, RPX Fitness Online was born.
In recent years Naomi has had the opportunity to work with a number of movie stars helping them gain physical fitness, strength, and agility for their role.
Naomi is passionate about teaching people to change how they move to create a strong and resilient physique and a life of healthy movement.
SHE BELIEVES GOOD MOVEMENT IS ESSENTIAL
Good movement is essential for maintaining a healthy and balanced muscular structure in the body. Very commonly healthy, fit people end up with unwanted injuries that could have been prevented through understanding how their body moves, how it should move, and how to move it safely. Most people seek out a trainer for a strength program, or for weight loss. At RPX her first and foremost goal is injury reduction and prevention by teaching people how to train themselves correctly. This is done by passing on over two decades of movement technique and specific training cues to each person so they can learn how to identify poor movement in their body, train themself correctly by knowing which exercises are right for their body, and improve daily movement and performance for a long life of good movement.
This is a wonderful conversation, and a simple and powerful concept, with a very inspiring lady. Please enjoy your planking!
Find out more about Naomi on her website.
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