Laura Walker has been nominated as Biomechanics Coach™ of the Month!

We do notice what ALL of our Biomechanics Coaches™ do that are actively promoting healthy lifestyles and ways to improve movement. We wanted to share Laura’s story with you as she is making a real difference with her wonderfully positive and motivational attitude.

Thank you Laura, for doing your part in getting the UK moving more freely up north in wonderful Aberdeen!

Laura says…

<i>In June 2015 I was delighted, and relieved, to qualify as a Biomechanics Coach™. Hooray!! </i>

<i>When I was in school, I enjoyed the friendships much more than the school work, so I knew (as did my dad, to his frustration) I ‘could do better', but I just wasn't interested, I was more interested in other things. </i>

<i>Biomechanics Education came to my attention because it was presenting different fitness information. I'm fascinated with how the body works and how everything is linked. Biomechanics Education gave me this important missing piece of the jigsaw. Despite my best attempts in school to do very little I have actually spent a lifetime learning and Biomechanics Education filled the gaping gaps that had been left by all of my specialist training. </i>

<i>Now I am using Biomechanics Coaching™ &amp; iMoveFreely® with the older adult to improve fitness, strength &amp; balance and their quality of life. Over the last 20 years I have qualified in many fitness disciplines. As a specialist instructor with the older adult (my oldest client is 92) my oldest client in my aerobics class is 84!</i>

<b><i>Where will I be in 10 yeasts time?</i></b>

<i>Well to start with, I will be 63 by then so I'm hoping I will be retired. But, with a little hard work, maybe not completely. My daughter has joined me in the business this year, which I am delighted about. We are currently working with business mentors to change how we work.</i>

<b><i>To anyone THINKING of becoming a Biomechanics Coach™, THINK no more!!</i></b><i> Take action and invest the time, energy and money. The investment you make in your education, your confidence and your business is more than worth it.</i>

<b><i>My Personal Achievements:</i></b>

<i>Has to be my family. My husband took me to the Queens garden party at Hollyrood Palace this summer. </i>

<i>I have watched my son play rugby for Scotland three years running. </i>

<i>And, my two eldest girls took me to St James's Palace last week to collect their Duke of Edinburgh gold award,(and spoke to the duke himself.) </i>

<i>Behind every great man....(or family!)</i>

<b><i>My sporting achievements:</i></b>

<i>These are a few: I played badminton for my university, (when I was there, </i><b><i>many</i></b><i> years ago). I Spent 10 years playing this great game. But I started with fitness in the 70's when it was known as Keep Fit and I was a large 10 year old girl. I loved the music, enjoyed being active as it was something I could do, and the fun we had as a group. Nothing much has changed then!!! </i>

<b><i>My Career achievements: </i></b>

<i>Last year I won my very first business award. It has been the highlight of my business career. I deliver fitness to what is termed 'Specialist Populations' and so work with charities who support people back to work following long term illness or injury, adults with special needs, people who suffer stroke, MS, diabetes and more. </i>

<i>The work I am most proud of is when I worked with NHS Grampian Diabetes department. At the time, the D&amp;O qualification did not exist. I wrote a training programme, delivered it to local instructors and organised a GP referral program throughout NHS Grampian for people with diabetes to receive an exercise and education session, delivering lifestyle and diabetes management and nutritional information. </i>

<i>It's still in place today, 10 years later. </i>

<b><i>Something nobody knows about me?</i></b><i> </i>

<i>Some people know I speak Welsh, but few people know it was my first language. I grew up speaking Welsh, and all my education was through the medium of Welsh. I was fortunate to attend the only bi-lingual comprehensive school in Wales, at the time. </i>

Finally Laura says..

<i>Having had several success stories this one is the most poignant…</i>

<i>This year I presented an exercise lecture at the Arthritis UK conference in Manchester. </i>

<i>Those in attendance present with arthritis amongst other health conditions and pain is the one thing that's constant. We know as Biomechanics Coaches™ how the anti spasms have the potential help. I was fortunate enough to follow an arthritis consultant lecture. He had just used the same words and phrases Biomechanics Coaches™ use, which helped me to engage my audience with the exercise I was recommending. </i>

<i>His lecture informed the audience:  if you live with pain for 6 weeks or more you'll change your movement pattern. This change will cause strain, and disfunction of muscles. </i>

<i>In my session I then reiterated this information and added: if you perform these anti spasms, muscle function is likely to improve and the strengthening exercise will support this, thus contributing to relieving the discomfort of arthritis. </i>

<i>I had a great response from the group after the session. People came up to me after class and generally commented how great they felt. However, two ladies waited till the other delegates had left to came to speak with me. They both said:  'I  can honestly say that was superb. I've not felt like this for years. I'm amazed how well I can move'. </i>

<i>That for me was was job satisfaction. I was so pleased to be able to help those suffering long term pain to feel great. Job done!</i>

<i>Thanks</i>

<i>Laura</i>

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<b>Want to learn what Laura's missing link was?</b><b>
</b><a href="https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/biomechanics-coach/">READ MORE HERE </a>

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