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Hey, everyone.

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Angie Miller here
with AFAA, and I'm

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glad you joined me here today
for more education, motivation,

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and tips to take our
teaching to the next level.

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Today, I want to talk to
you about assumptions,

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how that can get in the
way of best practices,

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causes to take on more
responsibility than we need to,

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or, even forget how to
set healthy boundaries.

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So I have four
assumptions we never

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want to make when it
comes to our members.

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Number one, never assume we're
responsible for their workout.

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We're responsible to deliver
a safe, quality workout that

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is well planned and executed.

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They are responsible for
what they get out of it.

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They have to be willing to pick
up whatever we're putting out

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there, and make the most of it.

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The best thing we can
do, is empower them.

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Give them the wheel,
and remind them

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that they're the
one driving the car.

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It's not us.

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If they really
want to see change,

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they have to work for it.

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Number two, never
assume that we know

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what's best for their body.

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It's OK to push them, but it's
not OK to take it too far.

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To turn up the resistance dial
in an indoor cycling bike,

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or to get in their face and yell
at them to squat deeper, or run

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faster, or go longer.

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The goal is to teach them
to listen to their body.

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We may not know if
they're nursing an injury,

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or they're maxed
out emotionally,

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and this is all they've got.

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Remember, they're the boss.

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They get to decide what's
best for their body.

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Number three, never assume
that we have all the answers.

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I have members ask
me all the time

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about an injury, or an
area of discomfort or pain.

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We have to remember
that we're not doctors,

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and we don't diagnose.

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Even if we are
doctors, we know better

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than to diagnose
in that setting.

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I'm a mental health
therapist, but I

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don't offer mental
health services when

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I'm teaching group fitness.

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We can offer simple tips
like ice or elevation

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when it applies, and we
can show them modifications

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and alternate
exercises, but I always

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ask, have you gone
to see your doctor,

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and I encourage them to
seek medical attention.

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Number four, last but
not least, never assume

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that one negative person should
get more space in our head

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than 34 positive ones.

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We teach a class, and we're
on that group fitness high.

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Everyone saying thank
you, great workout.

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And then there's
that one person.

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Either they stood in the
front row the whole time,

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and they let us know-- thanks
to their body language--

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that our workout
maybe was sub par.

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Or maybe they come
up to us after class

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and they give us a few tips.

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That's the best case scenario,
because it beats locker room

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talk any day, and it may be
that we can learn something

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from them.

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But whatever the case, we
have to maintain perspective.

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We don't want that
one person to be

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the voice that rings
in our ears the rest

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of the day or the week.

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Instead, we want to hear
the 34 positive voices who

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remind us that we are
making a difference.

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So I'm so glad you
joined me here.

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Those are my four assumptions
we never want to make.

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I hope that you'll
continue connecting

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with me on social media.

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On Instagram I'm
AngieMillerFitness,

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and on Facebook and
Twitter AmandaMillerFit.

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My website's
AngieMillerFitness.com.

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Keep doing what you love
and loving what you do.

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I'll see you next week.