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#39. Gill & Andrew. Bridging the Gap Between the Gym and Real Life
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- Mar 27, 2026
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Summary
We could have called this - everything we've learned by making a bunch a mistakes. When we first started running sessions for older populations, they did what most coaches do - a lot of research. Then we scaled recommended exercises and tried to help people move “correctly.” And it didn’t work.. Working with older adults quickly exposed a gap between what looks good on paper and easily quantifiable… and what works in class setting with populations who may have little to no exercise history. This episode is a reflection on those early mistakes — and how they led to a completely different way of thinking about movement, coaching, and health. From that process, Nature Moves emerged. Not as a predefined system, but as something shaped through trial, error, and paying attention to what helped people keep moving. Here's a link to the webinar we ran recently on this.