The Bodytrack Academy

Bodytrack Insight: Team Culture Strategies

Dan H chats with ESSA's Lauren Sexton on how to build team culture. What does team culture look like? How do you measure it? How do you balance business deliverables whilst ensuring culture is maintained? 

Some helpful resources on team culture: 

• Simon Sinek - Start with Why
• Simon Sinek - Leaders eat last 
• LIz Wiseman - Rookie Smarts 
• Whitney Johnston - Build an A team

Special Feature: Exercise Right Week 2022

To celebrate Exercise Right Week 2022, we take a different approach on this episode as we ask all of the Bodytrack EP's what Exercise for the Right Reasons means to them and how they achieve it.

Listen out for a vareity of reasons and aks yourself, how do you exercise right?  

Women’s Health: Ways to Upskill

Women's Health specialists Caitlin and Shoshana discuss different formal and informal pathways to assist you in building your knowledge and skills to manage women's health conditions. We talk about the options for postgraduate courses, CPD courses, webinars, and free patient and practitioner resources.

 

A list of preferred resources: 

• Exercise Right Women's Health Ebook: https://exerciseright.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ESSA-Exercise-Womens-Health-eBook.pdf
• Women's Health Collective: https://www.thewomenshealthcollective.com/courses
• Jean Hailes: https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/
• AIS Educational Modules: https://www.ais.gov.au/fphi/education
• QENDO: https://www.qendo.org.au/
• RED-S CAT Screening tool: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/49/7/421.full.pdf
• Pelvic Floor First: https://www.pelvicfloorfirst.org.au/
• Pelvic Health Podcast: https://www.loriforner.com/podcast
• Return to running postpartum guidelines: https://mailchi.mp/38feb9423b2d/returning-to-running-postnatal-guideline
• Screening Tool for Physical Activity/Exercise During Pregnancy: https://www.essa.org.au/Public/ABOUT_ESSA/Pre-Exercise_Screening_Systems.aspx
• Physical activity and exercise during pregnancy – guidelines – brochure https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/physical-activity-and-exercise-during-pregnancy-guidelines-brochure
•  National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) Pre-pregnancy planning and care module https://www.ndss.com.au/health-professionals/support-services/online-learning/
• Plant proof podcast - Managing Menopause with Dr Gemma Newman https://plantproof.com/managing-menopause-with-dr-gemma-newman/

Supervisor Tips for Prac

Holly and Dan reminisce about their own experiences on prac, what they look out for in students (it's not all knowledge and tech skills), what to consider when choosing the right placement site and how to overcome your fear of failure to embrace challenges. They share their top tips on how to nail placement, how to get a job, what you can learn from placement and why it's so much more than ticking off the hours to get accredited.  

Exercise Oncology | Cardio-Oncology

With emerging and improving cancer treatments, we are seeing people living longer than ever as survivors. Cardio-oncology is an emerging field responding to a worrying concern for cancer survivors: cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality. In this episode, Caitlin dives into the field of cardio-oncology, the models that explain why patients may be at risk, and our role as Exercise Physiologists. 

 

The multiple hit hypothesis 

 

Gilchrist, Susan & Barac, Ana & Ades, Philip & Alfano, Catherine & Franklin, Barry & Jones, Lee & La Gerche, Andre & Ligibel, Jennifer & Lopez, Gabriel & Madan, Kushal & Oeffinger, Kevin & Salamone, Jeannine & Scott, Jessica & Squires, Ray & Thomas, Randal & Treat-Jacobson, Diane & Wright, Janet. (2019). Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation to Manage Cardiovascular Outcomes in Cancer Patients and Survivors: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 139. e997-e1012. 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000679. 

 

Compounding risk and protection model 

 

Kirkham, A. A., Beaudry, R. I., Paterson, D. I., Mackey, J. R., & Haykowsky, M. J. (2019). Curing breast cancer and killing the heart: A novel model to explain elevated cardiovascular disease and mortality risk among women with early stage breast cancer. Progress in cardiovascular diseases, 62(2), 116–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2019.02.002

Women’s Health | Strength Training

Join Dan & Nicole as they discuss strength training for women. They explore how many women are actually meeting the physical activity guidelines pertaining to resistance training, the social barriers that prevent women from engaging in strength training and the benefits of targeted strength training for women of all ages. 

Links:

Exercise and Women's Health - ESSA ebook

 

Case Studies | Male (42) Obesity

This podcast was about the downfalls of using predictive measures for weight loss, specifically with a client that had hit a plateau with his weight loss. 

More research is finding BMR prediction may only be accurate ∼40% of the time, regardless of gender and weight classification. Furthermore, individuals within the "overweight" classification often metabolise fats and/or carbohydrates very differently which means generic meal/exercise plans may not be appropriate. Listen on to find out what methods and technology can be utilised to help in individualising weight loss methods rather than predictive methods. 

 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1871403X15001118 

• this article found that BMR prediction was only accurate ∼40% of the time, regardless of gender and weight classification. 

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/8/1/2

• This found that overweight individuals with metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes had lower capacity for fat metabolism
• Overweight individuals without metabolic conditions tended to utilize fat quite well 
• Therefore utilisng generic exercise and diet guidelines may not be optimal for all overweight individuals 

MSK | Achilles Tendinopathy

Ever had a client complain about ongoing pain in their calves or achilles particularly upon first waking up? This could be a warning sign for an achilles tendinopathy! 

Gage and Dan discuss what a tendinopathy is, signs and symptoms of an achilles tendinopathy, and different clinical exercise prescription approaches to reach a same outcome for rehab, including isometric, heavy isokinetic, and power exercises.

Paediatrics | Intro to Children and Exercise

Are you seeing more children for Exercise Physiology? Hear how Holly has adapted her practice to ensure children are achieving their physical activity goals, increasing their engagement while achieving the recommendations for physical activity for children. 

Building a Referral Network

How do you build a referral network of trusted, experienced allied health professionals? 

Listen to the clinical and managerial insights as Nicole and Tara discuss building the Bodytrack allied health oncology network, including how to find the right people, communication, and how to develop a long-term professional relationship.