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Talking about sessions and what we do (yesterday’s blog innit?), I had another little insight the other day.
It was at the induction evening for our new members.
A question was asked “Are the sessions mixed ability?”
To which I gave my usual response.
“They are, but everyone’s able to work at their own level”.
“The coach is there to explain how to scale it accordingly to make it Goldilocks exercise for everyone. Not too easy not too hard”
“That might be going heavy or lighter, faster or slower, shorter or longer rest periods and so on”
“Everyone works at their own level and everyone’s on the same journey and supportive of each other – no one will notice or care if someone is doing a different version to them”.
Which is all true.
But something about the way I answered didn’t quite sit right with me.
So I pondered it for a few days.
And came to a realisation.
Our sessions AREN’T mixed ability.
The dictionary definition of ‘ability’ is “possession of the means or skill to do something”.
Everyone has the means and skill to take part in our RTP sessions.
Everyone has the ability to do any exercise we do.
They will scale the version appropriately, sure.
But everyone can do them.
For example, people often comment when they start that they “can’t do a press up”.
Which isn’t true.
Everyone can do a press up.
If you push against a solid surface with your hands in-front of you and your body moves away from it, that’s a press up.
Whether that’s on your hands and toes and your chest touches the floor or if your stood up and leaning against a wall (or anything in-between), that’s a press up.
Doing them on your knees is a press up.
Not going all the way down to start with is a press up.
It might not hit the “movement standards” for a fitness competition, but that’s not what we’re doing here.
Everyone has the ability to do a press up.
Everyone has the ability to exercise.
Everyone has the ability to do the RTP sessions in our programme (check myrise.co.uk/briefing-meeting if you’re ready to take the next step in finding out more about that).
They might be mixed shape, size, fitness and strength level.
But they’re not mixed ability.
We’re all equally able.
Much love,
Jon ‘Mixed Up’ Hall
