This week, on the Fitness + Technology podcast, host Bryan O’Rourke welcomes friend and FIT-C board member Dr. Ted Vickey to the show. Ted is an educator and advisor with over 25 years of experience and has played key roles as Executive Director for The White House, Senior Advisor for Fitness Technology for American Council on Exercise, and Committee Chair for the United States Golf Association. His doctoral background is in physical activity and social networking from National University of Ireland, Galway. He currently works as an assistant professor at Point Loma Nazarene University as a professor of kinesiology and is the founder of FitWell, a fitness technology management consulting company specializing in operations, design consulting, and professional development. This episode focuses on the dynamics behind health coaching and the impact of technology for fitness professionals. Bryan and Ted have an open conversation about the trends and what this means for the industry as a whole.
If you are interested in learning more about the virtual event “Fitness & The Future of the Health Coach Professional” with Bryan and Ted happening on Tuesday, July 14th, at 12 PM MT, you can register here: https://egym.zoom.us/webinar/register/2115934445232/WN_yefTlt_vRxeeATTkcmt_Qg
One Powerful Quote:
7:13: “Imagine the ability to collect that data as a health coach and then to really be able to prescribe or to suggest what sort of activity a person should do…Fitness is not a look; fitness is a lifestyle. I believe that the technology is going to allow people to live that lifestyle with a health coach, a personal trainer being a part of that.”
Bullet Points (w/ timestamps) - Highlighting key topics discussed:
4:01: Bryan asks Ted his thoughts on the future role of fitness instructors and professional trainers.
6:00: Bryan and Ted discuss the vision that technology will become a mainstream tool for health coaching.
8:11: Ted shares data on what trainers have thought about technology historically and what he thinks will be the “Spotify Model” of personal training.
9:43: Bryan and Ted openly talk about the market opportunity to provide health coaching as a motivator for health and wealth preservation.
11:57: Bryan and Ted continue their conversation on added increasing financial incentive to avoid the burdening cost of traditional health care treatment services. Ted notes the potential for club operators to embrace the whole experience outside a physical location.
14:32: Ted emphasizes the importance of sleep and encourages personal trainers/ health coaches to become certified.
15:29: Bryan and Ted share how data has become ubiquitous for fitness centers and professionals. Ted highlights that sioled data will become transparent for interpretation and used for real time support.
18:05: Bryan wraps up the show and asks Ted to share his final counsel. Ted advises personal trainers/health coaches to learn the business side of fitness and adopt technology that best suits their needs.
If you are interested in attending Ted’s summit which will include advice on personal branding, creating a business plan, and how to use technology, go to: www.tedv.link/climb
Bullet List of Resources:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedvickey/
Guest Contact Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedvickey/
https://www.facebook.com/tedvickey
https://www.bryankorourke.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryankorourke/
http://www.fittechcouncil.org/
https://www.youtube.com/user/bko61163