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14 Health & Fitness Wednesday, August 15, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Health & Fitness .15.18 8 • E-bikes add a new dimension to cycling ... pg. 17 • Running commentary ............................. pg. 20 • Breaking the cycle of negative self-talk ...... pg. 22 • Combating hearing loss with screening, technology .................... pg. 23 A coach’s journey By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief Ryan Hudson has a call- ing. He was meant to be a coach. His journey has taken him from being a high school “gym rat” to running a pop- ular Crossfit and strength- training program in Sisters. Soon, he will open an expan- sive new Level 5 Crossfit space in Outlaw Station (in the shopping center just east of Ray’s Food Place). There were times on his coach’s journey where Hudson was pulled away from his core passion — but he always found his way back. “I went to college to get a degree in business and get a ‘real job,’” he recalled. He went into the financial services industry, but “got pulled back pretty quick to where my passion was… I just didn’t feel that I could impact people hands-on.” Hudson got educated in fitness and exercise science and became certified as a per- sonal trainer. “That’s where I think every coach’s journey should start,” he told The Nugget. “One, formal education. Two, training people one-on- one before you start training groups.” Hudson soon found him- self immersed in the business of running gyms — and own- ing them — “which really drove me away from my pas- sion… I got spread too thin and hated it and eventually sold all of those businesses and went back to what I really like to do, which is coaching people.” He found Crossfit and “fell in love” with the methodol- ogy. Crossfit combines a vari- ety of functional movements and Olympic lifts performed at a high level of intensity – all designed to build strength, aerobic fitness and resilience. It’s hard and challenging, but aficionados love it. Hudson likes the small- group focus of Crossfit, where there’s room for individual attention, but group dynam- ics and mutual accountabil- ity come into play. Working in a group helps people get I think I would rather impact the whole community, getting them from unhealthy to healthy, than have a dozen elite athletes. — Ryan Hudson through tough workouts and push their limits. “I can’t imagine putting people through the Crossfit workouts I put people through one-on-one,” Hudson said. Crossfit tends to cre- ate a strong social bond for people, which can be benefi- cial to creating all-important consistency. “People can quit training programs, but they don’t quit relationships,” Hudson said. Hudson notes that there are a variety of types of fitness professionals. There are group fitness instructors and there are personal trainers. Those professionals play differ- ent roles from a coach, who should build a rapport with his or her group, know their physical and emotional issues and requirements and build a team environment. He also notes that there is a distinction between a career coach and what he calls a “hobby coach” — someone who gets into coaching as a part-time thing because he or she loves to work out. Hudson is very much a “career coach” — commit- ted to the full-time, full-bore development of programs that impact a wide spectrum of people. That’s not as simple as showing up each day and watching people work out. It takes thoughtful planning to serve a wide range of people at different levels of skill, fit- ness and commitment. “Programing is probably my biggest challenge,” he said. “It’s a science and an art.” $10 OFF Class 2 & Class 3 FAA Physicals! with this ad, thru 8/30/18 541-548-2899 3818 SW 21st Pl., Ste. 100 Redmond • Open every day yourcaremedical.com WALK-IN • URGENT CARE • OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE • X-RAY PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS Ryan Hudson specializes in bringing novices to a high level of fitness. He reckons that he is best at bringing inexperienced folks into a new way of life. “It’s getting people from novice to intermediate — that’s my specialty,” he said. “I’m still working on getting people from there to elite,” he said. “That’s a whole ’nother gift.” And, reflecting on that, Hudson isn’t sure that that is a priority for him. “I think I would rather impact the whole community, getting them from unhealthy to healthy, than have a dozen elite athletes,” he said. LEVEL 5 IS EXPANDING OCTOBER 1! We will be offering 6,200 sq. ft. with 24-hour access! FREE private introduction sessions available. Come try a class and experience the benefi ts of constantly varied exercise. All ages and fi tness levels welcome. Join Sisters’ Strongest Fitness Community! CALL TO GET YOUR FIRST Call 541-699-7800 MONTH or email coach@crossfi tsisters.com In the Ray’s Shopping Center • crossfi tsisters.com FREE!
