Catríona Andrea Dixon
Fitness Professional at Trinity College Sport, Dublin.
Line up your goals with your business, line up your goals with a partner, learn from everyone and make your own gospel.
Location Dublin
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I would commend their honesty and ask about their history and understanding of the psychosis they've experienced, whether they had sought help? I would offer support/keep the door open for them talking about this again with me.. then assist them with making an appointment with GP and help them to link in with the support services in his college and offer...
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Very interesting facts on psychosis affecting smell and sensation... good pointers for recovery also and 3 in 100, not surprising.
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Distorted, impacted by sound, sight or spirits, painful.
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An instant change of temperament.
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An estimated 10-20% of adolescents globally experience mental health conditions, yet these remain underdiagnosed and undertreated.
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Hi, I'm a fitness professional in a college setting and would like to understand more about mental health. Also interested in any perspectives on prescription of physical activity to boost mental health outcomes.
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I gradually learned to cook tasty, nutritious vegetarian meals - mynewroots was my go to cookbook/site and jessthebeautian and pickuplimes on youtube - reasons being ethical, health benefits and a will to change my lifestyle. I occasionally have meat and am still in the process of learning to cook more adventerously!
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Grilled Salmon - with baby potatoes or rice, salad and a tangerine tahini sauce. Or baked white fish with cherry tomatoes and kalamata olives. Mackrel on toast. Baked Trout with ginger and chili marinade. Salmon on brown bread with cream cheese and lemon zest or salmon with poached eggs and alfaffa sprouts.
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Protein supplements do not offer advantages over normal dietary sources of protein, contrary to some of the claims made on the labels by the manufacturers. However there is a place for liquid meal supplements or protein powders with a healthy mix of protein, carbohydrate, vitamins and minerals, when an athlete is struggling to get enough calories into their...
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Catríona Andrea Dixon replied to Habtamu Kerebih
Hi.. what do you mean by MHP - Mental Health Prognosis?
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Hi Everyone!
I'm Catríona - from Ireland.
Here to expand my understanding of this question. So many culture differences in how it - 'the mind' is perceived, east/west and academically. Also love the SA accent so, looking forward to the content! -
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The movements took a while to refine, balancing and adjustment came after the rigidity of the spontaneous or natural impulse. To perform the exercises required sensitivity, and strength until there was a sense of inner balance. The connection with the physical body -particularly feet and hands increased my alertness, offered stability and assisted in the...
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The more devevelopment patterns you have experienced, the more avenues of expression are open to you...(Cohen, 1994)... "if the body is the instrument through which the mind is expressed, then one can just play more kinds of melodies, or different kinds of verse, timbre."
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As i moved my eyes to various positions trying to focus on the object this affected my balance, however as i practiced, the proprioceptive muscle 'reflexivity' relayed all this information back to my brain, where the evidence of motion is interpreted and pieced together.
The advantage of using the objects was increased physical insight as i moved, as i felt... -
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Thank You for this, it's wonderful!
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Catríona Andrea Dixon replied to Mark Shields
I like this wording and will definitely add it into my fitness vocabulary in place of 'Warm-up', 'Main Phase', 'Cool-down/Result''.
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I think my older (fitness) clients would love this practice, my heartrate definitely climbed up participating and it was fun!
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Catríona Andrea Dixon replied to Mark Shields
Hi Mark!
You share the exact name of one of my good friends in IRE.
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Me too Gerrit, novice, and finding it very interesting!
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These were some of the videos i watched, and I intend to revisit this step to read further.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_0TAXWt8hY - Commedia
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=108d4KnZPxo - Japanese Noh
https://docmelsondrama.weebly.com/movement-for-actors.html# - -
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Maybe sensitivity to differences, allowing the ensemble to have the capacity for that differentiation, to adjust, to make it more personal?
not just to be a walking encyclopedia of the task?After intellectually understanding and initiating the sensing of action towards the goal (cognitive stage), and then the increased flow and organisation towards the...
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The only way we can form adequate ideas and physical events from this, is to produce them in ourselves, through our own mental activity - the 'problem' with Naturalism is the perception of the external world constructing our ideas or sense perception.
I think he recognised that the collection of ideas that represent the physical events taking place in our...
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Interesting that he 'coined' the term Biomechanics, will be nice to know more about the background to him now and the threads are broadening the view too!
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Embodied knowledge is a "life-carrying tone" that is something mnemonic. We retain or retrieve information in the human memory that is experienced in the shapes we make, the patterns of ideas we express and so on - it's something that flows in you, through you and also around you. For example the modes of thought and modes of extension in "embodying" aligned...
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Hi everyone, I'm based in Trinity College Dublin as a Fitness Professional, through teaching Pilates I've become interested in Ideokinesiology - imagery related to the expression of movement, i hope to learn more on Biomechanics here.
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CARA inclusive training in Ireland, also as a part of my BSc in Sport and Health Management UL, we had a module in Diverse Populations, the professor for this was fantastic and really passionate about this area, he had background working in other countries and this brought a broader view to the topic. A potential improvement would be a strengthened referral...
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I think where i struggle/ or need time to think on how to do best, is timetabling the communication, having an anniversary like you suggested is great - yearly or on their birthday to see how things are going or just to wish them well. If you were in a business that used newsletters, this could be another good way to reach out to them periodically. Consistency...
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Thank you for these simplified techniques.. I think it is essential to be able to look at all situations from the different perceptual positions and by recognising this we can use the sandwich technique i use while teaching fitness... compliment-correct-compliment.
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I think Planning and reviewing are the most important, as the saying goes.. "Planning and preperation prevents poor performance" then practice,
“Practice not until you get it right but until you can’t get it wrong”-Then my last 3 P's - End Procrastination, so it gets done and you get to the Point. Then Go Public so you can share your commitment to a...
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"Meet and greet" Mary with a "Warm Welcome" and use reasonable adjustment (time) to invite her to her assessment, take notice of her non-verbal communication, assess for environmental distraction and use sensitivity in discovering the purpose of Mary's visit. You could ask about when her 30th birthday is? Is she excited about it, get her talking about her...
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Time... “Time is your most precious possession!!, however,“It is never about how many hours you put in but what you put in those hours!”
Understanding the language of your posture, facial expressions, voice tone, and word selection could be a difficult, as conscious and subconscious communication could be misinterpreted by both parties.
As a guideline,...
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Hands on stomach, scratching head, eyes darting, looking confused and panicked about an instructor not showing up for the class... in this case, it was a matter of being upbeat, friendly, smiling and reassuring them i was one of the staff and we would enter into the studio and find the instructor.
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I like this C.A.R.E - Clients are really everything "philosophy".
It's like customer service excellence, and not just an 'event', but instead a 'system'.As groups of people with I.D start returning to Sport for their weekly meeting here, I think it could be useful to send out a welcome pack, with pictures to familiarise them with their surroundings and...
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Communication is a two-way street, it involves the messages we send out to others and the receipt and interpretation of the messages they send us.
“Seek first to understand...then to be understood”.
Acknowledge that perceptual positions are a way of appreciating situations from different standpoints and provide a balanced approach to thinking.
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As a fitness professional, we have wheelchair users, blind or near sighted people using the gym. They can access the cable machine, dumbells and adaptable CV equipment, however, for these people to move freely around the floor spaces independently, other users need to be mindful of this.
Unfortunately, at present, there's not enough respect or...
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As a part of the course of study for Fitness Professionals, there is a module in Diverse Populations, Inclusive Training and Special Populations (latter is pregnancy etc). To my knowledge it has become an essential part of the course rather than an option in the last decade or two.
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From a fitness professionals perspective, teaching the program will be an extra challenge. Usually the 5 Steps are:
1. Having superb communication (ask questions, motivate, inform, excite)
2. Show and tell them at the same time
3. Set the client up in the exercise
4. Start easy, increase slowly, acknowledge performance & explain progression.
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I listen carefully...I don’t just listen with my ears. I pay FULL attention with my eyes, my body and my mind.
In the case of ID, this communication process is different, and however challenging; leading the assessment should as I believe always follow, the 5 keys to building great relationships. (ARAUT).
Acknowledgement:
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Hi everyone, I work in Trinity College Sport as a Fitness Professional.
I have assisted clients with ID to improve sporting performance, or to achieve a specific goal and have joined the course to increase my understanding of ID and aging, and how to apply considerations and conscious effort to training the mature and motivated. -
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Hello everyone far and wide,
I'm a fitness professional working in Trinity College Dublin, that's in Ireland. Looking at the mix of people here, I will undoubtedly learn alot and all for a very worthy cause of health promotion. -
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With children and adolescents of this type, you may require a network of individuals who have specialized training, although labelled as having a 'disability' they could instead be referred to as having a 'dif ability' - a person with different abilities! I like this concept and makes me think of how differently we need to approach exercising to match their...
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As a younger fitness professional when training little people it seemed natural to me to explore exercise through play, at the time i didn't consider the massive difference i was making to the future of these little people. If children are not active in their young years, they do not develop the habit patterns of regular activity throughout their lives, they...
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I think particularly with older adults they have many secondary fears connected to the aging process, aside from the trauma of the experience of cancer itself. Being de-conditioned from physical inactivity, lifestyle conditions and disease states can all contribute to an advanced ageing rate. Fear of falling, weight bearing pain due to arthritis and muscle...
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* If we look at it like a traffic light - there are red, orange and green lights for somebody in there 60's exercising, careful screening is vital, then goal setting, application of the F.I.T.T principle and behaviour change strategies will assist and motivate the client. The benefits include - reduced chance of musculoskeletal injury, improved peripheral...
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The brain is the body's 'processing' plant and it's functions include: control of muscular movements, heart and respiratory rates, emotional aspects of behaviour, memory and much more. The transmitting of signals from the body to the brain and back again guide brain functioning can be likened to workers on a building site - your CNS (central nervous system) ...
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If guidelines are too, too, too........ people won't do, do, do...
Too long, Too complicated, Too difficult.... etc.. = no changeIt should be explained as simply as possible....
The Three S's of Fitness;
Strength (Muscular)
Stamina (Cardiovascular)
Suppleness (Flexibility)The lack of understanding in the general
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After 'illness' and in particular with people who live alone, getting out to participate in exercise is an important way to engage with others and build a supportive environment.
I work as a fitness professional half my life and over the past 8 years in my gym inductions i use scripted questions:
Question 5 & 6 are feeling questions,
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Anaerobic pathways are used to fuel the 'car' for short trips around the block, whereas aerobic pathways are used for longer journeys in the 'car'.
The major difference is oxygen.
In the aerobic energy system fats, glycogen and protein are broken down to produce large amounts of energy in the presence of oxygen - 'the trees in the forest'.
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In my experience the ageing population in particular underestimate their level of perceived exertion. Gentle exercise simply produces gentle results!
Something to think about is we can exercise hard or long, not for a hard and long time.Approximately 400 years BC Hippocrates said 'if we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and...
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Is it not the best prescription in the world?
However on most medical courses it is absent from the curriculum. There is evidence of this evolving, in my view the role of an Exercise Specialist is an important one often overlooked by doctors. Participation in regular exercise is a preventative measure in itself to many common diseases. I think the day has...
