Maria hackett
“Move well first, Move often”
In this episode of the Any Given Runday podcast, Eric and Seán talk to fitness coach Maria Hackett (@maria_hfitnesspt) on how getting into the fitness industry helped her overcome her anxiety along with how she got into calisthenics and strength training.
In this episode, you will hear about Maria's journey into the fitness world and her training, including:
- The journey from feeling lost after the leaving cert to getting into the fitness industry
- Overcoming her fears and anxiety in college
- How she fell in love with calisthenics and strength-based training
- What calisthenics actually involves
- Training with the Irish Calisthenics Academy
- Challenging Eric to change from "bicep curls for the girls" to be able to do a handstand
- Coaching strength training with New Era Coaching
- Why she loves the scientific approach to training, assessing and knowing when to push and when to pull back on exercises as opposed to the Instagram Exercises for the likes
- "Move well first, Move often..."
- The pitfalls of Social Media and proper training for exercise and health
- Maria's tips for getting into fitness
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