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35 Years of Coaching Wisdom with Rod Stewart

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Sep 3, 2025
Rod Stewart, a fitness coach with over 35 years of experience, shares powerful insights on how mindset and language transform training outcomes. He emphasizes that true change comes not from how hard you train, but from the stories you tell yourself. Rod discusses how athletes achieve faster results by shifting self-talk, moving from 'I can't' to 'I did.' He advocates for a new approach to fitness, especially for those over 40, encouraging enjoyable activities and emotional awareness alongside physical training. Innovation and community are key themes in his transformative coaching journey.
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INSIGHT

Purpose Sustains Long Careers

  • Commitment to coaching feels rewarding when it aligns with purpose and helps others.
  • Rod stayed because coaching helped his health, family, and gave lifelong meaning.
ANECDOTE

Pioneering Strength Training In Hospitals

  • Rod introduced strength training at a hospital wellness center and it became the top profit center.
  • Corporate took over and he left to start one of the first small-group training studios in the 1990s.
INSIGHT

Mindset Is The Next Evolution

  • Strength training became mainstream after decades of coaching evolution.
  • The next frontier is mindset because people won't sustain training without mental ownership.
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