RX'D RADIO E619: Run Clubs, Peptides & Professionalism: Stop Treating Coaching Like a Side Job
Oct 22, 2025
This lively discussion tackles the latest fitness trends, from run clubs to peptides and HYROX. The hosts debate whether run clubs serve more as social mixers than serious training. They stress the importance of professionalism in coaching, emphasizing accountability for client results. A focus on delivering an exceptional client experience emerges as vital, along with the value of peer recognition in the coaching world. The conversation encourages trainers to shift their mindset and treat personal training as a legitimate career.
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Run Clubs Are Social First
- Run clubs often function as social/dating scenes, not serious group training.
- Dr Jordan Shallow and Jordan Jiunta joke that front-runners won't stick around in those settings.
Trends Recycle What Works
- Trends in fitness recycle old ideas; what's constant is what actually works.
- Run clubs and Pilates are modern iterations of long-standing exercise patterns.
Training Time Is Sacred
- High performers separate community from focused training and respect sacred training time.
- Socializing belongs around training, not during hard work.