Episode 213: Maggie Downie - Movement as medicine

The Robbie Bourke Podcast

English - May 30, 2019 14:34 - 2 hours - 175 MB - ★★★★ - 35 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 212: Greg Lehman - Pain Science

Next Episode: Episode 214: Mladen Jovanović - HIIT training, unpredictability, and agile periodization

This episode guest is Maggie Downie from Personal Euphoria

Maggie Downie is a Pilates Instructor and the owner of Personal Euphoria. She has a B.A in history from Eastern Connecticut State

University and has studied Pilates since 2002. She is certified in Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Mat Pilates through STOTT Pilates. Maggie has trained in Pilates for breast cancer rehabilitation and Pilates for pre and post-natal clients, Pilates Equipment as well as injuries and special populations. She has also taken classes and trained under Pilates Elders Mary Bowen, Ron Fletcher, Jay Grimes, and Lolita San Miguel. She thinks it is a privilege to work with different bodies- whether athletes or someone doing post rehab. She has been a guest on NPR and Better CT to share and discuss her knowledge of fitness. Her enthusiastic, upbeat personality is effective in helping students become energized about health and wellness.

On this episode Maggie and I discuss:

Maggies background
What is pain?
I ask Maggie how she works with clients that are in pain
I ask Maggie who's work and research in pain has influenced her the most
I ask Maggie what in her opinion are the leading factors to many individuals pain
I ask Maggie why she wrote her book?
I ask Maggie about the importance of language when dealing with clients and pain
I ask Maggie about how she deals with individuals who really self identify with their pain
I ask Maggie what are the biggest things her has learned in her life and career
Maggie and I discuss the difference between sport and health
I ask Maggie what a typical day in her life is like?
I ask Maggie for you top resources
I ask Maggie for her top and current book recommendation?
I ask Maggie for her top life advice
I ask Maggie, if she only had one year left on planet earth, how would she spend that year and why?
I ask Maggie, if she could invite 5 people to dinner, dead and alive, who would she invite and why?

Episode 213: Maggie Downie - Movement as medicine

The Robbie Bourke Podcast

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