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How to get the most out of your allied health professional.

First up, what is an allied health professional?

Generally speaking, an allied health professional provides services to enhance and/or maintain the function of their client.

An allied health professional is an individual who has studied at university typically in health sciences. They have typically achieved a Masters or higher, and are registered to their relevant associations and practices with a code of ethics/conduct. An allied health professional uses evidence based practice to diagnose and treat an individual in order to achieve full function. 

Allied health professionals include, but are not limited to:

  • Physiotherapy
  • Osteopathy
  • Dietetics 
  • Podiatry
  • Psychology

How do I choose who I should see?

If you’re unsure about which professional is most suitable for your needs, chat with your Coach or GP. We can help direct you to the best service based on what you are experiencing. When it comes to lifting, it helps to have someone who understands what we do. Aim to find a professional that either lifts or understands lifting. Just because they have the title, doesn’t mean they have the experience in lifting. 


It’s important to make it super clear that allied professionals are here to support and aid you in your training efforts.

If you ever get a blanket no or don’t do this without a conversation, seek help from an alternative professional.

I’ve chosen someone. What steps can I take to get the most out of it?

It’s important to point out the hard truth. Your chosen professional is not there to ‘fix’ you. They are here to educate and guide you to get to the desired outcomes. They cannot do the work for you. Do not go into a session expecting a massage to fix everything. Too often we hear, “xxx didn’t do anything. They just made me repeat the exercises they’d given me in front of them and sent me on my way. I just wanted a massage”. If you want a massage, you can look to get a remedial massage and or see a myotherapist. But remember, a massage is not a long term fix. 

Coaches and Allied Professionals work best together:

When Coaches and Allied Professionals work together, our clients win!

Strength Coach & Physiotherapist working together

looks like…

  1. A good Physiotherapist will spend most of the first session chatting to you. Gathering data and evidence from what you’re experiencing, when and how it’s affecting you. They’ll typically ask you a lot of questions before they begin to physically assess you. From there, they’ll demonstrate, and have you perform some exercises that they’ll send you home with. 
  1. Open up lines of communication between your Physiotherapist and Coach. Give them each other’s emails so that they can work together. It makes both of our jobs SO much easier. Don’t forget your coach sees you a lot more frequently than your Physiotherapist does. This will help by giving your Physiotherapist more historical data about your lifting from our observations and information about your current programming. It also helps your Coach by giving them direction about what they might need to remove, or add to your program, where you’re at with rehabilitation, and where you’re going next. Lastly, it helps you. When you’re getting treatment it often is normal to forget a few things. You don’t have to remember what they said about what muscle is impacting what movement.
  1. Do the damn work. The more committed you are to doing your exercises, the quicker you’ll see the results. If you’re struggling to motivate yourself, let your coach know. We can help by strategizing suitable times, utilising them as part of your warm ups or putting them into your program. We all want you to succeed!
  1. Have open and honest communication with your Physiotherapist. Ask questions and be honest. Tell them what’s working and what isn’t, what you’re struggling with and what you might need help with. Don’t bother lying to them. They know when you haven’t done the work… It’s clear as day.

When Coaches and Allied Professionals work together,

our clients win!

– Coach Rach

A good allied health professional is an incredible resource to have by your side. There is so much that you can learn from them, and so much benefit to gain in pursuit of your health and fitness goals.

But you have to be willing to do the work, in order to reap the rewards.

Coach Rach x

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Our privacy practices have their foundations in the Australian Privacy Principles, which are contained in the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) as amended. Consistent with these principles we have set out below an explanation of our Privacy Policy. The aim of this document is to assist our clients to understand the importance we place on collecting, using, storing, correcting, and disclosing personal information.

What is Personal Information?
Personal information is information or an opinion whether true or not and whether in material form or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained from the information or opinion.

Collection of Personal Information
We collect information that is provided directly from our clients. It is up to the client to advise us of any changes to customer’s personal details to ensure we keep our records accurate and up to date. Barbell Babes Brigade may directly collect personal information from our clients:
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We will use the information we collect to provide the service that has been requested from us. We may disclose information to a third party who is contractually required to comply with our privacy obligations.

Protecting and Maintaining Personal Information
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

It is important that you read and understand this document so that we are both on the same page about each aspect of your training. This ensures we maintain a smooth and professional relationship.

The Basics

Prior to Training:
Bring a towel and water bottle to all training sessions. Make sure you dress in clean, comfortable gym attire. Arrive 5-10 minutes before your session starts.

Your Package:
Your training package has been selected for your based on your skill and price point. We ensure that all trainers have a minimum level of skills, qualification and experience before employing any trainer. You can be assured that all trainers will be competent, courteous and committed to your success. If you feel that any of our trainers fall below the high standard we expect then we request that you inform us immediately- speak with Rochene Hawley.

Bring a towel and water bottle to all training sessions. Make sure you dress in clean, comfortable gym attire. Arrive 5-10 minutes before your session starts.

Changing Packages:
Regular training sessions are essential to success and reaching training goals. We do not mind if you change your training package with us after commencement of your start date. However, we provide our packages in blocks of 12 weeks and can be
altered a maximum of once during each block. This will obviously affect the amount you are charged. We are happy to do this but require at least 2 weeks notice before we can change this. Please discuss any changes with your coach.

Cancellation/Rescheduling Sessions:
To cancel or reschedule a session, a minimum of 24 hours notice is needed. Failure to do so will incur the full cost of your session. If you need to cancel within 24 hours notice for whatever reason (except major medical emergency or Act of God), the
session will be charged. No make up session will be permitted. There are not exceptions to this policy. It is every time wasting and costly for us.

We promise to give you the same courtesy and will give you 24 hours notice if we need to cancel or reschedule an appointment.
If we give you less than 24 hours notice, the session will be made up for free of charge and we will buy you a coffee as well as an apology. We respect your time is valuable.

Sessions must be rescheduled for the following week only. Failure to book in owing sessions in the following week will result in a lost session. This is your responsibility not ours. Discretion may be given.

Late arrival policy:

(a) If you arrive late, your session will run to the agreed scheduled finish time.

(b) If you arrive late for a ‘Brigade’ or ‘Semi Private’ session you may not be permitted to join.

(c) If your trainer arrives late, the full session time will run or if not convenient will be made up at a more appropriate time.

(d) Failure to arrive will incur the full cost of the training session.

Financial

Training suspension:
Barbell Babes Brigade requires at least 14 days advance notice of any prolonged training absences.

Training and Payments can be suspended for a maximum of 2 weeks per 12 week block with no fees. Suspension fees longer than 2 weeks will incur a cost of $20 per week.

To cancel or suspend your direct debit contract, your must email admin@barbellbabesbrigade.com.au with 2 weeks prior notice to allow us to organise this with Ezidebit.

Payment policy:
Payment for training package sessions must be made in full prior to commencing the first session of the training package.

We will charge you up front for the 12 week block unless a payment arrangement has been established in which a 10% processing fee is applied.

We accept payments via direct debit, credit card or cash if paying in full.

Instalment payment arrangements will be direct debited via Ezidebit weekly, fortnightly or monthly.

By providing us your credit card or bank details, you acknowledge that you have, or otherwise do, authorise us to charge you (by whatever means provided or available) any amount agreed to be paid to us by you.

Cancellation for training:
Training packages are contracted for a minimum of 12 weeks.

A cooling off period of 48 hours is provided. If you choose to cancel your training package prior to this, a full refund will be given.

If you wish to cease your training package with Barbell Babes Brigade after your cooling off period has lapsed, a fee equal to 20% of the remaining balance will be incurred.

We retain the right to terminate your training package in the event of unsatisfactory performance by you or for any other reason. In this event, no refund will be granted.

Barbell Babes Brigade retains the sole discretion to determine when a performance deemed unsatisfactory. You agree that we are not require to give you any reason for our discretion.

Expiration of training package sessions:
If you reschedule or cancel your sessions we do not mind. However your sessions will expire in 6 calender months from the date of payment.

Privacy:
You understand that Barbell Babes Brigade collects personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act 1988(Cth) and the Privacy Policy.

Any personal information collected will only be used to provide you with training services and will be kept confidential between you and our trainers.

You grant us permission to use any photographs or videos taken of you during your training or competition, including any before and after photographs, together with your first name and any testimonial you agree to write. You agree that we can use those images and details on our website and in any other publication. You agree that no compensation will be paid or owed to you at any time for the use of these images and/or videos. If you do not wish to allow us to use your photograph or video in this way, please let us know.

Competition Day Fees (Competitors only):
Barbell Babes Brigade has a $150 dollar competition fee that is to be paid 2 weeks prior to competing. This covers our trainers entrance fee and time required to Coach your throughout the day. Our Coaches will help you prepare for the meet, tell you what numbers to warm up with, submit your lifting attempts and handle you throughout the event. We will give you peace of mind on the day.

Warranties:
You warrant that you are physically fit, have disclosed all your relevant health and medical history, and are in a condition that will allow you to participate fully in all and any training activity set by us.

You understand that Barbell Babes Brigade is relying on your warranty of your physical condition before allowing you to train.

You agree to assume full responsibility for payment of all medical expenses not covered by medical insurance that you may have which may result from your participation in any activity at Barbell Babes Brigade.

You acknowledge and understand there are inherent risks in participating in strenuous exercise.

Limitation of liability:
If you sustain or claim to sustain any injury while participating in any training session with the Barbell Babes Brigade, you acknowledge that Barbell Babes Brigade or your trainer are not responsible, except where the injury was caused as a result of
any gross negligence.

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