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Strength Embodied

We help create a space where
power is shared between trainer and client. 

Welcome to the Strength Embodied  

Our Approach:

Our program is called Strength Embodied. It is unique in that it places the knowledge of weight lifting in the participants’ hands, which departs from the traditional paradigm of a participant working indefinitely with a coach.

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Our Mission:    

Our mission is to work with low-income survivors of gender-based violence to teach them strength training fundamentals they can use as a form of self-care, health, and community.

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History:    

This organization was born from a powerful experience my colleagues and I had in the fall of 2019. We partnered with a well-respected organization, Sanctuary for Families (Survivor Leader Division) to provide strength training fundamentals to a group of survivors of domestic violence. The goal was to help these individuals on their journey toward regaining self-sufficiency and autonomy in their lives. Over a period of 6 weeks, participants met twice weekly with a trauma-informed strength trainer and journaled their experiences throughout. 

 

This proved to be a powerful experience for clients and trainers alike. Blog post of original pilot and community.

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The first step is to match a qualified Trauma-Sensitive fitness professional with a client. Once paired, the client will engage in a program with the following parameters:

  • 9 weeks

  • 2- 60 minute sessions per week

  • Initial assessment to measure progress of intervention

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Throughout the program, participants will learn how to:

  • Learn the fundaments: 8 basic movement patterns

  • Personalize mobility work/movement prep

  • Assess one's own progress

  • Evaluate each movement to ensure appropriate weight is used

  • Claim space and share space in gym environment
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Upon graduation of the program, each participant will receive: 

  • Logbook

  • Journal

  • 1-year free membership to the local rec center for graduates

  • Peer support

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  • Pre/post survey

  • ParQ

  • Time of day and location options

  • Just like taking a course: notes, doing, and reviewing

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  • Health benefits

  • More tools the better

  • Community

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  • Anyone who is in a safe space and has their basic needs met

  • Those who wish to get involved on the ground floor in a new and evolving project

  • Anyone who wishes to give feedback to help shape the program

  • Those able to obtain doctor permission (if ParQ determines)

  • Those who have a support system in place

  • Those who are open to strength training

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What Else Should You Know?

  • You must be able to commit

  • Minimum of 24 hours' notice is required to cancel or reschedule with trainer

  • You must contact trainer if you need to cancel or reschedule or are running late

  • The trainer might have their own lateness policy

  • 2 cancellations are allowed without rescheduling for both trainer and client

  • The trainer will try to reschedule but understand they may not have the flexibility twice without rescheduling

  • More than 2 cancellations may result in forfeit of continuing the program (each individual situation will be reviewed by trainer and a M.I.N.E. representative)

  • No showing (standing the trainer up) is not allowed

Next Steps:

What to do if you are interested?

  If you would like to be notified for the next Strength Embodied class, pleas contact us. We would love to have you be a part of our community. Please register on our Join us page and join our email list. 

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