A Healthier You and Your Team

In this episode Nathan talks about what else the Hair Life podcast is about: Living your best life. One of the biggest topics of discussion he’s noticed recently is keeping healthy as you age, so here he suggests some things you need to be aware of and some solutions for you to keep fit and feel good.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Every salon worker and owner has probably worked a day in the salon where they feel beaten up by standing all day and moving in awkward positions. This is something I think about when I look around my salon and see people with hunched shoulders or arched backs – it really frustrates me. How can we correct that? Many not in the hair and beauty industry, like office workers suffer with these things daily. I believe in getting the best help from the right -people, PTs, sports rehab trainers. This is your career, if you can have marginal gain each and every day that makes you feel better, it’s worth it. But, I know it costs. If you can’t afford to spend this much money on yourself there are a range of simple exercises you can do that will start helping you. The essential ingredient to this is strength training which can be done in a number of different ways: tension bands, using your own body weight, then free weights and dumb bells will build muscle. It will make you feel 100% better. Looking and feeling good is what we should be and ageing well is what I want each and every one of you to do. Go and stand in the mirror and look at yourself standing naturally in your underwear. Is there anything that doesn’t look quite right? Pictures don’t lie. This enabled me to look at what I needed to work on. Also, look at your shoes, where are they worn?   BEST MOMENTS ‘I’ve suffered with my shoulders being out of alignment and my pectoral muscles being shorter on my left side. That’s from holding a hairdryer like I do for 30 years.’ ‘Through exercise and really good quality training, it’s freed up, my structure has changed, my shape is better. It’s about having a lion chest – shoulders back, tits out!’ ‘Posture is really important for a hairdresser.’ ‘If you don’t use energy, wasted energy turns into fat.’   ABOUT THE HOST Welcome and thank you for reading this, I’m Nathan Plumridge salon owner and Hair Stylist. I’ve been in the industry for nearly 30 years and have been a salon owner for 23 of them. I have been fortunate enough to work and learn with some of the biggest names in the industry and this has given me the experience and drive to now be here with you sharing my experiences.   CONTACT DETAILS www.hairlifeshow.comInstagram is @nathan.hairlifeEmail me at [email protected] show was brought to you by Progressive Media