Barefooter Stories
1 – What’s your favourite activity outside of work and how does it help you live your Barefoot Lifestyle ?
My favourite activities outside of work are spending time with my family, reading and rowing (you’re going to read that a lot here). My family is very fun, we have dinner together on Sunday’s which usually features custard for my nephews. I read every day, usually fiction (but not as intricate Sci-Fi as Caitlin Detmers enjoys) but also history. Rowing coaching is a different sort of challenge but always enjoyable to spend time out on the water and hearing about my crew’s day.
2 – We know that bodies love to move, what do you enjoy to do movement-wise?
Anything that I can take a friend along too! Top favourite activities are running, dancing and weights training. My family does a lot of hiking, but I’m yet to really lean into the amount my parents do i.e. month-long hikes across Sweden. I’m more of a ‘let’s hike for an hour and then get a milkshake and a biscuit’ hiker.
3 – What is one of your favourite memories and how did it shape who “Georgia” is today?
Favourites are hard. Some stand out memories are from rowing, either doing hard training myself or coaching athletes to do hard things. I think those help me to remember that if you get started you can keep going, and if you have a team to work with the keeping on is a lot easier.
4 – If you could choose your dream holiday, would you prefer an international or local destination? And what has been your favourite holiday so far?
My dream holiday would be to go to Europe! I’ve never been before, so I lived vicariously through Brittany and Caitlin D’s travels in recent years and can’t wait to plan for myself. Really hard to decide between Euro summer or Euro White Christmas – I’m open to feedback on both!
My favourite holidays so far have been my first solo trip to Thailand and my first trip to Vanuatu with my partner. Very different trips but I got to have a mix of cultural experiences, some fun nights out and relaxing on the beach. Some memorable moments were hiking in 100% humidity to the Big Buddha on Koh Samui, snorkelling on Pele Island and having sunset cocktails overlooking the Pacific ocean.
5 – What made you want to become a Physiotherapist and so far what has been your favourite moment as a physio?
I wanted to become a Physio after working as a strength and conditioning coach for Rugby 7s and rowing. I loved being in the gym but felt that there was something missing. I spent a lot of time with the team physio and saw more of what she was able to do and how she could problem solve, give exercise prescription and run around the field all at the same time. My favourite moments from my early career have been taking all the cool Physiotherapy techniques and combine them with my background in strength training. With the team, we’ve taken this principle through to working with musicians and dancers and have truly worked towards excellence in movement and performance.
Bonus Question: We all know you love your Rowing, how long have you been rowing/coaching for and what is the best part about it?
I started rowing in year 10 as a school sport and didn’t ever really leave. I’ve coached at various schools since 2015 and my favourite part is getting to know my athletes and seeing them push themselves to achieve great things. I don’t know if the training is ever necessarily ‘fun’ but it’s fun because it’s hard. Fixing oars and boat parts is also fun, finding floating things in the river can be a bit dicey but overall you can usually find many positives. And if not there’s usually a life lesson instead.
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