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Aug 20
30m 32s

Should You Hire A Coach?

Graham Ambrose and Angus Warburton
About this episode

Graham and Angus discuss what a coach does. Whether it’s for weight training or other life skills, a coach can be transformative. Graham describes how Angus helped him at the beginning of their relationship, and how that help has morphed over the years.

They compare online fitness training with face to face training, and what academic studies have shown.


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