Dan Hancock - The Mental Health PT

Celebrating the mother in laws 60th ❤️🥳

Women’s only sections in gyms are an absolute joke by the way.

A gym round the corner from me has opened up a women’s only area and some of the male members have been in uproar asking where their section is? And quite rightly so.

Since the dawn of recreational exercise, gyms have been the domain of men.

How dare the female members take some of our territory and create their own space to feel safe?

Who are we going to stare at and make uncomfortable now? 😂

For the avoidance of doubt, let me be clear on exactly why this section has quite rightly been built…

It gives privacy to female members who want to exercise in peace without being hit on.

It gives safety to those who have experienced violence or abuse at the hands of men, which the grunting, testosterone and aggression on the gym floor can trigger memories of.

It supports and accepts cultural and religious beliefs.

It allows females to use strength equipment that is often found in the male dominated areas of gyms.

It leads to a supportive community atmosphere, and in time, acts as a comfortable gateway to the other areas of the gym.

Lads. This isn’t a joke.

The only thing laughable is people unable to see why these sections are needed ❤️💪🏼

This is how all PT’s should approach fitness 🧠❤️💪🏼

Just ran my fastest 5k since 2018 😭

18 months post hip surgery.

The last time I ran this fast I was in my mid 20’s and was in the shape of my life.

I was a young PT focussing on client performance.

The word mental health wasn’t in my vocabulary.

And we were still years away from discovering what ‘Covid’ was.

Countdown to the 2027 London marathon is on.

Let’s fu***ng go 🙌🏻

If you have ADHD then I know something about you…

You’re not exhausted all the time because you’re secretly actually an introvert, or because you just work really hard, or because you’re getting older.

You’re actually exhausted because you are doing something known as ‘masking’.

Let me know if I’m on the right track here…

You overly apologise for no good reason whatsoever.

You constantly force yourself to make eye contact even though it makes you feel awkward.

You rehearse conversations in your head before social situations.

You suppress the urge to fidget or move.

You stay silent because you’re afraid of interrupting someone or being judged.

You copy friends behaviour or mannerisms in social settings.

And… You say “I’m fine” even though your brain is literally going 100mph 😅

My energy levels have went from in the toilet to me literally saying to myself “I didn’t think it was possible to feel this good.”

And it all started with one decision:

Stop giving a flying f**k what anyone thinks of you.

You are unique. You are brilliantly talented. You are exceptional at connecting the dots and pattern recognition. You are artistic. You are a big dreamer.

You work twice as hard just to keep up.

Stop making your life revolve around what other people think of you.

And start thinking of what you think of you.

The world would be boring if we were all the same.

Embrace the differences in your brain.

Embrace being you.

And your whole fu***ng universe will change 🌍🧠💪🏼❤️

Back in 2009 my dream was to be on tv.

And my wish came true 👀…

Just before my 18th bday (and 2 months before my self-set deadline of being on tv before the end of the year) the BBC came down the local park and interviewed me and my pals blind drunk, swearing, and fighting.

Not exactly how I’d imagined it 😂…

12 years later I had the very same goal.

Have MHEC broadcast on tv before the end of 2021, and show the country the new way that PT’s could help people with their mental health.

Once again, I achieved what I set out to, this time appearing on BBC to give the nation advice on their New Year’s resolutions…

It happened on the 29th Dec…

2 DAYS before my deadline.

Same goal. Totally different reasons.

But, the same manifestation process.

Here’s the point…

Whatever you repeatedly focus on, you become.

Your brain can fixate on what’s possible, or everything that could go wrong.

You can use your actions to serve yourself, or to help others.

The process is the same.

The outcome rarely is.

Your brain is capable of either manifesting your success or orchestrating your downfall.

So be kind to yourself, speak positively to yourself, and most of all…

Train yourself to believe that anything is possible.

This is your sign to go and design your own future 🧠❤️💪🏼

I’m a 34 year old founder of an up-and-coming health business.

Here’s some unhinged things we do as a company…

1️⃣ We believe in helping people who AREN’T using our product.

There’s over 7000 gyms in the U.K. Who needs another one!?

Well, 67% of gym members don’t go.

So we created a gym for people who don’t like gyms 🫶🏻

2️⃣ We believe in doing the opposite of the competition.

At our gym and on our online gym programme, we don’t focus on body image.

The result? Our members get into the best shape of their lives 😎

3️⃣ We don’t listen to people who can’t ‘see’ our vision, no matter their authority.

We created the world’s first mental health qual for PT’s so that they could help people just like us.

The fitness industry told us there wasn’t a need for it. Gyms said there wasn’t a demand. Therapists told us to stay in our lane.

The result? We sold out on our first day 💪🏼

4️⃣ We believe in quality over margins.

Many fitness programmes are generic.

Many fitness course providers are self-learning, tick box courses in order to reduce cost.

Most of our overheads are spent on staffing, so that our members can get the best experience 📖

5️⃣ We believe that careers are born through exercise

A lost PT, Mac, became MHEC Certified with us. Graham, a client, hired Mac. Graham’s life was transformed, and decided to train with us as a PT & MHEC Coach. Peter, a client, hires Graham. His life is now transformed.

The ripple effect of positive mental health, new career prospects and better pathways within the industry has never been greater than with MHEC.

Oh - and here’s the most important part…

I still don’t have a clue what I’m doing.

I trust my gut. I follow my heart. I thrive on providing.

Either I’m the luckiest person in the world… Or, running a business that cares about the customer first works ❤️💪🏼