Athletic trainers, personal trainers and physical therapists use exercise to help people achieve goals related to pain, performance, and body composition. However, any good trainer or therapist will tell you that what happens outside the gym, AKA life, will greatly impact what happens inside the gym, AKA gains.
Although trainers and therapists have knowledge in lifestyle fundamentals outside of exercise, it is difficult to have meaningful conversations with clients, that lead to long term change, during workout sessions. If a trainer spends extra time providing resources and information following a session, the effort typically does not lead to behavior change, and is often not financially compensated.
Trainers and therapists need a colleague to refer to who can provide their clients with the space and guidance needed to identify priorities, discover inner motivations and intentions, establish environments and support systems, and create an actionable plan to achieve their ideal vision. The ability to do so will compliment client efforts in fitness, and improve outcomes associated with training or therapy. Win/Win for everyone involved.
Health coaches serve as a resource for trainers, therapists, and the general population in this regard, and utilize evidence-based coaching practices needed for structured, detailed, individualized coaching that leads to long-lasting, meaningful change. For a more details on health coaching, check out the earlier blog “What is a Health Coach?”
If you are a therapist or trainer and have clients that you think would benefit from health coaching email me and tell me why.
Be sure to inquire about my client referral program and how trainers and therapists can earn passive income through health coaching with Bellhouse Fitness.
Thanks for reading!
Gerard