noellyons

Fort Lauderdale, FL

My training style is that the client knows best about himself, but I'm the walking talking A-Z on all things health, fitness and wellness. This way I offer suggestions and the client responds. One of the biggest barriers stopping clients moving forward is in fact their own beliefs regarding health + fitness. By adopting this relationship style, I don't confront these beliefs head-on (which could cause resistance), but subtly enhance the client's awareness over time.

That they don't really know where they are heading or even what they are doing. Many will copy what others do and you see this in gyms all the time - everyone making the same mistakes, particularly with abs. Exercises are either too fast, not carried out over a full range of motion or simply inappropriate for that person's body shape. Plus very little regard is given to overall muscle balance / program design.

For me health, fitness + wellness is a continuum, and we all lie someone along it. I like to help the client identify where they are now, and where they would like to be, with pit stops along the way. For many, this means making exercise a habit and developing through the FITT formula. So later, once exercise is no longer a chore, I would introduce topics like smoking + drinking for discussion and demonstrate how they are at cross-purposes with their exercise + fitness beliefs.