Using Socratic Questioning In Your Coaching

Using Socratic Questioning In Your Coaching

Coaching

As a health and fitness coach, your role extends beyond simply prescribing workouts and nutrition targets. Your ultimate goal is to empower clients to make sustainable, lifelong changes. One of the most effective tools for achieving this is Socratic questioning, a...
Overview Of Diet Quantity

Overview Of Diet Quantity

Nutrition

In the last few articles in this series, we have discussed a lot about diet quantity, and I want this article to serve as a kind of overview of diet quantity. This will allow you to quickly reference back to the most important information, without having to go through...
Am I Hungry Or Am I Bored?

Am I Hungry Or Am I Bored?

Nutrition

Have you ever found yourself standing in front of the fridge, staring at its contents and wondering, “Am I hungry or am I bored?” This is something I’ve discussed with countless clients over the years, and it’s something we’ve all experienced.  The line between...
20 Tips To Deal With Cravings

20 Tips To Deal With Cravings

Nutrition

Cravings are something that a lot of people experience, but you can actually deal with cravings pretty effectively and stick to your diet. In this article, I want to discuss why cravings happen and what you can do about them. Before we get stuck in, I would just like...
All Successful Diets Have These Things In Common

All Successful Diets Have These Things In Common

Nutrition

There is no doubt that for most people, understanding what to do with their diet is one of the key challenges they face. It is very hard to separate fact from fiction and to actually understand the principles behind dietary success. So, I want this article to serve as...
Dealing With Alcohol In The Diet

Dealing With Alcohol In The Diet

Nutrition

Dealing with alcohol in the diet can be quite tricky. If we are discussing nutrition in a comprehensive manner, as we are in this article series, we have to deal with alcohol in the diet. In most countries, some amount of alcohol is consumed regularly, and thus forms...
How Identity Shapes Behaviour

How Identity Shapes Behaviour

Coaching

One of the things you generally figure out after coaching for a while is that identity shapes behaviour. You’ve probably had clients who nail their workouts and stick to their nutrition plans for a while, only to fall back into old habits. You might even hear them...
10 Common Mistakes Coaches Make and How to Avoid Them

10 Common Mistakes Coaches Make and How to Avoid Them

Coaching

I want to share the 10 of the most common mistakes coaches make and how to avoid them. Because, when I first started coaching almost 15 years ago, I thought I had it all figured out. I was enthusiastic, freshly certified, and ready to change lives. But it wasn’t long...