CBT-Fitness Health Coaches have a unique opportunity and responsibility to provide a respectful environment for their clients. In the fitness industry, respect has not received adequate attention. A new approach to CBT-Fitness based coaching addresses the quality of the client–coach relationship. We believe that respect is a combination of action, attitude and open-mindedness, urging coaches to recognize their own biases and beliefs and be willing to suspend them …
When wanting to make changes to your eating habits, the best advice I can give is to start with “The Regular Eating Method.” This is the most significant change you can make when it comes to tackling the unhelpful eating habits you want to kick to the curb. Over 30 years of research in the field of …
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When it comes to helping clients achieve their fitness goals, taking a simple approach often works best. Goal setting is one of the most powerful tools you can use to help transform your client’s lives. At CBT Meets Fitness, we use a simple 6 step approach when setting fitness goals with our clients. Here is …
Clients who worry and experience feelings of anxiety, can sometimes assign more importance to certain events and outcomes than they deserve. A setback such as weight gain, injury or illness causes short term pain. But then they dwell on it, playing out the worst-case scenarios, often fretting over the downstream effects.In time, clients often realize …
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE In this podcast, owner Jill Bunny had the pleasure of being a guest on the Thyroid Warrior Podcast with Ebony Colina. The podcast talked about Jill’s personal experience with thyroid issues – and how she uses CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) to enhance her physical and mental wellbeing. As you know, …
Over the past few months, the entire world has been on lock-down. We are no doubt observing and seeing first hand the “packing on” of what media is referring to as “Covid-15.” (Putting on 15lbs while in quarantine). As a fitness professional, you are eagerly waiting the influx of clients eager to re-start their fitness …
Relaxation Techniques Relaxation techniques are a great way to help “fitness focused” clients respond to stressful situations. These techniques involve having the client change and de-escalate physical sensations and body signals when the client notices that they are rising. These techniques are based on the principles that you cannot be both relaxed and anxious at …
It can be hard to make unexpected changes, however creating an action plan can help. You could explore making a change by answering the questions below, or using one or two of the CBT-Fit Skills mentioned afterwards. What activities are possible? Which seem like fun? What would you like to try or change?( e.g. listen to …
“In a time of crisis it is our duty as CBT-Fitness Health Coaches & Fitness Professionals to find the best solution for our clients.” The death of a loved one, acute illness, the loss of a job, we all experience significant life events from time to time, and of course this can happen to our …
When we see a personal trainer in the gym, or on social media, what thoughts pop up? Most often, (if not being negative) the words strong, confident, fit and popular come to mind. But is that the whole truth? Or, are we fibbing ourselves, and falling into the trap of “seeing what we want to …
