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Fitness Coaching - Are You Ready?

What do you want?

Do you want to improve your level of fitness?

Are you ready to develop a fit lifestyle?

Do you believe that a higher level of fitness will bring you powerful benefits that are very important to you?

Are you ready to take responsibility to make and sustain changes in at least one area of fitness?

Are you ready to invest at least three months to make improvements?

Will you be open and honest, and share personal information that is relevant to fitness?

Are you ready to become more self-aware?

Are you open to suggestions and trying new things?

Do you understand that setbacks are normal on the path of change and necessary in order to establish new behaviors?

Will you be punctual and responsive?

Will you ask for the support, feedback or resources you need from your coach?

What I, as Your Fitness Coach Will do for YOU!

As your fitness coach, my role is to help you develop a fit lifestyle, and the ability and self-confidence to maintain a fit lifestyle. One step at a time.

Through a coaching inquiry, I will encourage you to identify your fitness vision, motivators, obstacles, and strategies to overcome your obstacles, and commit to developing a fit lifestyle.

I will listen to you attentively and without judgment or my own agenda.

Where possible I will ask questions and encourage you to arrive at your own answers.

I will encourage realistic expectations and goals

I will be direct and firm with feedback when needed.

I will help identify creative solutions to get around roadblocks.

I will provide advice and instruction for engineering fitness into your busy life.

I will be punctual and responsive.

I will recognize early whether the chemistry with you is good or not optimal, and if not optimal, refer you to another coach.

I will acknowledge when you have an issue that is outside my scope of knowledge and skill and recommend other avenues.

Deborah Caruana RN, MES, PT.
Website: www.vitalsignsfitness.com
Email: deb@vitalsignsfitness.com
For more information go to http://www.vitalsignsfitness.com/consultation.html or email deb@vitalsignsfitness.com

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