Human Behaviour and Exercise
Understanding Human Behaviour & Exercise
Personal trainers are essentially in the business of 'guiding behaviour change'. This page looks at understanding behaviour change and the five fundamental tasks all PT's must excel at.
A Healthy Approach to Behaviour Change and Living
Why do so many people start and then quickly drop out of their exercise program? Its easy to understand when you consider how our actions are shaped by beliefs and references. You absolutely must consider these as a trainer - your success depends upon it!
How Do People ‘Change’?
In this page we look at the 'stages of change' model which shows that when people change their behaviour they move through different stages. Knowing what to do to be most effective at each stage is extremely important for all you PT's.
Requirements for Successful Behaviour Change
Effort (or a lack thereof) is seldom a reason for clients ceasing exercise. Discover the three essential elements all clients must have to successfully change their behaviour here, and what you can do as a trainer to 'plug any gaps' your clients may have.
What ‘Support’ do Clients Need When Taking Action?
On this page you'll learn how and when to support clients so their 'actions' become healthy habits. This will be more productive for your business than focusing on your advanced prescription skills!
Psychological seeding
This is a technique you can use to influence a Personal Training client's efforts to change without the need for a lot of input and direct guidance from you, the Personal Trainer.
Personality Types And Their Influence On Behaviour
If you've ever wondered why some people easy to communcate with and others a real struggle, then read this page which explains how our personalities differ and how to communicate effectively with all your PT clients
Personality Profile and Behavioural Style Worksheets
Here are the 'DISC' personality profile and behavioural style worksheets for you to use to discover your own DISC and 'default' behavioural style - improve your communcation by discovering a little more about yourself!
How Behavioural Styles Influence Behaviour
Problems in communication often stem from clashes in behavioural styles or roles. Ensure you communicate effectively as a personal trainer by learning which style(s) or role to embrace and which to avoid.
Major Motive(s) for Exercise
If you want to train athletes and do rehab then chances are your wishes will conflict with what most clients want. And conflict is bad...real bad!
Attitudes, Fears and Exercise
Please read this page so you understand that there are some things you should never do to your clients...no matter how impressive you think they may be.
Why do Members Leave, or Stay?
If you don't know what is important then everything is important...but do you have time to do everything? As a PT - probably not. So read this page and focus on what you can do to help retain your clients and the clubs members
Attendance, Adherence, Drop out and Retention
Patterns of gym member attendance, adherence, drop-out and retention tell us many things...like when to be at the gym, when and how to help members, and what happens when you don't. Ignore this at your peril!
How to Improve Attendance and Adherence
It's not rocket science! This page looks at the simple things all fitness professionals need to do to help club members and clients build a productive exercise habit.
The Factors That Affect Attendance: In Detail
In order to improve your clients attendance there are a host of personal, environmental and cognitive fators that you must address. There may be a few surprises for you here...
