I recently attended a conference in Boston entitled Coaching in Leadership and Medicine.
The sessions intertwined theory from systems therapy, executive coaching, immunity to change models and ground breaking research in positivity.
The theme throughout was that a good coach needs to increase self-awareness in the client and help them to take responsibility for their own outcomes. It matters not whether the objective is to increase productivity or decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease, if the end result involves behavioural change (which becoming a regular exerciser does) then helping people to identify and eliminate psychological as well as physiological obstacles is essential.
The fitness industry is crying out for a new teaching model and if exercise professionals can just shift their mindset from being the expert to being the facilitator of change then wellness coaching may just be it.
Australian Fiona Cosgrove is a leading international wellness coach. She is presenting at the FIA Conference in Telford on Wednesday July 13th.
FIA Flame Conference – “Creating Connections – The Key to our future”
Wednesday July 13th at the Telford International Centre.
Click here to book your place now!
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