“Coaching is about supporting the client to become independently empowered to support him- or herself. You’ve heard the phrase “location, location, location.” From my experience in coaching, it’s about “the client does the work, the client does the work, the client does the work.”
“I think we are seeing a greater acceptance of integrating prevention activities, such as exercise, into one’s lifestyle. Our values are changing; it is the silver lining to the economic downturn. People are really thinking about what is important in their lives now and are making the connection between saving money, their quality of life and using exercise as a prescription for disease prevention.”
Richard T. Cotton, MA
---------------
“Health is about getting to the underlying cause of problems. It is about looking at what we eat, how physically active we are, do we sleep well at night, do we quit smoking, what kind of toxins are we exposed to and how resilient are we when we’re dealt a curve ball that leads to stress or depression. This is where the fitness and wellness industry has a very unique opportunity,” Guarneri says.
“We are spending 17% of our gross domestic product on treating seven chronic diseases [heart disease, diabetes, asthma, some cancers, hypertension, stroke, and obesity] that can be shifted by lifestyle change.”
Mimi Guarneri, MD, FACC
------------
“Ideally, the more you’re able to engage an individual in [his or her own] healing process, the more effective treatment will be. We want to empower people with the knowledge and understanding of how to get better. Historically, we haven’t been doing that,” Anbar says. Tomer, Anbar, PhD
No comments:
Post a Comment