Top Ways To Influence A Personal Training Client To Eat Better

Sometimes it is easier for a personal training client to keep up with his exercises than it is for him to stay on his eating program. That may be because cardio training or weightlifting requires a positive action, but sticking with a diet often requires a certain level of deprivation. You need to find the positives in your client’s eating program for him, and influence him to make better choices.

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1. The best thing you can do for your personal training client is to teach him to focus on the appeal of the food he is to eat. If he is to eat fresh vegetables rather than potato chips for a snack, show him by your own reactions how wonderful the taste can be. Do not do this in an overbearing way, but simply comment on how fresh the vegetables are and how much you like them. If your client spends time around you as you eat healthy foods, you will influence his perception of what tastes good.

2. On the other hand, as a busy personal trainer, you might not have a lot of time to spend eating with your clients, other than some snacks for his workouts. There are still other ways to influence his eating patterns. Start by recommending restaurants that serve healthy foods. You are doing him the favor of directing him to a great eating establishment, while also steering him to better eating choices.

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3. Have your personal training client fill out an eating journal. Then, give him encouragement because he made the effort first of all. Go over the journal with him in a positive, learning type atmosphere and ask him how he would do things differently. Put the ball in his court and guide him to choose better foods. After your personal training client has taken the time to go over his journal with you, give him more praise, and when he actually changes his eating habits noticeably, give him a tangible health reward.

4. Make nutrition emotion-free in your personal training program. Most people either overeat or under-eat when they are upset, so making them feel bad will not accomplish anything. Instead, treat your nutrition conversations like a learning experience, encouraging progress, giving advice, and handing out coupons for health foods and healthy dinners. You could even have a banquet occasionally to acknowledge the success of your best personal training clients. Use any means possible to emphasize the value, rewards, and pleasure of making the right eating choices.