Benefits of Having a Coach
Registered Dietitian and Coach Jane Connell explains how having a coach can help you reach your goals.
As a health coach for the past 14 years, I have been able to see the many ways that people benefit from teaming up with a health coach. A few standout compliments from clients regarding the perks of coaching include:
- "You saved this soldier’s life.”
- “I never knew that healthy carbohydrates were sabotaging my health.”
- “I couldn’t have done this [lost 92 lb] without your support and guidance.”
- “I never knew that it was possible to get off my medications, and you helped me do it through improving my lifestyle.”
A health coach can:
- Help you make sense of your metabolic health measurements: what do these numbers say about your health?
- Help you set appropriate and realistic health goals that are tailored to you.
- Help you think about your “why” behind your health goal.
- Help you see your strengths and any barriers that might be getting in the way of achieving your goal.
- Help you navigate challenging situations.
- Impart knowledge/education that is tailor-made for you in developing strategies to achieve your goal.
- Keep you accountable to follow through on your action plan.
- Provide insight that helps you see “ah-ha” moments.
- Answer questions you may have.
- Help you measure progress; if you chose to use monitoring devices like Keto-Mojo or a Continuous Glucose Monitor, your coach can help you interpret the information and guide you in personalized habit changes.
- Affirm you in progress that you may not realize you ARE making.
- Help you course-correct if you’re not making progress.
- Recognize unhelpful thinking patterns that may be sabotaging your progress.
In a nutshell, a health coach can empower you to become an active participant in improving your own health and well-being that ultimately leads you to permanent, positive change.
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