{"id":1665,"date":"2016-07-20T05:05:27","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T04:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.totalcoaching.com\/blog\/?p=1665"},"modified":"2016-10-19T21:53:42","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T20:53:42","slug":"calisthenics-training-for-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.totalcoaching.com\/blog\/calisthenics-training-for-motivation\/","title":{"rendered":"Calisthenics Training for Clients Who Lack Motivation"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":2474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"

Ever find that motivating your clients is a bit of a struggle? <\/p>

My personal experience is that lacking motivation can actually stem from either YOUR CLIENT or YOU as their coach (or worse, it can be caused by both of you!).<\/p>

Let's begin by looking at how your clients can contribute to their own issues with motivation<\/a>...\u200b.<\/p>

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Why Clients Aren't Motivated<\/strong><\/h2>

Let\u2019s start first with the client's attitude to training and consequent motivation, because it's always their fault if they don\u2019t like training, right? <\/p>

We want people to be self-motivated<\/a>. They should want to train, and they should want to be healthy and fit just like us, right?<\/p>

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Well, I think it\u2019s important to remember that everyone is different and people don\u2019t always share the same passion for health and fitness as us coaches do. <\/p>

Many people don\u2019t like training, but they know that exercise is good for physical and mental well-being, therefore, they want to train but they lack the same motivation we may have. <\/p>

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Your clients want to learn, but they also want to be motivated to do better and to achieve more!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If these clients were self-motivated and loved training, chances are they wouldn\u2019t be hiring a coach or personal trainer <\/span>because they\u2019d be happy \"cracking on\" themselves as many people do. So, for those who are seeking personal training, there is a very strong likelihood that they not only need you to show them what they need to do, they also need to be motivated<\/a> to do it!<\/p>

Do You Feel Burnt Out?<\/strong><\/h2>

So that brings us to you, the coach. Is it really your job to motivate your clients? <\/p>

Some of you will say, \"Yes!\" while other trainers may still be thinking that the client needs to share that responsibility. We all know it\u2019s difficult to bring that motivating energy to all of your clients, every single session, every single day.<\/span><\/span> <\/p>

As coaches and personal trainers, we are still human, we still get tired after long days, and it\u2019s difficult to be a \"ball of motivating energy\" at the end of a long day or busy week. Trying to motivate your least-motivated clients can be a quick path to burnout and dissatisfaction in your career.<\/p>

So what's my solution? <\/p>

The reality is that it\u2019s hard to be constantly motivating all your clients with the words you say and the energy you try to bring to your sessions. That's why I've found calisthenics training to be a crucial motivation tool. <\/p>

\"Unlike many other forms of training, calisthenics offers unique intrinsic rewards<\/a> that can motivate your clients without placing such a burden on your shoulders.\"<\/h3>

If you\u2019re new to calisthenics, wonder what it actually is, or think it\u2019s too difficult for your clients, check out the previous article<\/a> I wrote for Total Coaching that will answer all of your questions.<\/p>

How Will Calisthenics Training Motivate Your Clients?<\/strong><\/h2>

Calisthenics lends itself as a motivating tool for training for many reasons. <\/p>

#1. Give Your Clients Very Specific Goals<\/h3>

First, it\u2019s driven by goals with a specific outcome (i.e. achieving a calisthenics movement). Training towards specific outcomes, rather than goals that seem ever-present (e.g. to lose weight<\/a> or to simply \"get fit\"), can help motivate clients because they can see a light at the end of the tunnel. They know exactly where they are headed.<\/p>

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