I'm actually pretty stoked about having a few of my Personal Training clients go through the process of answering a series of questions based on three main areas of their lives. In particular Physical Activity (which, if they are already a client, I'm thoroughly well-versed in), Nutrition (which again, if they're a client I'm very well-versed in)
and Holistic Health, which I talk about a little, especially if a client seems to need it. Holistic is definitely a buzzword that has attained quite a bit of popularity in recent years. I used to think it was some kind of strange, new-age, hippy word used by people who talked about their auras and chakras while consulting Miss Cleo's psychic hotline and analyzing the shade of their mood rings. But no. Holistic health is so, SO important because it is the sum of all your parts (as a whole. wHolistic. Get it? ;)) - it recognizes that ALL aspects of your needs - psychological, physical and social, should be acknowledged and that they all work together to create your internal dialogue. It's about what you think and believe and how it affects you. The Mind, Body and Soul are all connected. But you know that already, right?
During a counselling session with an NWS, the questionnaire asks specific questions related to those three subjects and has a person rate themselves on a scale of 1 to 4 - 1 being Needs Improvement, 2 = Fair, 3= Great and 4= Excellent. Personally I would have added 0 = Sucks, but they never consulted me when developing the format. Oh and trust me, I bet I'd have a few of those goose eggs in my own self-assessment, not gonna pretend I wouldn't. In reviewing the results and tallying the score, the counsellor is able to get better idea of how a person views themselves as well as to delve a bit further into what exactly their strengths and weaknesses are and what areas of their lives should be addressed, in order to feel happier, really. Then you discuss the results, consider some ways in which you can make and track changes(writing them on a calendar, keeping a food journal etc) and set a few simple goals that will get you on the right track. This helps if you have accountability issues or if you like to be...ahem, particularly vague about where you're going wrong, instead swearing up and down that you are eating clean and behaving like a saint meanwhile you order and consume large pizzas at 11pm and your ''water bottle'' in the gym is an empty 26er of tequila. You know who you are.
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