Telephone Coaches - 1-800-Get Physical?

by Heather Long | More from this Blogger

25 Sep 2006 02:30 PM

The number above is not real, but it's based on a new concept in fitness that gives exercise enthusiasts and beginners a fresh take on personal coaching. We've talked about online coaches and personal trainers; we've talked about working with personal trainers at your gym. Now there's a new ingredient in the mix that just might appeal to you, they call it the telephone coach.

What is a Telephone Coach?

A telephone coach involves hiring someone that can provide you with advice and motivation to keep it going on your fitness program. They are experts in psychology as well as physiology. Coaches may be dieticians, nurses, pharmacists or physiologists. It's there job to talk to you, one-on-one, day after day for however long you are signed up.

What do they do for you?

During your one on one session over the phone, they may provide you with advice on daily diet choices, exercise and fitness or even stopping smoking. The coaching process, at least the on one set up by Cooper Coaches involves a 30 minute telephone interview that is designed to help you identify your personal goals, issues, resources and problems.

The Cooper Coach program is reasonably priced at only $149 for a three-month program and the personalization of the plan. According to the information on the service, the coaches have at least 400 hours of behavior modification training so that each person who signs up receives positive, personalized care. The idea is to help you get where you want to go and to support you in that effort.

So if you're interested in a personal trainer, but have trouble with working with someone over the Internet and don't have the time to meet with someone in person, the phone coach may be the way to go. Check out the Cooper Coach program and we'll have a more detailed review on this later this week.

Have you ever worked with a phone coach before?

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Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago.

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