SAY NO TO
SHORT-TERM
SUCCESS
IT’S TIME FOR LASTING
BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
It may be rewarding to help clients attain their fitness and health goals, but if they don’t maintain
their achievements, what’s the point? It’s time for a new approach to long term success.
ustralian Fitness Network has launched Australia’s first
fitness Diploma of Leadership, Coaching and Mentoring
(22233VIC) to offer fitness professionals the next step in
their careers. By equipping them with the skills to help clients and
employees change their mindsets, the diploma will enable goals to
be not only achieved, but also, crucially, maintained.
With obesity, diabetes and depression on the rise, more and more
health and fitness professionals are realising that a shift in mindset
is necessary in order to achieve lasting behaviour change. In a time
of short-term body transformation programs and highly accessible
information, people are still struggling with mental and physical
roadblocks which prevent them from living the lives they want.
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An opportunity for growth
Having observed the paradigm shift towards coaching and mentoring
as the future of leadership, Network has created an opportunity for
its members and other industry professionals to grow professionally,
and to help clients achieve the results they desire.
To lead people to be the best they can be, you need to understand
their minds so that you can empower them with the tools and
techniques to unlock lasting behaviour change across all areas of their
lives. Whether being your best means happier clients, more clients,
more money or leading the industry, becoming a coach and leader is
the key to long-term change in your life, and the lives of others.
The diploma addresses three key areas: lasting behaviour change;
career progression; and leadership.
Lasting behaviour change
You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. Trainers
from across the spectrum, from the newly qualified right through to
the highly experienced, suffer the frustration of having clients who fail
to achieve significant results. This has led to a greater awareness of
the need to get inside clients’ minds in order to change their behaviour.
Career progression
Personal trainers often struggle to identify clear and relevant career
pathways that offer not only the knowledge to train different clients
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