Ch. 4 - Behavioral Coaching Flashcards
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this chapter, the fitness professional will be able to:
- Summarize client expectations of a Certified Personal Trainer and the fitness environment.
- Assess a client’s stage in changing unwanted behaviors.
- Structure initial client sessions for optimal effectiveness.
- Communicate effectively and build client rapport.
- Implement behavioral change techniques to enhance exercise adherence.
Physical activity
Bodily movement that results in energy expenditure and encompasses many modes and intensities. Movement that is not structured exercise such as recreational pursuits (e.g., golfing, gardening, and walking a dog).
Autonomy
Acting in accordance with how one wants to behave.
Third space
A communal space, separate from home or work, where the client experiences their own sense of identity and relationship to others.
A good first impression typically includes:
- Making eye contact (if culturally accepted)
- Introducing oneself by name and asking the client’s name
- Smiling
- Shaking hands with the client (if culturally accepted)
- Remembering the client’s name and using it
- Using positive body language
Behavior change techniques (BCTs)
Client interventions that are used to change some determinant of behavior.
Self-efficacy
One’s belief that they can complete a task, goal, or performance; also known as self-confidence.
Ambivalence
Describes a person’s state of mixed feelings about a situation.
Self-monitoring
Observing, measuring, and evaluating one’s own behavior, often in the form of a diary or log.
Determinants of behavior
Refers to the psychological, social, or environmental factors that influence behavior.
Intention
A construct that captures motivational factors that influence behavior. It indicates how hard people are willing to try and how much effort they are planning to exert.
Self-determination theory
A broad theoretical framework for the study of human motivation.
Autonomous motivation
When motives for exercise relate to valuing the outcome, when exercise is consistent with the client’s identity, or when the client enjoys exercise.
Planning
A concrete representation of when and where exercise will occur.
Attitudes
The degree to which a person has a favorable or unfavorable evaluation of the behavior of interest.
Stress
The state of mental or emotional tension from demanding circumstances.
Perceived behavioral control
An evaluation of whether one has the means, resources, and opportunities to perform a behavior.
Affective judgment
Referring to expected pleasure or enjoyment.
Subjective norms
Belief that an important person or group of people will approve and support a behavior.
the strongest determinant of physical activity in adults?
Self-efficacy
Precontemplation
Client does not exercise and is not planning to start exercising within 6 months.
Contemplation
When a person is thinking about implementing change but has not yet taken any steps to get started; an individual may take action within the next 6 months.
