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NFPT Live: Fitness Passion or Obsession? – Ep 33

by | Mar 1, 2018 | Client Relationships

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Are you passionate? Are you TOO passionate? Many people miss the mark when it comes to being healthy, while some of us might be a little over the top. There is a balance, let’s talk about how to find it and all the joy that should come from being healthy.

In this episode we talked about:

  • Importance of recognizing the line between passion and obsession (overall value) (4:44)
  • How do you know the line is being blurred? Creating awareness. (8:25)
  • Initial signs of an obsession – what to watch for (10:05)
  • Does the fitness industry have a body image problem? (14:45)
  • Mindfulness – be passionate, not obsessed and be enthusiastic, not intimidating (19:00)
  • Loss of Joy as an indicator and key to evaluating passion vs. obsession (20:00)
  • Stress & Cortisol reversing fitness efforts, especially shame and guilt (22:00)
  • How to help borderline obsessive clients reduce anxiety (25:00)
  • Obsession (and stress) can be positive (31:00)
  • Judgement is a mirror (33:30)
  • Not being obsessed and not being so fit is okay (from a comment on Facebook) (34:30)

Resources mentioned in the show:

Idea Article about Body Image

Stress Book

Some of our viewers said:

There is a huge difference between obsessed and dedicated.
A big part of obsession is the unrealistic timetable shows like The Biggest Looser sell to the public. Everyone brags how fast they lost weight.
I think convincing clients that fitness is a lifestyle and not a goal, can help them from becoming “obsessed”.
I agree…there’s ‘healthy obsession’ which is probably the temporary kind in order to get a job or task done. Then, if still obsessing after the job is done, maybe it’s getting unhealthy at that point.

“Passion is a positive obsession. Obsession is a negative passion”- Paul Carvel

Another awesome show.

Passion is the key to success.

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How Sleep Deprivation and Disorders Affect Fitness

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Beverly Hosford

Beverly Hosford, MA teaches anatomy and body awareness using a skeleton named Andy, balloons, play-doh, ribbons, guided visualizations, and corrective exercises. She is an instructor, author, and a business coach for fitness professionals. Learn how to help your clients sleep better with in Bev's NFPT Sleep Coach Program and dive deeper into anatomy in her NFPT Fundamentals of Anatomy Course.