Want To Lose Weight and Keep It Off? Hire A Wellness Coach
West Plains, MO, 1-1-2010 Cathy Schuttler, a healthcare professional for over 25 years and Licensed Wellcoach, is among the graduates of the Wellcoaches® Coach Training and Licensing Program, the first program of it's kind developed to train and license health and fitness professionals to become wellness coaches. Cathy announces the launch of a new website integrating twitter and a blog which will premier the first week of January, allowing clients more ways to keep in touch. Cathy explains that wellness coaching succeeds in helping people lose weight where other programs fail because they don't address the reason for the poor eating habits in the first place; behavior. Wellness coaches develop a comprehensive, custom-designed program rather than a one-size-fits-all solution to weight loss, by someone experienced working with health challenges as well as healthy individuals. This behavior-based approach has proven successful not only for weight loss, but other lifestyle areas including smoking cessation and stress reduction. All from the convenience of a telephone so no one is limited by geography or transportation!
West Plains, Missouri (PRWEB) January 1, 2010
Most people have a good idea of what they need to do to be well, but unfortunately knowledge alone is not enough, as proven by the track record of yo-yo diets and eventual weight gain. The key ingredient for successful lifestyle change is first to address destructive thoughts, attitudes and habits, then develop a personal blueprint for well-being based on each individual's motivation and goals. Most people who attempt (for instance) weight loss or smoking cessation say “I have tried this many times before and each time I fail” or “each time I just gain the weight back”. This sets the expectation of repeat failure, even if preceeded by a short-term success. In fact some are convinced that the only weight-loss related success they have ever truly maintained, is gaining the weight back.
Wellness coaches exploit the emerging coaching trends and apply behvioral science-based coaching methodologies to help people change their health and wellness habits. Recently, research studies of weight loss and smoking cessation programs have validated the convenient and effective approach of telephone coaching sessions to successfully help people adopt healthier behaviors. The fact is that when it comes to helping people make behavior changes like smoking cessation, physical activity, weight, stress and health risks management, coaching methods work!
Typically clients work with a wellness coach for 3 months during which time they develop a personalized wellness vision, 3 month and weekly goals, and develop strategies to overcome life's hurdles. Weekly coaching appointments provide the accountability, education, guidance and support that people need to help them stay on track. This unique custom-designed approach is the difference between the one-size-fits-all solutions, and lasting lifestyle change.
Prior to becoming a Licensed Wellcoach (http://wellcoach. com/), Cathy worked in cardiac rehabilitation for Ozarks Medical Center as a Registered Respiratory Therapist. She went on to earn her Master of Education degree, and is currently a part-time instructor at Missouri State University West Plains. Cathy now holds dual coaching certifications as a certified Wellness Coach and certified Health Coach. As an experienced healthcare professional and Licensed Wellcoach, Cathy is uniquely qualified to provide health coaching and/or wellness coaching services by telephone, using the Wellcoaches patent-pending web-coaching platform (http://www. wellcoaches. com/Cathy. Schuttler/).
Cathy Schuttler (http://www. linkedin. com/in/cathyschuttler) offers clients live coaching sessions by phone, supported by the web and a private client website that contains all of the tools clients need to meet their goals. “My focus is on weight loss and smoking cessation”.
For more information or to sign up for a complimentary 30-minute coaching session and a free downloadable food log visit: http://www. wellnesscoachconnection. com (http://www. wellnesscoachconnection. com)
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