How do you motivate clients through plateaus?
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I always try to pull people away from the cosmetic benefits of exercise. Remind them that their blood pressure has dropped, they can now defeat a stair case without their knees hurting or stopping to gasp for air. The physiological benefits should always outweight the physical. Your body will change, but it takes time. The saying is cliche, but true… “Your body didn’t get to this point in 4 weeks, and it will not change in 4 weeks”. The body is designed to find it’s balance – and function within an equilibrium. If you are at this point just think of it as your body found a comfort zone and you may have to work a little harder and introduce them to a new comfort zone.