Why You Don’t Need Another Program—You Need a Coach
You’ve downloaded the free workouts.
You’ve tried the macro calculators.
You’ve told yourself this time will be different.
But it still doesn’t stick. Maybe you made progress, but as soon as life get’s busy you fall off track, again.
It’s not because you’re lazy or undisciplined.
It’s because most training programs aren’t designed for you they’re designed for the masses. AND. Even if a program is designed for you, but no one takes the time to talk about your personal challenges or obstacles when it comes to fitness, your custom program won’t stick either.
This is where coaching comes in.
Let’s Clear Something Up: What Is Coaching, Really?
The word coach gets thrown around a lot these days and there are more coaches than ever.
While plenty of people use the title, not everyone is actually coaching in practice.
There’s a difference between coaching, consulting, and mentoring. Let’s review:
Coaching is a partnership. It’s a collaborative process that helps you discover the best path forward based on your life, your priorities, and your capacity.
The actual definition from the ICF: “coaching is partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their potential.”
Consulting provides expert recommendations. A consultant has an agenda and will likely tell you what to do based on his or her own knowledge, experience, and intuition.
Mentoring is based on personal experience. A mentor will share what worked for them in hopes it helps you, too.
Within my own practice, I do a blend of coaching and consulting because real transformation requires both insight and implementation.
What Coaching Is (and How It Actually Helps You Stay Consistent)
1. A Thought Partnership
I don’t just hand you a plan. I help you understand what’s realistic, where you’re stuck, and how to move forward. Together. Even if you are an Essential Coaching client, which is my lowest touch offering, I will still connect with you monthly or as needed to see if you are stuck and/or where you need help.
2. A Safe Space for Change
We work on mindset. We challenge old patterns. We create routines that align with your actual life, not an idealized version of it. We work through the real barriers: stress, burnout, perfectionism. All of this occurs in a space of non-judgment where you get to be honest and open.
3. A Sustainable System
You won’t be just checking boxes. You’re going to build habits and learn how to stick with them, without burning out, and while life gets crazy because we both know it will.
What Coaching Is Not (and Why Most Programs Miss the Mark)
1. Just a Training Program
There’s no value in a plan you can’t stick with. Change will not come from a plan you can’t stick with. Coaching adapts to you, your stress levels, your schedule, your goals. While yes, you will get a training program, we will work together to make sure you’re actually doing it.
2. A Quick Fix
This isn’t about 30-day challenges, 75-Hard, or cutting carbs summer because summer is around the corner. Coaching is about the long game. If you stop with chasing aggressive solutions because you have an upcoming deadline and instead focus on the long game, you will stop yo-yoing with your fitness.
3. One-Size-Fits-All
You’re not a template, and your solution shouldn’t be either.
If You’ve Tried a Bunch of Training Programs and They Haven't Worked for You…
You’re not the problem.
The problem is that you’ve been trying to fit your life around someone else’s solution. A generic program bought without any insight into your schedule, goals, challenges, or knowledge of common thoughts that swirl around in your head.
Coaching flips that on its head.
We build a plan around your life so you can show up, stay consistent, and get stronger without the mental gymnastics or feelings of defeat.
Inside StrongHER: Fitness Coaching for Women Who Want More Than a Program
StrongHER is my 8-week women’s coaching cohort that combines strength training, nutrition education & personalized coaching, sustainable habit support, and real-life implementation. You’ll get:
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a semi-custom training plan that fits your schedule and environment (home or gym)
- a personalized nutrition plan based on your goals and what you like to eat
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support with the things that repeatedly get in the way (time, stress, self-doubt, family schedules)
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weekly guidance, group coaching calls, education, and community
We officially begin May 7. Enrollment is open now, but spots are limited!
Want to learn more? Visit the StrongHER webpage here.
