FAQ

What is your Style of Health Coaching?

Nutrition and Lifestyle Coaching

As you may know, there are thousands of diets and health makeover plans on the market that claim you can lose weight in x amount of weeks. I am not criticizing these methods, I am just highlighting that they are designed to give you short term results whereby your symptoms often return once the program has been completed.

My coaching is not about calorie reduction, diet products, fads and starving that promise to see unrealistic results. It is about eating the right foods that contain essential nutrients, phytonutrients, minerals, fiber etc that allow your body to run at its most efficient and heal any underlying chronic manifestations that may hinder your current and future lifestyle.

Ultimately, and more importantly, health is not merely rated on how you look on the outside. There are more aspects which need to be considered rather than what dress size you are. Therefore my coaching does not just involve educating you about real food choices and exercise. It is a holistic health approach that looks at many factors including:

• Sleep patterns; time you sleep, wake-up, quality of sleep, circadian rhythms.
• Environmental, emotional, physical, mental stressors to the mind & body
• How often, when, what you eat
• How often, when, what you drink
• How well your internal systems are working such as the digestion, hormonal, nervous, reproductive systems.
• General outlook on life, spiritual growth and development; your life's purpose.

Personal Training/Corrective Exercise

Unfortunately modern day living is taking its toll and as a consequence many of us suffer with bad backs, neck pain and/or chronic joint pain. 21^st Century sedentary living has allowed certain postural muscles in the body to become weak. As a result, when we place demands on the body such as exercising in a gym, or playing a recreational sport we run the high risk of injury.

My sessions involve an initial postural assessment to figure out which of your muscles are weak and which of them are over worked. Imagine the spikes on a bicycle wheel; if one of the spikes gets broken or bent, the wheel is unable to turn efficiently. This is a great analogy of how the muscles of the body work. When you go into a gym without professional guidance you may start by over-training your existing tight and over-trained muscles that contribute to your postural pain. Without proper assessment you are unable to know which muscles need stretching and which ones need strengthening.

Once we have corrected any postural imbalances through a corrective exercise program and I am happy that you are structurally sound, we will then add weights to your program to develop muscle tone and strength. Stretching is also a big and integral part of your programs. You will have strength and conditioning program that is designed to enhance your performance whether it is for sports performance or general well-being.

Furthermore, I work using the functional exercise approach whereby we train your deep core muscles to create a strong foundation so that you can continue to do daily activities, play sports without stress on the joints, ligaments etc that way reducing your risk of further injury.    

What happens in the First Session?

• Postural assessment: finding out which of your muscles needs stretching and which ones need strengthening.

• Health assessment: facts, figures and fun!

• Nutritional assessment: find out what you eat, how you eat, and your food choices available

Please allow 1-2 hours for the first session as there are quite a few assessments to get through which are important for me to understand your needs and requirements.

What happens in Further Sessions?

The number of further sessions required is determined around your existing state of health, future goals, time/work commitments and your involvement. We will work at your own pace and you decide how much health coaching you require as we go along. I mention this as ultimately, you will have to do the necessary work to see changes; I am here to educate, support, organize but not do the work for you. Unfortunately, I do not provide a magic pill!

If there is a particular area that needs extra support then we may spend extra time as per required. On average – short term health improvements can take 3-6 months, long term health improvements can take 1-3 years depending on the severity of chronic ill health. Usually I see individuals on a regular basis for about 2-3 months, or intermittently for a longer duration.

What packages do you offer?

Level	Packages Personal Training (PT) Nutrition and Lifestyle (NLC)	What’s involved	Cost (BD)
PLATINUM	20 x 45 min PT plus 20 x 15 min  NLC. Complete package for committed individual wanting to get back into shape with a nutrition and lifestyle pep talk before or after each PT session. Foundation principles for life.	2x 1 hr long sessions per week for 10 weeks.	475
GOLD	10 x 45 min PT plus 10 x 15 min NLC See a big improvement in your health and vitality in as little as 5 weeks. Great introduction to both components.	2x 1 hr long sessions per week for 5 weeks.	275
KICK START 10	10 x 1 hr PT If you are looking to just exercise whether it be strength conditioning, general toning or corrective exercise.	2x 1 hour long PT sessions per week for 5 weeks.	250
SILVER	5 x 45 min PT plus 5 x 15 min NLC Not ready for the commitment or want to ease into training slowly, then I recommend this entry level package.	1x 1hr per week for 5 weeks.	175
BRONZE	3 x 45 min PT plus 3 x 15 min  NLC Still not sure, try this basic entry level package.	1x 1hr long session for 3 weeks.	80

What is your Background?

I completed my Access to Sports Science in 1999 and graduated with a 2.1 (Hons) for my Health Sciences Bachelors degree in the UK. I entered the fitness industry after qualifying as a Group Exercise instructor and Personal trainer. Soon after, I progressed to more advanced involvement with neuro-muscular imbalances and was trained through the C.H.E.K Institute based in California. I launched and successfully managed my own company dedicated to the wellness needs of clients in the UK.

Thereafter, I was recruited as Royal Health Coach and Corrective Exercise specialist for a family based in Riyadh. Through my own personal health challenges I redirected my career and started training in Holistic Lifestyle Coaching through the C.H.E.K. Institute. Finding that this approach was fundamental in achieving my own optimum wellness, I enrolled on the 6 month intensive Functional Medicine Practitioner course run by fellow C.H.E.K instructor and renowned natural health expert Dr Dan Kalish.

I have since embarked on my Masters of Science in Holistic Nutrition offered by Hawthorn University in California. My additional qualifications include: C.H.E.K Exercise Coach C.H.E.K Holistic Lifestyle Coach 1, Certified Personal Trainer, Yoga and Pilates qualified.