A: No. Your coach will likely become a pal who makes you laugh and motivates you to push yourself further than you thought you could go. They will encourage you when you’re doing great, and hold you accountable when you’re cheating yourself. They won’t scream at you and make you cry like on television.
A: Your Sioux Falls coach will definitely help with nutrition. They won’t make you do any drastic diet changes or make you cut out your favorite foods, but rather will help you start small by encouraging better habits like increased water and protein intake. They will help you make slow, sustainable adjustments in your nutrition that will benefit your body and mind for years.
A: All of our staff is required to complete our Coaches Development Academy. It is a six month (or longer) training academy that takes a deep dive into the curriculum, practice, and enrollment of all things functional fitness.
Each of our coaches is certified and/or highly skilled in coaching one or more of the following: barbell Instruction (Olympic and powerlifting), basic gymnastics, high-intensity interval training (various metabolic conditioning zones), and nutrition and accountability systems and practices.
You will find each of our coaches has a subject matter in which they are an expert. It could be (but not limited to) nutrition, barbell and strength training, recovery and stress management, or behavioral and accountability.
A: Our personal training has five steps to achieving your health and fitness goals:
A: We first begin with defining goals. Knowing exactly what you want to accomplish is a very important starting point. Then we dive into the motivation and why your goals are important to you. Next, we establish your commitment level. We need to understand what you are willing and able to do to achieve your goals.
Next we take some physical biomarkers. via use of the scale, measurements, photos, and body fat testing (if requested).
Then we go through a series of functional exercise tests. It involves metabolic conditioning, calisthenics, weight lifts, barbell movements, flexibility/mobility, and plyometrics.
We then have you start a food journal and begin monitoring your nutritional habits and intake.
A: We believe in functional-based movement, meaning they will help you function better in your daily life. Think our our training in three pieces:
We believe in doing things safely and effectively.
A: Every four weeks, we will sit down to identify your successes and challenges.
Then, we perform an assessment and retest some of our starting tests. We have a list of benchmarks to test (and retest) strength, cardio, and physical skills so we can measure progress based on the numbers. We can evaluate progress and decide to progress, course correct, and look for ways to improve our program.
A: Yes. Think of our coaches as nutrition strategists. Each of our coaches has vast knowledge and experience in nutrition from working with hundreds of clients professionally over the years. We believe that nutrition can be a big lever you can pull to improve your health, physical strength, recovery, and to reduce stress.
We will customize our coaching based on the individual with education, behavioral based habits and/or accountability tools.
Just like fitness, nutrition is a skill and you will improve over time with changing your mentality, monitoring behaviors, and measuring progress.
“When I came to CPM FITness, I was seeking better overall physical fitness and health management for myself… After two years, I have continued at CPM and I credit Nicole. She has been a life coach and truly committed to my success. I have never known how to prioritize myself because my family and work has always come first. She holds me accountable and does so in a caring, professional, and compassionate manner.”
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