The Coach Approach®

THE Coach Approach® is an exercise support process that is free with your membership and only available at the YMCA-YWCA.

This nationally-acclaimed process is a specific and comprehensive system of support for anyone starting to work out. A wellness coach will assist you, the member, in creating and reaching short- and long-term goals. Members will then have an opportunity for follow-up meetings with their coach in order to receive continued assistance in their success.

This flexible approach is designed to help you form the habit of regular exercise. It teaches specific skills that help you set realistic goals, adjust your work out, and provide reinforcing feedback and support.

Our Promise

After six, free one-on-one wellness coaching sessions, you will:

Believe in your ability to start and stick with exercise;
Know how to be active, doing what you like;
Improve your mental and physical well-being;
Increase your power to protect yourself with a better lifestyle.

Reasons To Believe In Your Ability To Start And Stick With Exercise

You will know how to:
1. Customize your physical activity to minimize your risk for dropping out.
2. Accomplish overall goals by setting short-term S.M.A.R.T. goals.
3. Use a computer to track your mood, energy level, and progress.
4. Operate the fitness equipment you choose to include in your plan.
5. Pick a class that is paced properly for you.
6. Plan for slips in attendance and how to recover when they occur.
7. Enlist social support from Y staff, friends, co-workers, and family.
8. Stop destructive thinking and start supportive self-talk.
9. Make sure your physical activity leaves you refreshed, not worn out.
10. Make exercise persistence pay off.
11. Balance rewarding yourself with praise and setting new challenges.