1. Simplify Routines: Break exercises into manageable steps. 2. Set Realistic Goals: Adjust expectations to match their capacity. 3. Provide Encouragement: Highlight progress to boost confidence. 4. Incorporate Fun: Add variety to keep sessions engaging. A supportive, adaptable approach reduces stress and fosters success.

Always start by setting reasonable, achievable goals. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Positive reinforcement is an investment that will always pay dividends. Make it fun. Get involved with your client. Set bearable challenges. And be relatable. It’s 2 humans interacting with one another. Training is more than building someone physically. You’re helping build confidence

I’d offer the Three- Step Rewind Process delivered via guided meditation. Please note: This is not therapy, it is a tool to help anyone ‘get over’ experiences without revisiting the associated feeling of dread/trauma/anxiety. The Client will not forget the experience, merely learn to cope with it in a controlled manner. It’s a content free experience (client does not have to divulge the experience to the meditation guide but can if client wishes to) spread over the course of three 1 hour sessions, minimum 1 day apart. Usually takes three sessions, often clients feel resolved after two! PM for details.

The first thing I do is change mindset. The client doesn’t have to do the workout. They get to do the workout. It’s not do the workout or something else. It’s do the workout AND something else. Then, I find out what the Client sees as obstacles, and together, we remove them. For example: Mornings tough? Lay out your workout clothes the night before. Put them on first, like your oxygen mask. Feeling sore? Let’s reevaluate your recovery strategies. Etc.

When clients are overwhelmed in their training routines I like to address this with two primary strategies... 1. Education to inform the client what the priorities of their training are based on their goals, lifestyle and any movement deficiencies we are working to address. 2. Create a gamified approach that allows the client to 'win the day and week'. This gamification sets some parameters for daily and weekly goals around various forms of activity and specific assignments that allows them a level of flexibility and autonomy around how they approach each day while working to accomplish all assignments of the week. This approach provides a clear 'why' around all activity as well as a level of sovereignty around their daily choices.

Overwhelm feeling is a symptom, it is not the root cause. It is the condition of losing focus on one’s own North star. From a neuroscience, point of view, physical activity is the tool that continually rewires your brain when used properly. The way I teach my clients to integrate functional fitness stacks, meditation with movement and clarity of purpose. Neuro-Muscular Resistance Training plus, Martial Meditative, Movement and focus on one’s own Manifesto is the most simple and straightforward approach to dealing with overwhelm feelings in your personal fitness program. Modern-day lifestyle takes away primitive functionality. Thus, exercising seems to be an activity. We have to add back into living…

In short here’s the key elements I find helpful 1. All training should be part of a periodisation programme including rest periods. If the client is “breaking down” then the programme needs reviewing 2. Simplifying the activities so sessions are swift and straightforward 3. Adaptability - each exercise should contain three levels of intensity at least, thus allowing the client to push harder or “back off” if required at that session Good luck!!

"One effective approach I've found is to identify the underlying cause of a client's feelings of being overwhelmed. By addressing the root cause, we can facilitate continued progress in their program. Additionally, implementing strategies to boost self-confidence can significantly enhance a client's overall experience."

One thing I found it’s very helpful that you can modify the exercises to make it more familiar and easier and in the same way effective to achieve the best results