Is coaching different to consulting?
Consulting tends to be about giving people answers to specific questions.Coaching helps you find your own answers. Coaching is more about the individual. It is about personal goals and dreams and how to achieve them.

What is the basic philosophy of coaching?
The coaching philosophy is that we are all great but can use a little help to be even better at times.

What happens when you hire a life coach?
The main thing that happens when you hire a coach is that you start taking yourself more seriously and you are held accountable for your actions. You create momentum so it is easier to produce results.

What about people who are already going great in their lives, why should they have a coach?
Everyone can use a coach. Take a look at all the famous athletes you know, whether is be Cathy Freeman, Venus Williams, Andre Agassi, Tiger Woods or even any NBA stars - all of them are already great but they all have coaches. Coaches push us more than we would usually push ourselves and help us ?stretch?.

How long would I need a coach for?
This really depends on your objectives. Generally a 3 - 6 month commitment is required, but you can usually stop at the end of a month if it is not working for you. Some people choose to continue coaching for several years.

What does it cost to hire a coach?
Costs vary depending on the type of service provided. The range is between $75 - $600 per month.

How do I find my life partner?

If you are ready for a committed relationship and you are very clear about who you are and what you want, there are may effective strategies for being successful in finding the person you will spend the rest of our life with. Take our Relationship Success Training for Singles (RESTS) program to learn the skills of scouting, sorting, screening and testing and design your Relationship plan, which includes your best "attraction venues? for who you are and what you are seeking.

What?s wrong with single men/women?

There tends to be a gender difference in the way men and women approach dating. Men generally want to have fun, have sex, try out the relationship before deciding the future. Women generally focus on the future and are more security minded when dating. These two polar approaches result in misunderstanding, and many women despair of finding a ?commitment minded? man, and men complain that women are too serious, focused on evaluation and catching them and that dating isn?t fun. Men and women should be clear and honest with each other about whether they are ready find looking for a committed relationship or if they just want top have fun in a recreational relationship. If your agenda and goal do not match someone?s, then move on. Do not be afraid to state what you are looking for.

Should I date to have fun or be serious about finding a partner?

Are you ready for a committed relationship? If you met the person you were tolling for today, would you be ready and available for them? There are hard questions for many singles that want the benefits of being in a relationship, but are not really available. If you are in a relationship, have unfinished business from a past relationship, are going through a divorce, in transition of some kind in their lives, have problems that need to be worked out (emotional, financial, legal etc) then you are not ready and available to meet your life partner, so you should probably date (preferably non exclusively) and have fun in recreational relationships while getting to the place in your life when you are ready.

Will it really happen for me?

Many of us tell ourselves we are too old, too fat, too poor, too unattractive to find a life partner and have the relationship of our dreams. However, if you allow these beliefs to linger, they are self fulfilling. The first step to finding your life partner is to love and accept yourself as you are, believe you deserve to be loved and happy and that you will find your life partner if you focus on living the life that you really want. Like the saying in the movie "Field of Dreams?, "build it and they will come?. If you build the life that you really want, the people that you want in your life including your life partner will come.

Do I have to settle? Can I find what I want in a relationship?

The fear that you cannot find what you really want and the resulting belief that you must settle for less than what you really want is self fulfilling and a leading cause of relationship failure. When people settle in their relationship choices, they do not let go of what they really want and then try and fit a round peg into a square hole and make it happen anyway. If you can let go of your fear of being alone and strive to be a ?successful single?, happy without a relationship and you give yourself time and opportunity to find what you really want, you will be successful.

If I have never exercised before, how do I begin?

I firstly recommend that you see your doctor for a check up. Upon his/her OK, we would need to work out why you want to exercise, what changes would you like to happen? How often are you able to train? How quick do you want to see results? These answers would all be discussed with your Personal Power International trainer.

If I train with weights, will I get very muscular?

Getting muscular will depend on the type of training you do and the frequency. Just because you lift weights it does not mean that you will become the next Ironman or Ironwoman.

If I stop exercising, will my muscles turn to fat?

No, they will not. Muscles and fat are two different things. Each year, a person naturally loses up to two pounds (one kilo) of muscle. Doing weight training will stop this atrophy.

The latest fad in the States is high protein, low carbs, should I do this?

It really depends on your body and what it needs. In general, people will notice body changes when they cut back on carbs, mainly because they are taking on fewer calories. In generally, food intake should be balanced - 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% (good) fat. There are so many diets it is easy to lose weight, we show you how not only to lose weight but keep it off.

How will Personal Power International help me?

Personal Power International will help get you motivated to get into the fitness routine. We will help make exercise fun and we will show you how fitness can be part of your life.

We believe in educating our clients so they are no so confused and frustrated. If you are tired of information and just want to see results we are committed in showing you how.

How often do I need to train?

It depends on your goals, previous fitness, current level of fitness, time able to commit to training and level of determination. Generally, studies have been performed to show that 3 - 4 days a week of regular training will produce results. This will vary between people.

I do sit-ups daily, why do I not have a six pack yet?

Spot reducing does not work. Doing abdominal exercises strengthens the abdominal wall that helps with stability and posture.

What does it cost to hire a Personal Trainer?

Costs vary depending on the length and number of sessions required per month. Sessions can start as low as $25.

What is the fastest way for me to lose weight?

Get a qualified personal trainer who knows how to get results and will hold you accountable.