Knowing that a client has the ability to unravel a perfectly designed exercise program with only a few poor consumption decisions on their own time has left many a fitness professional frustrated… and I’m sure a few just plain pissed.

Clients as well as the majority of the population love to search out and buy into the latest greatest diet fad creating an often uphill battle with the topic of nutrition.

Because of this, I have for years been on the lookout for a scientifically based, sensible dietary tool that could be used to assist the client without taking myself out of my scope of practice.

That solution has been found, used by us locally, and with a little negotiation I am very happy to be able to provide this same opportunity to other trainers…

You already know the truth:
Real success for your clients comes from just a few basic elements.

• complete balanced nutrition
• at the correct level of calories
• from real healthful foods.

Our company FIT Launch has entered an excellent collaboration with Vitabot. I’ll get to details in a moment, but through that partnership you have an opportunity to utilize their technology (under your own brand) at a better price than through any other source.

The Vitabot system works with you like your own private nutritionist to help you create completely balanced diets using your favorite foods, evaluate (grade) client diet’s, print shopping lists, track assessment data, and/or offer access directly to the client.

As a Fitness Professional you can view all details on utilizing this program and the benefits of doing so on the FPT Vitabot page……..  If you are nervous about the relatively small investment to get your own program started you might also consider purchasing your own account and then when you receive a diet log from one of your clients, simply plug it into your account to gain valuable information you can pass on to you client.  The system evaluates the program for you and offers appropriate suggestions.

Check out one of the ways we are offering this program to our clients through our Diet Grader program.  There are many great reasons you should be offering something similar to your clients as well (you don’t have to build a specific website for it… don’t even need one at all)

This type of program will be a bonus to your client and make you look like a hero as their likelihood of goal obtainment will go through the roof.

It can also be a stand alone tool, similar to the primary option we have at Diet Grader. This makes it excellent for group fitness and mind/body instructors to offer for the benefit of their students…. Coaches & Athletes, its not only built to handle weight loss. It is a very versitle tool that is great for the fitness professional and client.

Not long ago I generally made the statement that we were 60% overweight or obese and that it was roughly 30% to each of those categories.  Current reports put that percentage closer to 70% (67.something), with the larger portion going to “obese”.

The following video was pointed out to me by Dave Soucy. It is a bit long, but full of great information for the fitness professional and may be something you want to share with your clients/students.

This is not an excuse for many of our selections of food and certainly not for the portions we consume.  It is also not an excuse for the lack of exercise most choose not to participate in…

… But it is a bit of an eye opener in how it’s not made easy on us either. As a matter of fact, it’s pretty easy to get fat.