JOHN BARRETT

John 44

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Wellness changed my life I want it to change yours too.

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I take a 360 degree approach that incorporates mental, physical, emotional, and environmental well-being—because I believe these pillars of wellness are vital and interconnected. 

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We need to take care of our minds, eat nourishing foods, and move our bodies.

 

By caring for yourself, you can show up to create the best example for those you are responsible for. Being truly well involves your family, your neighbours, and your community. 

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My approach to exercise and nutrition and mental clarity comes from having been there and done it 45 lbs over weight, deeply unhappy, excema and psoriasis, bad skin, and constantly sore joints, and an unhealthy habit of using over the counter painkillers, I thought we had a good diet until the research began. Then experiments and learning first-hand how good you can feel when the fog has been lifted, without it being painful, without depravation or it costing an arm and a leg. 

 

We coach people who, like me, were fed up and tired of feeling sluggish and a little heavier than they’d like to be.

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I am a retired soldier, engineer and sportsman, I continue to be very active taking part in Ironman and other Ultra Endurance sports. I believe my strength lies in walking the talk, a 100% commitment to walk my talk will be obvious the moment we meet.

 

My growth for knowledge to live a better healthier life began in earnest only 4 years ago and it has transformed every element of my life and that of my partner.

 

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I update knowledge daily, not just through the main media sources but digging deeper into the scientific papers, experimenting on myself and looking where the truth lies in the best approach for human health, human wellbeing, longevity, joy, freedom from medication, and need for medical procedures – with the best information we have available today.

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Health is not a one size fits all, every human being is individual and therefore each session should be uniquely tailored to that person, in such a way that if they need to learn how to cook I’ll teach them how to cook, or how to navigate the supermarket we can do this. If the client needs to sit down and recite an endless list of questions about sleep, nutrition, diet, recovery, stress movement biomechanics, then we will address that list .

 

Instead of advocating for a one-size-fits-all idea of health and fitness and pushing everyone towards perfection, a health coach meets you where you're at, and collaborates to make changes that fit your life, that you can sustain, to make you better than before.

 

They consider things like food choices, eating behaviour, self-care and self-management. PTs are now supplementing exercise science backgrounds with qualifications in nutrition, behavioural change and coaching techniques.

We all have an idea of what a healthy diet looks like, even if details differ. However, most would agree the basics centre on staying away from processed foods, getting lots of vegetables, some fruit, choosing good quality meat and good fats. Somehow there's a massive gap between knowing this and implementing it

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A health coach can help navigate through food choices, assist in examining eating behaviours and the reasons behind them and help develop strategies to make better choices. Food sensitivities and the interplay between food choices, hormones, mood and energy are more commonly discussed and more PTs have access food sensitivity testing protocols.

 

Just like we all sort of know what we should eat, we all sort of know what we need to do to look after ourselves but fall down in the implementation. Not getting enough sleep, working too much and not prioritising what's important impacts on our health and more often we're seeing symptoms of adrenal fatigue. Excessive, high intensity or high volume exercise in these circumstances can hinder rather than help.

 

A health coach can help bring perspective to your lifestyle, advise on appropriate exercise and meet you where you are at as opposed to pushing for an inflexible ideal. The focus is on implementing new behaviours in a sustainable way to make you better than before.

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