Mental Fitness for Good Health

Six Benefits From Phone Consultations

"Phone Counseling Helps Patients Improve Eating and Exercise Habits," grabbed my attention.  This was the name of an article in NEWSWISE.  MaxHealth and John M Grohol, Psy.D. at PsychCentral also wrote about this article.

"There’s an important use for the telephone in delivering support for making changes to physical activity and diet,” said Elizabeth Eakin, Ph.D., lead study author, at the University of Queensland in Australia".

Phone counseling was beneficial in a research study.  Did you know phone counseling is not a benefit paid for by insurance companies.

One of the big advantages of coaching is providing of services via the phone.  It is much easier to integrate phone coaching into a person’s busy lifestyle than preparing for a trip to a counselor’s office.

What would your benefits be for enrolling for phone consultation?

The researcher reviewed 26 studies published between 1965 and early 2006s.

"Phoning in works when it comes to losing weight and getting fit, according to a new systematic review".

77 percent of the studies reported that people given phone counseling made positive dietary and physical activity behaviors.

What are the six benefits for phone consultation:

1. “It shows that support for physical activity and dietary change can come from a variety of mechanisms. This is great news for people who don’t want to join a more structured group program or who don’t have access.”
2. Long-term interventions (6 to 12 months) were more effective than short-term interventions.
3. Phone consultation is convenient and cost-effective.
4. Phone consultation is helpful for people with limited access to medical care and for people who live in remote areas.
5. Phone consultation provides accountability and social support for making behavioral changes.
6. "The telephone also allows for a real-time interaction, so a telephone counselor can help people problem-solve their trouble spots, reevaluate their goals and set new goals if they’re successful, said Napolitano, who was not involved in the review."

Have you been struggling with losing weight or achieving any goal in your life?  If your answer is yes, get some help.  Phone coaching can help. 

Remember, You Live within the Environment Created by Your Choices!

Dr. Hal

Life and Mental Fitness Coach

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