FAQs

Body Smart Coaching goes way beyond the meal plan and workouts given as part of a typical weight loss program. It’s a personalized, one-on-one coaching journey that focuses on sustainable weight loss and genuine lifestyle transformation. With us, you get more than a plan; you get a partnership.

We’ll match you with a coach who’s not just an expert in fitness, nutrition and behavioural change, but also dedicated to your personal growth.

Together, you’ll navigate our proven Body Smart Method. Layer by layer, you’ll build the habits, knowledge, and mindset essential for long-term success – graduating with the confidence to sustain your new healthy lifestyle permanently!

Expect to redefine your relationship with food, boost your self-confidence, and learn practical strategies that mesh seamlessly with your daily life. This is about crafting a healthier, happier you, who thrives on smart choices and real results.

First up, this is not a plan, this is coaching. We break the mold of traditional weight loss methods because we believe that personal, focused coaching relationships are much better than “weight loss plans”. Here’s how we stand out:

We give you personalized coaching and we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all. Our approach is highly individualized, focusing on fitness, nutrition, and mindset tailored just for you. You and your coach build a two-way relationship based on honesty and openness, enabling truly customized guidance.

We keep you accountable, educate you on the right strategies for your personal set of circumstances, and we challenge the way you think – in a really powerful way!

Importantly, we won’t just tell you what you WANT to hear. We’ll tell you what you NEED to hear, as well – but it will be in a way that gives you belief and motivation.

On top of that – we know that any successful weight loss program must fit into your real life.. Our personalized approach is what makes this possible. While your coach will always push you to reach your potential, it’s done in a way that keeps you healthy and at a pace that feels good to you.

In addition to your 1:1 connection with your Body Smart coach, we’ll also invite you to our Body Smart community of like-minded women who will cheer you on to achieve your goals. You also have access to other Body Smart coaches through group coaching calls, webinars and live Q&As

Customized Coaching: Every Body Smart member receives a personal coach who tailors a fitness, nutrition, and mindset program specifically for their needs. This personalized approach ensures that your plan fits seamlessly into your lifestyle, making your health goals achievable.

Your program will start with an individual, detailed video call with your coach to establish goals, action steps and your deeper meaningful reasons for wanting to change.

You’ll be in direct contact with your Body Smart coach throughout each week – via the Body Smart app and on WhatsApp.

You’ll also have a structured weekly check-in with your coach to keep you accountable and make appropriate tweaks to your plan. This consistent support helps to keep you accountable and on track towards your goals.

As a member, you’ll also join a supportive community of women who are on the same journey as you. Gain access to a wealth of knowledge through exclusive webinars, detailed nutritional guides, workout plans, and live Q&A sessions. With more than 10 community calls every week – including separate sessions for specific health topics and general Q&A – you’ll find our community to be an invaluable resource for motivation, advice, and encouragement.

We utilize the latest in fitness and health technology with our exclusive Body Smart app. Track your progress, sync your daily steps, log workouts and detailed breakdowns of your meals, and receive real-time feedback from your coach, all within the app. This integration of technology makes monitoring your journey straightforward and accessible.

We believe that for long-term success in weight loss and weight management, it’s important that you gain the knowledge and skills around how to fuel your individual body.

You also need to be able to enjoy life! Meals out and family celebrations often don’t fit into prescribed meal plans and can falsely make you feel you’re “going off track”.

Nobody wants to live the rest of their life feeling shackled by a sheet of rules. It simply isn’t sustainable, nor is it enjoyable.

And mealtimes SHOULD be enjoyable.

This is why your Coach will teach you the basic principles of nutrition and help you learn what best serves your body and your goals – giving you the knowledge to lose weight WITHOUT feeling restricted. You’ll learn:

What your body needs to lose weight and feel energised
How to create your own “diet plan” based on foods you regularly eat and enjoy
How to incorporate social events and still get results.

To help you along the way, we do offer recipe ideas and encourage the Body Smart community to share what they’re cooking. This acts as motivation and inspiration to try new foods and recipes.

By taking this approach, you are continuously educating yourself about food, calories, macro/micronutrients and how these all connect. This knowledge enables you to have complete control and freedom over your diet for the rest of your life! And a printed-out PDF of meal plans simply can’t compete with that.

Your initial commitment is four months. This is to ensure you stick with us long enough to see results and develop the knowledge, skills and habits that lead to lasting success!

Yes, we only work with women aged 30+

Body Smart coaching is approved for HSA and FSA. Simply speak with one of the team to see if you qualify.

Absolutely. In fact, improving your nutrition and fitness can help improve many chronic health issues. Provided you have a doctor’s sign off we can work with your care team to ensure your plan is appropriate for your condition.

We have extensive experience working with women who have Type 2 diabetes, Hypothyroidism, PCOS, high blood pressure, and more.

Yes!! Many of our coaches are pre and post-natal certified so you’re in great hands to have the healthiest pregnancy possible and get strong and lean afterwards.

Please note, we will only work on weight loss during pregnancy with specific medical direction recommending this course of action.

Yes. Our coaches understand this can be a challenging phase of life, but we have coached hundreds of women to optimize their energy levels and get in the best shape of their lives despite the challenges of changing hormones.

We have a number of menopause specialist coaches who have extensive experience and training in the complexities of getting healthy and losing weight in midlife.

Absolutely, because this is not a cookie-cutter plan we can cater for pretty much every dietary requirement or preference. Vegans, veggies, celiacs have all achieved great results with our Body Smart Method!

All Body Smart coaches are certified Personal Trainers and hold internationally recognised nutrition and behaviour change certifications. Each coach has their own further specialities including clinical nutrition degrees, pre- and post-natal coaching certificates, menopause specialisms and more.

On your breakthrough call, we spend time getting to know you as a person; we want to understand your goals, your challenges and your expectations. Based on this, your breakthrough coach will allocate the perfect coach to understand you and your individual circumstances and of course – help you reach your goals!

From your first video call to get to know you, to your weekly in-depth check-ins, you’ll work exceptionally closely with your coach. You’ll update them daily via our Body Smart app and they’re at the end of a message whenever you need support.

Unlike many programs which give you a plan and leave you to implement it; your coach will walk alongside you as you go, helping you develop the skills and habits you need to succeed and adapting your plan as needed.

Not only will you have ongoing, one-on-one support from your dedicated coach, you’ll also have access to the wider expertise of the team through group coaching calls, webinars and live Q&As within our private members area.

Your Body Smart App is the hub for you to log your workouts, food intake, progress measurements and habit completion. Don’t worry, the Body Smart app is very easy to use and this is a simple task!

Keeping your app up to date will allow your coach to see your progress and see how you’re getting on with the program day to day.

It may sound like you’ll be tracking a lot! But as well as this keeping you mindful, it gives your coach the ability to see a full picture of your progress, understand what is happening, diagnose any potential issues and adjust your plan accordingly.

In fact in comparison to the 1-3 hours a week you may spend face to face with an in person trainer, your Body Smart coach will have much more of a finger on the daily pulse of how you’re doing!

We know that the scale doesn’t tell the full story so we use three main metrics to measure your progress:

– Weight
– Measurements
– Photos

These will all be recorded inside the Body Smart app and will never be accessed or shared by anyone other than your coach without your permission.

Using multiple methods is much more reflective of your true progress, rather than relying on just one measure (usually weight). This “full picture” enables us to see if you’re progressing at the expected rate and to make any changes to your training or nutrition plan if necessary.

Changing your mindset and developing a more positive outlook is the best part of our coaching, and we want to make sure you’re feeling good. So, other measurements of progress we focus on include:

– Exercise performance
– Stress management
– Sleep duration and quality
– Mindset shifts
– Education and knowledge development
– Practical application of knowledge gained
– Relationship with food
– Inner confidence

Not at all! We develop training plans that are suitable for your lifestyle and needs. Whether that be a gym, home, outdoors, in a hotel bedroom – you name it, we can accommodate any situation.

Head over to www.instagram.com/bodysmartfitness to read many success stories where our clients did not go to the gym and worked out at home or throughout their extensive travels.

No! There is no prior training experience required and you don’t need a baseline level of fitness to start. Your coach will meet you where you’re at and gradually build your activity up – many clients start with simply walking more!

It does not matter if you have never done resistance training before or even never exercised before. Your coach is here to make sure you feel confident with a plan that is suitable for your needs and regular feedback on your exercise form.

Remember, this is what makes us different. We work hard to tailor everything we do with you to your unique lifestyle, goals and personal challenges.

We have a huge library of carefully explained training videos, so you’ll easily be able to watch “how to” videos within the Body Smart App for every workout your coach assigns you.

Your coach will only assign experience-appropriate exercises for you to complete, and will happily adjust your programme if a move feels to complex or challenging at this point in time.

They will also request regular videos of you working out so they can check your form and advise you how to improve or progress. One of the criteria to graduate from The Body Smart Method is to be able to confidently and effectively perform the core resistance training exercises. So you can rest assured that given time, you will know how to do these exercises and even better you’ll feel great doing them!