PsychFit Sample Questions
Can you give us a brief explanation of PsychFit?
What is it? What does it do? Who is it for?
What are the benefits of PsychFit?
What kind of person is most likely to benefit from PsychFit?
What kind of addictions and problems is it most effective?
What kind of results have you noted among your PsychFit patients?
How did you get the original idea of combining psychotherapy and physical fitness training? When?
Is there really an epidemic of obesity and inactivity in the USA?
What is Sedentary Death Syndrome and how widespread is it?
When did you begin working on the PsychFit program?
Was there much resistance among the medical establishment to this non-traditional approach when you first began exploring this area?
What about now?
What kind of physical workout do PsychFit patients go through?
Why weight training?
Don’t patients have trouble talking about their problems when they’re sweating on a treadmill?
Explain “negative self-talk” and how PsychFit can help patients overcome it.
Is this similar to cognitive therapy?
Your career path is interesting. You’re not only a psychotherapist but a certified fitness trainer and sports nutritionist. Why all three?
What do you recommend for people who can’t get to Washington DC and become patients of yours? How can we motivate ourselves to put down the chips, get off the couch and start working out?
Any advice for those who get discouraged?