If you scored higher in B’s you tend to be a support seeker. “B’s” are individuals who thrive in social settings. They prefer exercising in groups, participating on teams, sharing fellowship, and energizing and encouraging others. Profile B individuals prefer incorporating physical activity and classes in their lives rather than working out alone. Profile B individuals enjoy a challenge as long as there are others to encourage and support their efforts.
Strengths
- Enjoy working out with others
- Are motivated to learn from instructors or trainers
- Like being pushed to higher levels of training
- Enjoy learning new activities and exercises
- Are socially oriented and find strength in numbers
Challenges
- Use exercise as a way to socialize, which can lead to inconsistency if friends leave the class or group cDisappointment with class instructor or trainer can impact exercise adherence
- May have issues with over-training and injury<?li>
Tips And Recommendations
Profile B (Support Seeking) individuals are most successful with:
- Joining classes or recreational sports teams and clubs through work or community groups
- Doing challenging exercises during group or class workouts
- Social networking and posting fitness experiences and success
- Enlisting an exercise buddy to go to class or workout with
- Participating in corporate or community boot camps and group challenges
- Signing up for workout classes or personal training
- Trying new moves*, which can be performed with a group