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ACSM Personal Trainer

Category - Exercise Leadership and Client Education

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Which is not a technique of Motivational Interviewing?
  1. Respecting a client’s expertise regarding their own lives
  2. Focusing discussion on a client’s personal motivation
  3. Searching for new reasons for your client to be motivated
  4. Acknowledging when your client expresses readiness to change
Explanation
Answer: C - In Motivational Interviewing, a Personal Trainer focuses less on their own expertise and more on their client’s expert knowledge of their own life. The trainer motivates the client by focusing on the client’s reason for changing behaviors and acknowledges when a client’s speech indicates that they are ready for a change.
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