Your client: "My doctor says lifting weights is dangerous; I need to cancel my membership."

How do you respond? Do you argue? Give a lecture on why the doc doesn't know what he or she is talking about? Draw some diagrams? Try listening to this episode first.

Ashley Mak is a Certified Two-Brain Mentor, the owner of Hudson River Fitness and a doctor of physical therapy. He understands the arguments on all sides, and says there's good news: Doctors and coaches don't have to be enemies.

Tune in to learn how to work with heath-care professionals for the benefit of all.

Links:

Driven Nutrition
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Timeline:

4:54 – “I’m just going to talk to a real doctor.”

9:55 – Why you shouldn’t try to out-explain the health-care pros.

15:18 – Making health-care professionals part of your local ecosystem.

18:40 – Building relationships.

23:14 – How to start networking with the health-care community. 

28:58 – Bridging the gap: a win-win situation.

33:40 – Starting the conversation.

37:19 – Scenario: a client’s doctor says high-intensity training is dangerous.

45:53 – Ask questions; don’t confront.

48:13 – Developing a symbiotic relationship.