Desire – Motivation
The following categories are the eight different metrics measured in the desire section of the diagnostic. Each section measures a different component of an athlete’s desire to be in a conditioning program.
Belief Of Fulfillment
This category measures a person’s desire to stay ‘on track’ and successfully complete a personal training program. People who score well in this category are able to discipline themselves and stay committed to a predetermined program over a long period of time.
Athletic Strategy
This category measures a person’s ability to set goals and plan strategy for achievement in physical fitness. This category also measures the current knowledge that someone may have about how to plan a strategy for long-term physical conditioning goals.
Ambition
This category measures a person’s motivation to compete against themselves and other people. This measurement also shows how far a person is prepared to go to gain better results and ultimately achieve more from an exercise program.
Vision
This category measures a person’s ability to envision what it is like to be physically fit. People who have a high score in this category are usually familiar with the change in lifestyle needed to maintain a conditioning program.
Emotionality
This category measures a person’s emotional response when involved in a physical fitness regime. A high score indicates a tendency towards emotional confidence and self-management during the process of training.
Belief Quotient
This category measures a person’s self-confidence and ability to stay the course regardless of challenges and setbacks. A person with a high score in this category demonstrates a high level of perseverance and responds positively to setbacks when they occur.
Realization Of Goals
This category measures a person’s self-confidence and ability to stay the course regardless of challenges and setbacks. A person with a high score in this category demonstrates a high level of perseverance and responds positively to setbacks when they occur.
Sense Of Need
This category measures a person’s perceived need for a physical conditioning program. People who have a high score in this category do not feel the need for a physical fitness program, either because they are already in shape or because they feel that a physical fitness program can offer no improvement in their lifestyle.