6. Goals & motivation¶
What the client wants, and what is likely to get in the way.
6.1 The goal¶
| ID | Question | Type | Options / units | Req. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
goal_primary |
What are your most important goals? | Multi-select | Health / Lose weight / Lose body fat / Build muscle / Get stronger / Improve endurance / Improve health markers / Move without pain / Improve mobility and flexibility / Look better / Feel better in my body / Perform better in a sport / Return to training after a break / General fitness / Weight isn't what I'm here for / I'm not sure yet | Yes |
The last two options are the important ones
The source sheet offers לא מעניין אותי משקל — weight doesn't interest
me — and לא יודעת, I don't know, alongside the conventional goals.
Both are worth copying exactly.
Without an explicit opt-out, a client who doesn't want to talk about weight has no way to say so and picks the nearest weight-shaped option instead; you then spend twelve weeks optimising something they never asked for. Without I'm not sure yet, an undecided client invents a goal to finish the form — and the invented one is what gets programmed.
I'm not sure yet is a useful answer, not a failed one. It means the first session includes a goal-setting conversation instead of starting from a fixed target.
Both are exclusive escape options: selecting either clears every other goal, and selecting any goal clears them.
6.2 Obstacles¶
| ID | Question | Type | Options / units | Req. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
goal_obstacles |
What is most likely to get in the way? | Multi-select | Time / Work schedule / Family commitments / Energy levels / Motivation / Money / Injury / Travel / Social eating and drinking / Not knowing what to do / Other | Yes |
goal_obstacles_plan |
When that happens, what should we do about it? | Long text | — | Cond. |
goal_support |
Who at home or work supports you in this? | Long text | — | No |
goal_accountability |
What kind of accountability works for you? | Single choice | Frequent check-ins / Weekly summary / Just the programme, leave me to it / Group or community / Not sure yet | Yes |
goal_obstacles_plan → if goal_obstacles names at least one obstacle
The question is worded as a follow-up — "when that happens" — so it only makes sense once the client has named something. A client who says nothing gets in the way is not asked what to do about it.
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