For members to understand nutrition is important to their health, you must make it a priority in your message.
One of the ways we recommend gyms do this is by asking nutrition questions of the day.
At Healthy Steps Nutrition HQ, every day there is a question of the day. Once to twice per week, this question is related to nutrition. It’s a chance for nutrition to be discussed during classes.
How it works:
Everyone goes around the room and answers the question of the day.
After everyone answers the question, the coach will discuss 2-3 tips related to the question. These tips are written in the coach’s notes to ensure consistency between classes.
Here are 20 examples of Nutrition Questions of the Day:
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What is your favorite breakfast protein?
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What is your favorite healthy snack?
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What is your favorite crockpot dish?
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What did you have for dinner last night?
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What did you have before coming to class?
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How much water did you drink today?
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What do you put in your coffee?
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What is your favorite healthy restaurant? (Draw attention to restaurant partners)
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What is your favorite way to cook veggies?
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How many veggies did you eat yesterday?
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What is your favorite healthy fat? ‘
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What protein option has the most fat: sirloin, chicken wing or hamburger
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What is your favorite healthy treat?
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When is the last time you tracked your food?
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What is your biggest struggle when it comes to nutrition?
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Rate your nutrition A to F
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What is your go-to lunch option?
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What is your favorite protein option?
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Do you eat out of the bag or portion to the plate?
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What is one healthy habit you can commit to doing over the next 90 days to improve your nutrition?
Asking nutrition questions of the day allows nutrition to be a part of the daily conversion, which is key if you are looking to build nutrition into a bigger part of your business.
If you don’t ask nutrition questions of the day, try incorporating it into your programming like a warm-up and see how it goes!
Nicole Aucoin, MS, RD, LD/N
Founder, Healthy Steps Nutrition
Home of CrossFit HSN and HSN Mentoring
www.healthystepsnutrition.com
www.growyournutritionbusiness.com
