HEALTH & WELLNESS
“It’s not just about weight loss. It’s about what your life could be if you felt your best,” says Cormier, the owner of Greg Cormier Coaching in Vernon Bridge. “It’s all about creating a bigger vision for your future, and how being happy and healthy and strong will help you accomplish that.” Armed with diplomas and certifications in kinesiology, nutrition, personal training, behavior change & pre- and post-natal coaching, Cormier takes his clients through a 12-week transformation program where he works with them one-on-one online. During the weekly coaching sessions via video call, he provides direction, accountability, and support to meet people where they are. Self-sabotage and emotional eating are common issues, and he says our limiting beliefs that cause these often linger from childhood. For example, that we have to clean our plate at mealtime, that we’re not good enough, that we’ll always be overweight, or that we’ll have to give up junk food and exist on nothing but salad to maintain a healthy weight. “A lot of my clients say time is the biggest obstacle, but it’s really that we don’t make ourselves a priority,” says Cormier. “If you don’t love yourself and believe you can accomplish your goals, you’re not going to feel like putting in much effort.” Since starting he’s coached more than 350 busy moms from across Canada and the U.S. Most of his clients tend to be moms between 35 and 50, and many have tried everything from Weight Watchers to Keto but nothing has provided lasting results. “Diets don’t work. You need to address what’s on the inside and come up with sustainable lifestyle habits that
supports that,” says Cormier. “And sometimes you just need someone who believes in you until you can begin to believe in yourself.” Now in his third year of business, Cormier credits the team at Community Business Development Corporation (CBDC) for their help and support. “If it wasn’t for CBDC believing in me, I wouldn’t be here helping my clients — and there’s nothing else I’d rather be doing,” says Cormier. “I’m so blessed to be able to help people change their lives for the better.” Along with his 12-week personal coaching program, Cormier also runs a free Facebook group called Strong Moms Unite where he shares free tips and advice, and many of those busy moms decide to become coaching clients. (Anyone who sends Cormier a message and mentions “PEI Living” qualifies for a free 45-minute coaching call to see what it’s like to work with Greg.) “Greg understands that for a lot of moms, investing in yourself and making yourself a priority is one of the hardest things to do. Making that commitment is scary, but it’s worth it,” his client, Lynn, describes in her emotional testimonial video. “I’m undoing 42 years of bad habits. It really is life- changing, and I feel like I can do anything now.”
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