Reframing the Role of the Personal Trainer.

Have you ever wondered why we are motivated to play video games? James Paul Gee “What Video Games Have to Teach us About Learning and Literacy” gives us a clue in this book. In the chapter Learning and Identity, he suggests four key elements in (designing )for motivation: a) Entice to try. (Easy,familiar,no surprises)

b) Make it Compelling. ( Challenging enough to pay attention to)

c) Make it feel Successful ( A sense of achievement, of moving forward, of making progress.)

d) Give Feedback.( Preferably instantaneously, how well am I doing)