Reframing the Role of the Personal Trainer.

Insights into Motivational and Engagement Theories.

1. ‘ Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations: Classic Definitions and New Directions’ Richard M. Ryan and Edward L. Deci. Are we motivated to do something out of curiosity and interest, intrinsically, or because of some external reward like money, status etc, or extrinsically?
2. Maslow’s Heirarchy of Needs, Abraham Maslow. This is a theory of motivation based upon five categories of human needs that will influence a person’s behaviour.