Thread: 🤔How to approach someone or making a suggestion without seeming insulting?🤔

Originally Posted by MrBash

Is this person a Spouse, friend or a family member.

This isn't just a thread for me, I'm asking the group how you all would take this approach..

If some one asks about health or some thing I do then I relate my experience to them. If they choose to do something for them selves I try to be supportive even if it is not the way I would choose to go. But may make suggestions if they talk about what they are trying is not working. Very very rarely would I approach someone about changing their lifestyle for a healthier alternative. Because unless the are and idiot they already know they are not fir or healthy. And bringing it up usually just makes them seek a short term response to feel better. which means food, drugs alcohol etc>

Originally Posted by balin

If some one asks about health or some thing I do then I relate my experience to them. If they choose to do something for them selves I try to be supportive even if it is not the way I would choose to go. But may make suggestions if they talk about what they are trying is not working. Very very rarely would I approach someone about changing their lifestyle for a healthier alternative. Because unless the are and idiot they already know they are not fir or healthy. And bringing it up usually just makes them seek a short term response to feel better. which means food, drugs alcohol etc>

Exactly on the first point of your reply. It's sort of like politics at work. You don't discuss it unless in like minded company because otherwise, it goes downhill very fast. All you can do is offer suggestions and give support, the rest is up to them.

You don't IMO. Unless you know them, or if they ask you.. then they likely don't want your advice. If they wanted to know, they would read online or talk to people. Fitness is an individualized path, and let's face it most people give up really early on. Most of these new years resolutioners won't even be going to the gym in a month or two. They are too unmotivated, they don't want your advice although it is good advice.

Originally Posted by IReallyLoveOats

You don't IMO. Unless you know them, or if they ask you.. then they likely don't want your advice. If they wanted to know, they would read online or talk to people. Fitness is an individualized path, and let's face it most people give up really early on. Most of these new years resolutioners won't even be going to the gym in a month or two. They are too unmotivated, they don't want your advice although it is good advice.

Did you read the opening post?

🤔How to approach someone or making a suggestion without seeming insulting?🤔

How would you approach or go about suggesting to someone to possibly consider fitness, dieting and training in which they could really use in their life whether it's health-related or a mental state of well being, WITHOUT offending them or overstepping boundaries that could be insulting???

What people ultimately decide to do with their lives is there own doing, but what if it's a dear friend, co-working, family member or even significant other?

People, lets be open minded.. Like I stated.. What if the person falls into the category of the above in read? A family member that clearly isn't doing well, a co-working you've known for eons, or even a significant other..Do the majority of you really sit idle and not offer suggestions?

In most cases I would just mind my own business, u just never know how another will take your advice or opinion.