Then, when they show signs of being ready to receive advice, offer your help. When people acknowledge a lack of fitness and show a desire to change, they need support. Make suggestions for small ways they can become more fit. Invite them to participate in a physical activity that will get them off the couch or away from bad influences. Offer to make a nutritious, low-fat dinner.
People often have relapses into their former unhealthy ways.
Realize that this is common and offer encouragement. Know that people often have a fear of failure or of letting go of familiar patterns of behavior. We all have to decide for ourselves when the time is right for us to change. Be Available Be an exercise partner or a confidante whom people you care about can talk to whenever they need someone to lean on. Finally, try not to sabotage people's attempts to get into shape.