Get a Life by Loretta LaRoche

Over the past decade coaching of every kind has become a huge phenomenon. Years ago when we thought of a coach it was in relationship to a sports’ team, or if you’re a fashinista you thought of a pocket book company i.e Coach Bags.

In its beginnings, coaching was predicated on helping people in a more general way, but as it grew it began to target specific areas. It is not uncommon now to be able to find a coach for almost every facet of life; relationships, parenting, weight-loss and exercise, pets, pimples, clutter, hammertoes, sex and more.

In fact, if you see a niche that hasn’t been filled, you should definitely try to fill it.

It appears that many individuals have lost their ability to navigate their lives without someone else’s assistance. I don’t want to sound callous, but whatever happened to common sense?

Believe me I think getting help when you need it is very wise, but on some level we seem to moving towards being more and more helpless and ridiculous.

The other day when I was reading a national magazine I came across an advertisement for a sports bra that had a number you could call to speak to their “bra coach”. It stated that their coach could help you choose the right sports bra and save you time and money, since their research found that lots of people seem to make wrong decisions around this particular item.

I had everything I could do not to call and ask how they got their training and what it consisted of. Is there a Sports Bra Institute that gives out certificates to all those that get through the program so that they can measure breasts accurately and professionally?

They must also have to know which bra works with a particular sport. You wouldn’t want to wear a bra designed for a golfer if you’re into tobogganing. Standing up takes up less bra room then laying down. I hope that their training includes these kinds of calculations.

And how does this transfer to doing it over the phone?

There must be questions that need to be answered like how wide or narrow are your breasts? I would imagine length is important.

If your breasts are heading towards your knee caps you may need a wheelbarrow rather than a sports bra. If that’s the case do they recommend finding a hardware store that has a wheelbarrow coach.

I personally would love to find to find an underpants coach. Now that would really make my day!

Loretta LaRoche writes the Get A Life Column for the Patriot Ledger.