Sleep, stress, and recovery play an important role in a client’s ability to exercise, adapt, recover, and maintain healthy behaviors. For fitness professionals, understanding these factors can help us look beyond the workout itself and better support the whole person in front of us. This interactive session explores the relationship between stress physiology, sleep, recovery, exercise, and behavior change, with an emphasis on practical application within a fitness professional’s scope of practice. Attendees will learn how to recognize common signs of inadequate recovery and elevated stress, understand how sleep and stress can influence training and daily performance, and use simple coaching strategies to help clients build greater resilience.