By Elizabeth McDonald


Health coach training prepares you to become a person of authority when it comes to good health. It is a rapidly growing career and is predicted to become a trillion dollar industry over the next few years. The first step in becoming an effective and successful fitness trainer is to get the best health coach certification program out there.

Personal Trainers are sometimes referred to as health coaches but the distinguishing feature is that a personal trainer is educated and certified to provide physical exercise training with minimal nutrition training as well. Typically a health coach is a more generic term.

There are a wide variety of types of fitness trainers available to support your fitness improvement and weight loss goals. Many are available at no cost from your local fitness care or managed care company, or bundled with a weight loss program. The right fitness trainer for you depends on several factors.

Most coaches work for themselves in the form of a private practice. This requires having solid business skills and experience. Organizational habits, marketing strategies and determination would also be helpful.

To evaluate whether becoming a fitness trainer would be a good career, do some research in regards to salary, hours, and opportunities which are currently offered to fitness coaches. Interview local wellness coaches to determine the climate in your area for that field.

If you decide to commit to a program that comes with a structured process or product, you will want to see if there are coaches available as part of that service and use those resources rather than contracting with additional resources. If you enroll in a specific weight loss program, then hire an independent coach with a different philosophy you will constantly be in conflict with the direction provided and while the instruction may not be wrong, it can be confusing causing you to lose confidence in their advice or the program.

A doctor telling someone they need to exercise can be equated to giving a first grader a 600 page Harry Potter novel. Yes, they may be able to sound out the words and read it, but they are not likely going to comprehend the story. Most patients get it. They know they need to exercise and eat healthy, but many need some guidance and nearly all patients could use some help coming up with a real plan. With all the conflicting information in the media and on the internet, most of us don't really know what's truly good for us. A wellness coach helps patients pull it all together.

When you decide to become a fitness trainer, make sure that you have the qualities that it takes to become one. Being a wellness coach requires you to have compassion, patience and a sincere desire to help other people achieve good health and the happiness that comes with it. If you are caring by nature, then you might have a shot at being a good wellness coach.




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