Health and Nutrition Life Coach Certification (Accredited)

Learn about what is covered in this course, why you would want to be a certified health and nutrition life coach, and meet the instructors.

This lecture offers you a clearer understanding of what a Health Coach does, how we can make a difference in our lives and out clients lives.

Depending on your career, background, and personal experience, you can use the material covered in this health and nutrition certification in a variety of ways.

This lecture will offer you definitions and a description of what Health and Wellness are and also types of wellness we can experience throughout our lives.

Important details about how this course is organized and how to earn the official health and nutritoin certification.

Important information about life coaching.

In this lecture we will go over  the difference between coaching, therapy, and medical advice. Understanding the difference between the three is essential and mandatory as a coach both ethically and legally. 

Do a quick assessment of your emotional intelligence (EQ) to determine your strengths as a life coach!

This lectures offers you a description of the SWOT Analysis as a powerful tool in order to assess yourself and your clients when is about strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

The DISC model of understanding different personality types is a great tool to help you assess the personality style of your clients.

Do you believe your level of intelligence and talent are fixed or do you believe you can improve in any area? Find out why this question is perhaps the most important question that will determine your experience of life, and why it's so important as a coach.

This activity helps both you and your clients evaluate, and see visually, what areas of your client's life have the strongest need for attention, as well as how the different aspects of his or her life affect each other.

Your brain doesn't know the difference between what you visualize in your mind and what is happening in real life! Find out why visualization has the power to trick your brain into feeling the way you want.

In this lecture we'll talk about the importance of understanding the psychology of change related to changing health behaviors such as diet and exercise.

Learn how to assess your clients' readiness for change, how far they are along, and what may be holding them back (using the Transtheoretical Model of Behavioral Change)

In this lecture we'll explore how people learn, including how we learn from models, process what we observe, and why we either do or don't adopt what we've learned.

Learn why people make the decisions they do related to their health (including why they would continue to keep destructive health patterns) so you know how to help your clients develop a mindset that supports their progress.

Learn proven life coaching strategies to help your clients develop a strong belief in their ability to make lasting change and reach their goals.

Learn why and how to determine if your client has a growth mindset. There is nothing more important to success at lifestyle change and reaching potential than the belief that you are capable of CHANGING and improving.

Learn how your brain works and what is going on inside of you when you have thoughts and emotions, including learning that you can change and grow your brain!

In this lecture you will learn how to identify your teams and your team members, which are important for your success.

In this lecture you will learn about networking, which is a great method to meet new clients and new team members and grow your circle of influence.

In this lecture you will learn important guidelines in how to communicate with your partners, clients and other team members.

In this lecture, you get to identify the Why? behind every change and discover if your and your clients' motivation is intrinsic or extrinsic.

The most important part of goal setting is often overlooked, which is making sure your client knows their BIG WHY!

In this lecture you will learn to identify goals focused on something that happened in the past, going on the idea: I want to be all that I used to be or do something I used to do.

In this lecture you will learn to identify the goals focused on present reasons, on the now.

In this lecture you will learn to identify the goals focused on the future, for example you or your clients may want a certain ideal body weight or to participate in a certain event like a marathon.

In this lecture we will give you a blue print to help clients create short and long term goals that result in actionable steps and create long term success. 

Not all goals are created equal! SMART goals are: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time Framed. In order to increase your odds of accomplishing your goals, it’s “smart” to ensure they take into account what research has proven to be the key factors for successfully reaching goals.

In this lecture we will go over the power of small changes and how that is what creates big results! 

The best way to stay motivated is to enjoy the journey! By taking time to celebrate your accomplishments, you’ll feel inspired to keep working toward that next milestone. Celebrating your success will help you feel gratitude for what you’ve accomplished. Learn strategies, such as reward systems and unplugging, that will keep you fired up.

Learn how to help your clients overcome the top 5 barriers to success: lack of confidence, unrealistic goals, motivation, time commitment, and lack of support.

In this lecture we will go over how to overcome fear of change. Fear of change is one of the top reasons that people will self sabotage and create excuses for not moving forward.

Use these proven strategies to help your clients prepare in advance for possible road blocks or set backs that commonly occur when people are trying to create life change: set realistic expectations, plan in advance, be flexible, and look for lessons.

Most of human behavior is an automatic, unconscious reaction to cues and triggers in our everyday lives, which is why it is so important to help our clients identify the triggers for their unwanted or unhealthy behaviors and create powerful new cues to keep them on track.

Every action we take is either toward pain or away from pleasure. This powerful life coaching activity will help your clients get to the root of their desires and motivations and make sure they are seeing more value in making the desired changes than they see in avoiding uncertainty and staying the same.

As a coach, the most important step to ensure success is to develop strong rapport with your client right away and make sure expectations are clear.

Learn powerful mirroring techniques to develop a strong connection with your clients.

In this lecture we will address a few simple ways in creating a great first impression when meeting with a new or existing client or another team member.

Giving your client your full attention is not only polite, it's vital to your success as a coach. Find out how!

Explore the power of reflective listening, aka paraphrasing.

Empathetic listening goes beyond just listening and helps you connect at a deep level to your client by truly understanding their perspective.

Explore different types of questions, such as expanding and reflective, that can enhance your effectiveness as a coach, as well as other types of questions to avoid, such as leading questions and "why".

Probing questions help you dig deeper into the beliefs and assumptions behind what your client is saying.

In this lecture you will learn about the systems of the human body and which ones of them are important to focus on as a health coach.

In this lecture you will learn about the characteristics of the skeletal muscle.

In this section you will learn about the human body main joints and the human levers.

In this section you will learn the terms and the moves that we can do with our joints and muscles in order to live a healthy life.

In this lecture we will address the proper balance and posture and talk about the correct spinal alignment for a healthy lifestyle and to prevent injuries.

In this lecture you will learn about the energy production process in the human body and what sources of energy we have for different activities.

In this lecture, you will learn about nutrients, why their density matters and why their bioavailability is the most important factor when choosing foods.

In this lecture, we talk about what foods to choose based on being organic or conventional as well as their source and origin.

In this lecture you will learn about carbohydrates, what their functions are in the human body and what food sources you can use.

In this lecture you will learn about Protein, their quality, protein sources and protein powders available. 

In this lecture you will learn about different types of fats and their characteristics, which ones are good for us and which ones we should avoid.

In this lecture you will learn about different vitamins that the human body needs in order to function properly and the best sources for them.

In this lecture you will learn about minerals and their importance in the human body, as well as the best sources to get them through diet.

In this lecture we will talk about special nutrition considerations for different life cycles: childhood, teenager and mature adult.

In this lecture you will learn about different nutrition recommendations when applied to today's most popular diets: Keto, alkaline, Vegetarian and Vegan and more.

In this lecture you will learn about nutrition recommendations and guidelines when dealing with different medical conditions like Obesity, Diabetes, Anemia, High Blood Pressure, etc.

In this lecture we will talk about the physical health assessments and the Exercise Readiness Questionnaire

In this lecture we will discuss behavioral change with its excesses and deficits.

In this lecture we will discuss Body Composition, what is it and how can it be properly measured, as well as how to discuss the results with the clients.

Learn how to recognize signs of eating disorders and what to do, as a coach, if your client needs additional professional intervention.

In this lecture we will talk about Physical Fitness, its 5 major components and the skill related components.

In this lecture we will talk about the cardiorespiratory fitness testing and the Rockport Walking Test.

In this lecture we will go over how to assess stability through static posture by applying the Anatomical position.

In this lecture we will go ahead and assess the stability and strength of the core muscles.

In the assessment of Balance lecture we will learn about the Stock Stand Balance Test and the Sharpened Romberg Test.

In this lecture we will assess the joint and full body mobility of the clients.

In this lecture we will discuss nutrition assessments and the tools that a health coach can use in order to better serve the client's needs. We will also talk about what practices are in the health coach's realm and when clients need to be referred to o dietitian or physician.

In this lecture you will be introduced to the Exercise Plan Development section of the course.

In this lecture we will explain in detail the 4 levels of cardiorespiratory training for a client: aerobic, efficiency, endurance and power training as well as when is time to introduce them in an exercise program.

In this lecture we will talk about stabilizing the core muscles through focusing on deep core and pelvis. We will perform a series of simple but very efficient core exercises which you can practice yourself and introduce to your clients.

In this lecture we will cover the first two important movements in the level 2 Stability and Mobility section: bend and lift movements and Single leg movements.

In this lecture we will go over the first 2 movements of the 5 important movements for your clients: bend and lift and single leg movements.

In this lecture we will go over the next 3 of the 5 important movements: pushing, pulling and rotations.

In this lecture we will introduce the concept of resistance training and we will go over guidelines on when and how to introduce weights training for your clients.

This level is for clients who are interested in becoming athletes. You will learn a few specific details on how to handle a situation like this.

We wrap up the exercise creation section of the course with a few very important conclusions.