Course Overview

  • 1

    Introduction

  • 2

    Chapter 1 - Introduction and Scope of Practice for the Health and Wellness Professional

    • Lesson 1: What is Coaching and Coaching Certifications
    • Lesson 2: Global Healthcare Demand, Dimensions of Wellness and Role of the Health Coach
    • Chapter Text
    • Chapter 1 Assignment
    • Chapter 1 Quiz
  • 3

    Chapter 2 - Psychology of Health Coaching

    • Lesson 1: Client-Centered Care and Interacting with Clients
    • Lesson 2: Stages of Change and Setting Goals
    • Chapter Text
    • Chapter 2 Assignment
    • Chapter 2 Quiz
  • 4

    Chapter 3 - The Health and Wellness Coaching Process

    • Lesson 1: Obtaining Clients' Values and Preparatory Change Talk
    • Lesson 2: Mobilizing Change Talk, Resistance and Discord
    • Chapter Text
    • Chapter 3 Assignment
    • Chapter 3 Quiz
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    Chapter 4 - Supporting Behavioral Change Through Coaching

    • Lesson 1: Coach vs Teaching, Positive Psychology, Empathy and Cognitive Behavioral Coaching
    • Lesson 2: Motivational Interviewing, OARS Model and Chaining Approaches
    • Chapter Text
    • Chapter 4 Assignment
    • Chapter 4 Quiz
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    Chapter 5 - Fitness Assessments

    • Lesson 1: Subjective Assessments FREE PREVIEW
    • Lesson 2: Objective Assessments - Physiological Assessments
    • Lesson 3: Objective Assessments - Cardiorespiratory Assessment
    • Lesson 4: Objective Assessments - Static Postural Assessment
    • Lesson 5: Objective Assessments - Overhead Squat Assessment
    • Lesson 6: Objective Assessments - Single Leg and External Rotation Assessments
    • Lesson 7: Objective Assessments - Push Up and One Repetition Maximum Assessments
    • Chapter Text
    • Chapter 5 Assignment
    • Chapter 5 Quiz
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    Chapter 6 - Fitness Program Design and the FORM Model

    • Lesson 1: Principles of Program Design
    • Lesson 2: The FORM Model and Acute Variables
    • Lesson 3: Building a Fitness Program
    • Lesson 4: Resistance Training Systems
    • Chapter Text
    • Chapter 6 Assignment
    • Chapter 6 Quiz
    • Bonus: Exercise Library for Program Design
    • Bonus: Download FM's Program Design Template
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    Chapter 7 - Components of Nutrition

    • Lesson 1: Scope of Practice and Macronutrients
    • Lesson 2: Micronutrients
    • Lesson 3: Water and Nutrition for Fitness Goals
    • Chapter Text
    • Chapter 7 Assignment
    • Chapter 7 Quiz
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    Chapter 8 - Nutrition Assessment

    • Lesson 1: Client Histories, Diet Histories, Biochemical Assessment
    • Lesson 2: Anthropometry, BMI, Percent Body Fat, Estimated Energy Expenditure
    • Chapter Text
    • Chapter 8 Assignment
    • Chapter 8 Quiz
    • Bonus College Classroom Lecture: Nutrition Guidelines and Assessment - Part 1
    • Bonus College Classroom Lecture: Nutrition Guidelines and Assessment - Part 2
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    Chapter 9 - The Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems

    • Lesson1: Heart and Blood Anatomy
    • Lesson 2: Core Principles of the Cardiorespiratory System
    • Lesson 3: Cardiac Physiology
    • Lesson 4: Assessments and Pathologies
    • Chapter Text
    • Chapter 9 Assignment
    • Chapter 9 Quiz
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    Chapter 10 - Your First Health Coaching Session

    • Lesson 1: Four Types of Clients and Crafting First Impressions
    • Lesson 2: Beginning, Middle and End of the First Meeting, Reporting and Making Referrals
    • Chapter Text
    • Chapter 10 Assignment
    • Chapter 10 Quiz
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    Chapter 11 - Stress Management

    • Lesson 1: Stress Language, The Stress Response, and Stress Physiology
    • Lesson 2: Stressors, Medication, and Mindfulness-Based Management Techniques
    • Chapter Text
    • Chapter 11 Assignment
    • Chapter 11 Quiz
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    Chapter 12 - Business Strategies for the Health and Wellness Coach

    • Lesson 1: Channels for Coaching
    • Lesson 2: Marketing, Legal Issues and Insurance
    • Chapter Text
    • Chapter 12 Assignment
    • Chapter 12 Quiz
  • 14

    Health Coach Certification Exam

    • Health Coach Certification Final Exam

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