I’ve been finding that people don’t really understand what a health coach does. Most people think that health coaches are nutritionists or dietitians. There are a lot of differences so I thought I would take a few minutes to explain.
What are Registered Dietitians and Nutritionists? A licensed Nutritionist or Dietitian is trained to review and assess the nutritional needs of their patients. They help to set goals that meet nutritional needs or their patients. They create a specific plan based on their findings. They are very focused on looking at fat, calories, etc. While their jobs are important and necessary in many situations they are limited only to nutritional value of food.
What is a Health Coach? A Health Coach is someone who works with clients to help them achieve wellness goals such as losing weight, increasing energy or naturally alleviating symptoms of digestive distress. They also focus on disease prevention, reducing stress, and creating balance in all areas of life. Health coaches take a whole-body, or holistic, approach to wellness. This means that they go beyond food and diet to explore the many ways that a client can improve their quality of life and find lasting health and happiness. They understand that everyone is unique and their sessions are custom to each client. They coach, motivate and support their clients along the way to achieve their wellness goals.
5 ways a Health Coach can help you:
- Focus on your whole being: Health Coaches take a holistic approach when working with clients and understand behavior modification. They understand that small changes over time make those changes sustainable over a lifetime. Health Coaches understand emotional, physical, nutritional and lifestyle factors that have an impact on overall health and well-being.
- Set Goals: A health coach will not only help you set and achieve your goals, but they will understand why that goal is important to you. They will keep you accountable on a weekly basis and be your ally and healthy-living advisor.
- Motivation: Making changes big or small can be challenging. A health coach will not only keep you focused but help you establish positive self-talk and maintain a new lifestyle that will work for you.
- Overcome Obstacles: Believe it or not we sometimes self-sabotage our success in our own health. Sometimes these obstacles are obvious and sometimes we need specific coaching techniques to enable us to dig deeper to uncover these obstacles.
- Self-Empowerment: The health coach’s ultimate goal is to help you become more self-aware of your body and listen to what it needs and when it needs it. They coach you to adopt healthy habits that will empower you to have lasting lifestyle changes.
Become a healthier version of yourself and hire a health coach to get you there. I offer complimentary sessions to discuss your health concerns and to see if this is the right for you. To reserve your time, please book online.