What is a Health Coach and Can They Help Me?

“Coaching provides a positive connection — a supportive relationship — between the coach and the person who wants to make a change. That connection empowers the person being coached to recognize and draw on his or her own innate ability and resource to make lasting changes for better health and well-being.”
-Anne Helmke at the National Wellness Institute

Health coaching is designed for people who are trying to make some kind of change in their life. A Health Coach can help clarify personal goals and implement positive behaviors while giving support throughout the entire process.

Some of the issues a Health Coach can assist you with include:

• Smoking Cessation
• Diet & Nutrition
• Exercise
• Stress Reduction
• Work/Life Balance
• Eliminate Bad Habits

How does Health Coaching work?
A coach's job is to listen and understand their client's lifestyle and to discuss with them how those choices affect their overall health. A health coach helps the client to set both short and long term goals, create strategies to attain those goals, find support to keep them motivated, and create accountability to ensure they reach their goals.