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Gain in-depth knowledge of the underlying causes and influences of obesity, along with proven coaching strategies to help clients achieve sustainable weight loss.

Make a difference helping clients achieve lasting weight loss

Support clients facing overweight or obesity by addressing their unique needs and guiding them toward lasting change through compassionate and personalized coaching.

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Earn a respected credential that showcases your expertise in weight management, positioning yourself as a sought-after professional in this high-demand area.

Become a Weight Management Specialist

 
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Designed for professionals like you, seeking to make a greater impact.

While anyone can purchase and complete this program, it was designed with the following professionals in mind:

How it works

To become an ACE Weight Management Specialist, you must complete the full curriculum and pass all quizzes with a score of 70% or higher. No prerequisites required. You'll receive a certificate, and your credential will never expire or need renewal.

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Learn a compassionate, client-centered approach to weight management, addressing the physical, mental, and emotional factors that influence a person's ability to lose or maintain weight. The ACE Weight Management Specialist Program combines essential knowledge with proven coaching strategies. Through engaging modules and assessments, you'll gain the expertise to support clients through their unique challenges, guiding them toward sustainable weight loss and long-term health success.

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Gain an understanding of the physiological impact that a high body mass index can have on the body's systems.

Discover why using "people first" language is especially important when working with clients affected by obesity.

Learn the BRIDGE method to help facilitate a collaborative, empowering client-trainer relationship.

Develop key strategies and hands-on, practical skills necessary to lead diverse clients and patients to sustainable, healthy change.

Learn meaningful behavior change techniques to help you support your clients in healthier food choices and how to immediately implement them into your practice.

Learn how to connect with and understand your clients to build an exercise experience they will look forward to, especially considering possible past negative associations with physical activity.

Learn how to inspire healthy behaviors early on, leading to healthier lives in adulthood.

Learn how to work with various medical and allied health sub-specialties to most effectively guide clients to sustainable weight management.

Learn how to provide necessary support before their procedure and how to create life-long lasting behavior change after surgery, while they are navigating a myriad of unique post-surgical side effects.

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