Karen Nathan

Do your clients struggle to stick with their health and wellness goals? Lapses and relapses are common, but you can help your clients renew their commitments and make plans to get back on track.

You need to earn continuing education credits to maintain your certification, but do you view it as a chore or an opportunity? Whether you are a brand-new health coach or a fitness industry veteran, learn why continuing education is key to honing your skills, expanding your reach and increasing your income.

Despite our best intentions, it can be challenging to stick to healthy behaviors during the holiday season. Learn how this one cognitive behavioral skill can help you feel more confident, in control and hopeful about sustaining your healthy lifestyle habits through the holidays and beyond.

Here are four strategies for overcoming the doldrums that any health and exercise professional may experience, including health coaches.

As a health coach, you support your clients on their quest to become fitter and healthier, but what do you do when they ultimately reach their goals? One approach is to begin linking your clients’ success with opportunity. Read on to learn how you can help your clients make the most of this opportunity.

For most people, self-criticism is generally ineffective because it can reinforce feelings of inadequacy and erode self-confidence. As a health coach, however, there is plenty you can do help your clients tame their inner critics.

As a health and exercise professional, you know that building rapport is a critical part of the success of both you and your clients. So, how exactly are you supposed to do this? Here are five rapport-building strategies to add to your coaching toolbox.

As a health coach, you are well equipped to support patients and their healthcare providers with the management of a variety of chronic conditions, especially when lifestyle modification is part of the treatment plan. In this article, learn useful tips and strategies for coaching people with specific health conditions.

Your clients come to you with high hopes for getting healthier, but what happens when your client stops making progress? As a health and fitness professional, it is important to be able to talk to your clients about diminished progress. Here are some great strategies to help you have more productive conversations with your clients about making progress toward their stated health goals.

Working as a health coach is an incredibly rewarding career, but as is the case with anything in life, some days are better than others. Here’s some great advice from a seasoned health coach on how you can make each day a success, for both you and your clients.

There is so much health and wellness information available today that it can be easy for well-meaning health coaches to bombard or overload their clients with too much education. Knowing what, how and, importantly, when to share information with your clients is crucial to them being ready to accept it. Here are four tips to follow when deciding how and when to pass along your educational materials to your clients.

If you’ve been thinking about becoming a health coach, it can be hugely helpful to learn from those who have walked this path before you. Learn about the step-by-step approach one successful health coach took to build a thriving business and career, and why the support she has received from ACE has made all the difference in the world.