What’s The Best Health Coach Certification?

Thank God you posted this video. I'm a PA getting into coaching. The idea of more certifications than I already have and need to maintain was making my head spin. Yes! Coaching attracted me because it DOES NOT require certification. You just have to be great at what you do. My coach is not certified and she transformed my life. I am so grateful. Thank you for posting this!

Thanks for making this video. It helped steer me in the right directions. Thank you!

This is really great information. I know exactly what I need but unfortunately, I have no source of income to take the course.

best video on the web on this topic. thanks very much!

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Hi, I though that we need an insurance to start with as a business no? I'm still a studen, can I be a health coach even as a student? Thank you

Absolutely, hands down likely THE best “review” of health coaching programs!
Thank-you for presenting with honesty & from a neutral perspective!
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Primal Health Coach Institute rocks!

The ICF is not a legal acreddiation for health coach?

Hello! I couldnt download your free guide cause the link doesn't exist anymore :(

Does anyone know anything about the Health Mastery Institute? It's not as well known as others, and I was just wondering if anyone had any knowledge of them, good or bad.

What do you think of the CHEK academy?

This video is amazing thank you

Great video! Thanks for sharing :-)

Thank you so much for this information !! I´m from Peru and I want to start a health coach programn to the next year , I´ll join to your group in FB to have more information :)

Great video, definitely giving me some food for thought on questions I need to ask myself before I decide on my certification program.

Great info! I am thinking of getting certified from The Soma Institute...do you have any feedback about them that would be helpful? Thanks!

Thanks Kristen, this video is really important and full of great advice. It’s important to recognize that health coaching isn’t regulated, BUT that there are opportunities for insurance billing coming down the pipeline for those that are board certified. I’m finishing up my MPH right now (graduate in May!) and in 2019 I got my BS in Exercise Science, my CPT through ACSM shortly after, and have been working at a PT clinic ever since, a little on the public gym side in the beginning, and now as the front office doing mostly insurance stuff. Through my experience I’ve come to the conclusion that I hate insurance billing. However, I struggle with whether or not I want to limit my type of client in the future, meaning if the CPT-4 codes reach level 1 and health coaching can be covered by insurance, do I want to deal with that or not. I still don’t know, but something to consider. As for certification, I know I need to have more nutrition training, coaching training, and business training. I was thinking of the Wellcoaches cert as that prepares for a seat on the board exam, as well as counts for CEC’s for my ACSM cert, but now I just don’t know. More research to be had!

Do you have to have the certification if you want to add nutrition into that. I would like to be a health coach/nutritionist? I want to be able to help people with getting their biometrics and vitamins and minerals in range to help straighten their biometric screens in range.

Hi Kristin! My dream is to be a health coach for low income people. I feel like that is a big gap that needs to be filled for Americans. I’m half way towards my bachelors degree in healthy lifestyles coaching. Is it possible that money will come from doing that work? I don’t know how I can run a business that targets people with low cash flow. For me, I feel it’s more important to get a person healthy but it’d be nice to think I would make some kind of money after I graduate.

I am unable to open up the page where the links are. Is anyone else having this issue?

Hello, I was comparing different schools and I am a little leery of spending like 5000.00. Especially if it’s not required to have a certificate.

Great video thank you! As a health and wellness coach is it legal to recommend certain foods or supplements?

Thank you! This is really useful. I'm currently doing my life coach certification by Jay Shetty. I prefer not to be called a life coach as I have always been put off with the title. But health and wellness coach or something similar is far more meaningful. Good to know that additional certification is not essential 😃

Thanks so much for this video Krisitn. Exactly what I was looking for. ☺

Hey. I have been watching your channel since I enrolled at Arizona State University (about a year and a half). My major is in Health Science (Healthy Lifestyles Coaching) and I graduate in December. I have been debating if I want to get board-certified, but I don't think it's necessary. In the health coaching classes at ASU, many exam questions are the same as the NBHWC practice exams. The professor that teaches the health and wellness classes worked or helped create the exam questions for NBHWC.

After watching your video, I leaning towards not getting the certification. I'm going to focus on getting certified as a strength coach. I believe this will help me create a niche. Thanks for the quality advice you upload.

Great video Kristen, I need to hear the part about it takes time and patience over and over. As you mention, the business aspect is soooo important and is often not thought about for new coaches.

What questions do you have about choosing the best coaching certification? Let me know in the comments below! Also, if you have any additional insight around this, feel free to share. :)