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Careers as a Lifestyle Fitness Coach
If you have a passion for life coaching as well as a passion for fitness, a career as a
lifestyle fitness coach marries the two in an ideal match.
The next revolution in the fitness industry, lifestyle fitness coaching is a holistic career
choice that combines counseling and health, which together can help clients achieve
their overall wellness goals. Lifestyle coaches are part counselor, part coach, part
trainer and 100 percent motivator.
Lifestyle fitness coaches work to motivate clients and make them accountable for a
healthy lifestyle. Lifestyle fitness coaches are responsible for uncovering clients’
motivational strategies, building rapport, creating meaningful dialogue, and using
questionnaires to determine likes and dislikes as well as immediate, intermediate and
long-term goals.
A lifestyle fitness coach can work successfully one-on-one with clients or in small
groups. This career option can work great for individuals who prefer to run an online
business or a flexible home-based business while lifestyle fitness coaches can also
meet with clients in gyms and spas, coach local athletes and sports teams, and serve
as part a team at a health or wellness centers.
Further, certified lifestyle fitness coaches can be personal trainers who provide valueadded life coaching during training sessions, professionals who provide online or phone
coaching, authors, speakers and more. Lifestyle fitness coaching can be a natural and
ideal addition to many wellness-focused career paths.
As the fitness and self-help industries both continue to grow, so will the demand for
trained lifestyle fitness coaches who are interested in helping others surmount their
various challenges, understand their key motivations, achieve their wellness and life