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Health & Wellness Certification

Health and Wellness Coach Certification Program

Our Health and Wellness Coach Certification Program equips you with expertise in every facet of health and wellness coaching. You’ll learn how to support clients in achieving optimal health, vitality, and balance by integrating preventative health practices, the latest fitness and weight-loss approaches, mind-body-spirit tools, and holistic healing techniques.

From coaching clients with chronic conditions, hormonal changes, or post-surgery recovery to helping them reduce stress and overcome resistance, you’ll gain the skills to guide people through a wide range of health challenges. You’ll also learn how to collaborate with doctors to help patients adhere to health regimens and discover effective strategies for building a successful coaching practice.

This program is also ICF-accredited for 40 Continuing Coach Education (CCE) hours, giving you training that counts toward maintaining or advancing your professional coaching credentials.

Prerequisite: Completion of Life Purpose Institute’s Life or Spiritual Coach Certification, or an equivalent ICF-accredited coach training program is required.

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Our Approach to Health and Wellness Coaching

At Life Purpose Institute, we teach a holistic approach that integrates mind, body, and spirit. True wellness goes beyond diet and exercise, it’s about creating lasting balance and vitality in every area of life.

We combine professional coaching skills with evidence-based health practices, giving you the tools to support transformation on every level.

Through our approach, you’ll learn to:

Promote Whole-Person Wellness – Support clients with fitness, nutrition, stress reduction, and overall well-being.
Address Diverse Health Needs – Coach people through chronic conditions, hormonal changes, post-surgery recovery, and lifestyle challenges.
Facilitate Lasting Change – Help clients reduce stress, break old patterns, and sustain healthy habits.
Collaborate with Providers – Partner with doctors and healthcare practitioners to reinforce treatment plans.
Empower Optimal Health – Guide clients to greater energy, vitality, and resilience.

This integrative method allows you to work with a wide range of clients and goals, helping people live healthier, more balanced, and fulfilling lives.

What You’ll Gain from the Health and Wellness Coach Certification Program

As a student in our Health and Wellness Coach Certification Program, you’ll gain the training, skills, and confidence to launch or expand a successful coaching career. This program equips you to coach clients in all areas of health and wellness while also preparing you to build and market your own thriving practice. You’ll graduate ready to support people with diverse health needs, from preventative care and fitness to stress reduction and holistic healing.

In this program, you will learn how to:

Develop expertise in all areas of Health and Wellness Coaching
Apply preventative health strategies, optimal health practices, and anti-aging approaches
Help clients improve fitness, vitality, and weight management with the latest trends and methods
Coach individuals managing chronic health conditions or recovering from surgery or injury
Use mind-body-spirit tools and holistic approaches to promote balance and healing
Partner with doctors and healthcare providers to support treatment adherence
Empower clients to overcome blocks, resistance, and self-sabotaging habits
Teach clients effective stress-reduction techniques for greater resilience
Address hormonal health, including current treatments for peri-menopause and menopause
Guide clients toward achieving optimal energy, strength, and youthfulness
Build and market a successful Health and Wellness Coaching practice

With these skills, you’ll be fully prepared to start your own private coaching practice, create workshops or group programs, and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives through the growing field of health and wellness coaching.

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What You’ll Learn in Our Health and Wellness Coach Certification Program

Core Coaching Skills

Lead a structured Discovery Session using health & wellness assessments
Follow a clear session flow and ask powerful health-coaching questions
Set micro and macro goals and track progress over time
Coach through common blocks (time, resistance, stress, setbacks)
Build a positive mindset, supportive habits, and accountability systems
Integrate mind–body–spirit tools for whole-person change

Health & Wellness Knowledge

Apply preventative health, optimal wellness, longevity/anti-aging concepts
Coach around fundamentals: nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management
Use simple tracking (food, sleep, mood) to create insight and momentum
Support life balance and sustainable self-care routines

Working with Clients

Coach individuals navigating chronic health conditions (within coaching scope)
Support clients recovering from injury or illness with practical lifestyle shifts
Reinforce treatment recommendations by collaborating appropriately with providers
Adapt tools for diverse goals, backgrounds, and readiness levels

Business & Career Development

Market your health & wellness practice with clear messaging and offers
Design 1:1 programs, workshops, and groups with simple, repeatable structures
Position yourself confidently in the growing health & wellness field

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Opportunities for Health and Wellness Coaches

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The demand for health and wellness coaching has never been stronger. As more people seek support in creating healthier, more balanced lives, coaches are stepping into a wide variety of opportunities.

A Fast-Growing Field

The global health and wellness coaching industry is projected to nearly double in the next 10 years, reaching close to $38 billion by 2034.
Digital health coaching is growing even faster, expected to more than double by 2030 as more clients embrace virtual and online coaching.

Rising Demand

6 in 10 Americans live with at least one chronic health condition—driving the need for support in lifestyle change, prevention, and wellness.
About 60% of U.S. adults say improving their health and fitness is a top priority, fueling demand for qualified health and wellness coaches.

Career Opportunities

Health coaches are being hired in private practice, corporate wellness programs, healthcare settings, and digital platforms.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics anticipates around 16,000 job openings per year for health coaches and related wellness roles.
Many graduates also choose to build their own private practice, creating flexible businesses that align with their passion and purpose.