Credentials and Certification
Every coach must have a degree in a health related or medical field, such as, nursing, diet and nutrition, health education, wellness promotion, exercise physiology, kinesthesiology, mental health counseling or phycology.  Every coach must be certified by an authorized certification body and recertified at least once every two to three years.

Skills
A skilled coach should possess the knowledge of:
    - Health risk assessment methods and interpretation of their results
    - Interpretation of tests and body measurements
    - Health maintenance protocols and implementation of screening tests
    - Preventive immunization guidelines
    - Protocol for gender, age and risk related screening tests and routine health 
      examinations for proper health maintenance

Proficiency in Lifestyle Modification
Ability to educate, guide and coach an individual in nutrition, stress, fitness and stop smoking lifestyle modification

Proficiency in Motivational Interviewing
Ability to conduct open-ended communication, motivation, skills in advancing participants through stages of readiness to change, guiding participants through the process of change and empathetic support.

Activity Logs
Coach must be familiar with and employ logs for fitness, nutrition, tobacco cessation and stress reduction activities. 

Documentation
Coach must have the ability to document the information of every coached participant including compliance, measuring progress and goal achievements.

Strict confidentiality
A coach must keep all transactions, notes, records and private conversations with participants in strict confidentiality. 

HIPAA
Every coach must be familiar with the HIPAA regulations.

Insurance
Every coach must carry minimum malpractice coverage.

Belong to a Professional Organization
Every coach should belong to a professional organization which can verify his/her qualification and provide him/her with recertification.

Testimonials

"Thank you for conducting an educational, enlightening and enjoyable wellness conference!"     
                                - Wellness Coach, Wisconsin

"I can't thank you enough for a great training.  I enjoyed the material and walked away with so much useful information."

                                - Health Promotion Coordinator, Minnesota

"I'm excited to work it into my daily life!" (personal and professional)

                                -  Wellness Coach, Wisconsin

"Great information!  Will recommend to others."

                                -  Wellness Coordinator, Texas

" Thank you for conducting an educational, enlightening and enjoyable wellness conference.  I have read your book and will keep it within reach for reference."

                                -  Wellness Coach, Wisconsin 

"Excellent, will recommend to others"
                                
                                        -  Occupational Health, Wisconsin

" Thank you for offering this course.  I am very excited to share this with people."

                                        -  Wellness Coach, Physical Therapy Assistant, Wisconsin

"This class was an absolute joy and had such great information from a great teacher.  All the information has tied together so well and the role playing at the end helped a lot."

                                  -  Rehabilitation Technician, Wisconsin