Health and Wellness coaching has a great impact on weight management which is very significant both clinically and statistically. Health coaching uses a holistic approach, partners with the client in preserving and maintaining health and preventing life style diseases. They understand emotional, physical, behavioral, nutritional and life style factors which are needed to enhance overall health and well-being. A Health and Wellness Coach together with the client explores many ways a client can improve, maintain, loose and gain weight. Health & Wellness Coach connects with a client on a personal and meaningful basis by facilitating healthy, sustainable and behavioral changes.
Health coaches empower the client to make healthy changes. The coach takes time to listen to client’s unique concerns and tries to figure out actual cause of weight gain like stress, emotional eating, body image issues, insufficient sleep, trauma, etc. Reducing calories and Increasing Exercise is not the sole focus in Health & Wellness coaching instead the principles of Behavioral modification helps client to overcome the psychological barriers that keep them from achieving their goals on a daily basis.
Health coaches equip the client with skills, resources and education so that the client listens to their inner wisdom, identify the values and transform the goals into action. The client gets to know about healthy eating plans, eating right food in right amount without counting calories, Importance of all the nutrients, label reading, tips for eating out and eating the best way by practicing mindful meal planning which not only saves money, but also reduces stress.
Overcoming Emotional eating is very aspect as it is a barrier to weight loss and is often psychological in nature. Essentially an individual can make proper food choices but they still struggle to comply with the healthy eating plan due to emotional challenges. Health and Wellness coaching helps in managing emotions more effectively through developing insights into ones emotional life, understanding the relationship with food and learning new coping strategies to improve overall well-being.
Positive Body Image is very essential as it has impact in reaching healthy body weight and it goes much beyond weight loss goals as it can lead to more positive and healthier life.
In Health and Wellness coaching client understands the importance of physical activity and chooses their own workout method like strength training. In Health and Wellness coaching client understands the importance of physical activity and chooses their own workout method like strength training. They also understand the importance of maintaining a personal journal which helps to be mindful and successful. Coach encourages the client to explore recipes which help the client to eat healthy while enjoying great food.
Health and Wellness coach navigate in overcoming obstacles and also support in the phases of relapse. Coach also encourages the client to celebrate the transformation. So Health Coach co creates a future vision by understanding the meaning in ‘weight language’ by honoring the client’s goal with profound trust. Keeping the bigger picture in mind the coach teams up with the client in bringing and maintaining sustainable behavioral change.
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