What Is a Wellness Coach?

They help their clients find the motivation and tools to get to their physical and emotional health goals.

Those goals might include:

Lose a few pounds
Eat better
Quit smoking
Lower stress
Unlike a nutritionist or physical therapist, who makes specific diet and exercise suggestions, a wellness coach will help you make better general choices that fit your lifestyle.

Just about everyone has a vision of his or her ideal life. Maybe you’ve always dreamed of being a successful writer, musician, or corporate executive. But you haven’t made it a reality yet.

Then maybe what you need is a coach. Just like the people who push athletes to greatness in sports, life and wellness coaches push their clients to find success and satisfaction from their job or lifestyle.

Unlike in sports, life and wellness coaches don't focus on changing certain behaviors, like correcting a bad golf swing.

According to the International Coach Federation (ICF), they develop their clients’ overall strengths and abilities.