Module 1: Introduction to Health and Fitness Coaching

Learning Objectives — Chapter 1

When you finish this chapter, you will be able to:

• Define health and fitness coaching, and describe what a coach does each day.

• Explain how coaching is different from personal training, therapy, and medical care.

• Identify the many settings where health and fitness coaches work.

• Describe the scope of practice, and explain the limits of a coach’s role.

• Recognize when to refer a client to another professional.