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Becoming A Certified Professional Wellness Consultant

By Delia Floyd


Sometimes interest points us toward a career path. If nutrition, health, and fitness interest you, perhaps you can unleash the wellness consultant within by continuing to follow that which interests you. If blood pressure, weight, blood glucose, and heart-rate are words that jump out and speak to you each time you hear them, chances are that you are very in-tuned with the skills of a trained health specialist and might be able to help others with your skills as a consultant in the health field.

Growing rates of new cancers, countless new disease, ever increasing environmental hazards, and an epidemic of obesity in children are among just a few reasons why health is an important topic to follow. Large companies offer health and well-being incentives and discounts when employees meet their targeted fitness goals. Insurance groups are also focusing on prevention first. Developments in this field affect everyone and all eyes are on the latest health developments.

As an individual is exposed to ongoing effects of unhealthy habits, they may have a growing desire to master a perfect balance of health and fitness. Most everyone has been touched by one or many of the effects of an unhealthy lifestyle. One route to turn constant attention toward well-being is by becoming a wellness consultant.

You are not alone if the idea of improving health and getting paid for sharing your knowledge is appealing. Health consulting is one of the fastest growing occupations. Western medicine has quickly begun to incorporate eastern holistic practices. Likewise, a trend amongst doctors indicates that adding holistic certifications to their vitae is having a positive outcome.

One way to train to be a wellness consultant is by beginning with yourself. This will afford you a personal way to learn and practice. Slowly include friends, family, and colleagues by inquiring to see if you can give them a health survey and offer suggestions. Then track progress on a chart. A second way to train is through a formal education program focusing on nutrition, health, and or fitness.

When you have acquired a few clients, continue using your inner circle to develop and train yourself further. Take pictures of before and after successes with permission, add a testimonial here, and you'll quickly amass a portfolio of wellness as a testimony of your work. All the while, be sure to share the news to all as you continue to improve the livelihood of others.

You'll quickly be ready to take on new clients. Many large organizations have formal health and wellness programs for their employees. The rewards of improving health numbers is demonstrable in the organizations improved productivity almost immediately. And large corporations can often offer very tangible results indicators to add to your portfolio.

Balancing modern life and health are quite difficult in today's society. The wellness consultant understands this well. Most people today are unaware of how their personal choices undermine or support health and with a few quick changes they can easily be back living the healthy lifestyle. One concrete way to battle the unhealthy epidemic of today is to unleash the wellness consultant within.

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