What is a Transformational HEALTH Coach and Why do I need one?

Let’s step into a recent client’s experience.  Maria is a 42 year old mother of 3, who works in management at an energy company.  Her health scare begins with a visit to the emergency room after collapsing one morning.  She experienced excellent care by the hospital: she was diagnosed with diabetes by a physician, placed on medications which cost hundreds of dollars a month, sent to a dietician who recommended a laundry list of dietary changes, told she needs to begin a daily exercise program, must change multiple factors of her lifestyle, and is told if she does not do all of these things, she might lose a leg, have a host of secondary health issues and  a shortened lifespan.  She goes home and is overwhelmed, scared and has no idea how to implement all these changes.  What she does know is she can’t breathe when she walks upstairs to her bedroom, she just wants to move, hike, bike, play with her kids, provide for her children, and believe that she can continue to live a fulfilled life.

Who will take Maria by the hand and help her to implement/ integrate these changes? Who will provide her support and accountability through this process?

This is where a transformational health coach comes in. This is the power of a coach.

Coaches empower others to take charge of their health, their lifestyle

Coaches hold their clients accountable and provide the support they need.

Coaches can guide clients thru the process to avoid overwhelm and facilitate lifestyle change within a systematic approach that produces measurable, consistent results.

For Maria, health coaching meant weekly coaching sessions with inner and outer game in mind.  Coaching provided her a weekly step by step process to integrate all the recommended changes to her diet, exercise, and lifestyle.  Mindset shifts allowed her to overcome her obstacles and challenges.  The coaching system along with support and accountability empowered her to make the lifestyle changes recommended over the course of 12 weeks, and it was simple.  Not only did she make all the recommended changes, she also lost weight, improved her ability to walk up the stairs, and no longer gets winded playing with her kids.  She has reduced stress, feels better, moves better, and is hoping to return for a follow up with her doctor to potentially reduce her medications.  Coaching meant improved quality of life.

Coaching bridges the gap between healthcare and wellness.  It provides the missing link: system, mindset, support and accountability to overcome obstacles and reach your health and wellness goals… because the lifestyle habit changes become a part of WHO you are, not something you have to think about doing.  Are you ready to take the stress out of habit change and improve your health?