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Lifestyle Medicine for Coaches

As much as 85 cents of every dollar spent on health care in the United States goes toward the treatment of conditions rooted in poor lifestyle choices.  This 21.5-hour e-course provides an in-depth overview of the leading lifestyle medicine topics.

ACLM members receive an exclusive 20% discount

Member Price:  $348
Non-member Price:  $435

IMPORTANT NOTE: ACLM members who register directly through the Wellcoaches site for full price do not qualify for retrospective partial refunds or pricing adjustments.

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This course addresses the need for quality education and credentialing while supporting coaches in their individual practices or as part of a multidisciplinary team in their collective desire to promote lifestyle medicine as the primary treatment of choice. Coaches will gain an understanding of the whole human health experience and become effectively trained to educate, equip and empower their clients with lifestyle choices to prevent, treat and, often, even reverse chronic and select autoimmune disease.

  • Lifestyle Medicine: Introduction, integration into health care and resources
    Basic Biometrics
    Health and Lifestyle Diseases (Preventing Death and Disability)
    Active Living: Physical Activity and Functional Fitness
    Culinary Medicine: Basic Nutrition
    Emotional Well-being and Resiliency
    Positive Psychology and Health
    Substance Use and Addictions
    Sleep Health
    Brain Health
    Shared Decision Making
    Interpreting Coaching Research

The course includes 21.5 hours of self-paced content in the form of videos, questions for reflection and journal prompts. It is divided into six sections, each followed by a knowledge assessment to aid the student in comprehension and application of the learning. To earn a “Certificate of Attendance”, students must view each of the lessons in full and complete the six knowledge assessments with 80% accuracy.

If you are a Certified Wellcoach® through Wellcoaches, or have earned the National Board Certified – Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) designation from NBHWC, you may earn the Lifestyle Medicine Coach (LMC) Certificate upon course completion. If you are not a Certified Wellcoach, or an NBC-HWC, you will earn a Certificate of Attendance following course completion.

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To be sustained, a habit needs regular practice plus a good dose of both motivation and confidence. Habits become strong and automatic with repetition. A powerful habit starts a chain reaction that transforms other habits and changes the game. It delivers early wins and unlocks hope in the possibility of change. Keystone habits are so powerful that they not only change us but the culture around us when we engage in them together. The course’s habits collections focus on: Coaching, Behavior Change, Emotional Balance, Burnout Prevention, and Transformational Leadership. Each habit (70+ habits to choose from) comes with creative and science-based videos, options for reminders via text and email and habits tracker to measure and celebrate progress.

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