How Health Coaches Are Changing Corporate America

How Health Coaches Are Changing Coorporate America
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Graduates of the world’s largest Health Coaching school — The Institute For Integrative Nutrition find work in a variety of settings; doctor’s offices, wellness centers, gyms, spas, yoga studios, schools, private practices and natural food stores, many graduates go on to write books, create products, open restaurants, teach, and start their own businesses.

Healthcare costs in the U.S are rising year after year and due to an ever increasing need to combat this, employers and corporations are passing the costs on to their employees through higher deductibles. But healthier employees can actually help their own bottom line, many corporations are now lowering employee’s contributions with rebates if they participate in health and wellness programs.

According to new research released by the Global Wellness Institute, well-being is a $3.72 trillion industry. With people living longer and our pace of life only getting faster, keeping healthy is now a full-time job within itself. On the flip side of this, statistics predict that the number of people who will suffer from one of the leading causes of disease, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and depression is only going to increase.

A survey of 450 major American corporations conducted by Hewitt Associates, a human resources consulting firm, found that sixty-seven percent of American companies now either have or plan to implement coaching or prevention programs to boost employee health.

The field of Health Coaching is growing rapidly, and there are more Health Coach jobs available than ever before. What does that mean for you? If you’re ready to enjoy a fulfilling career where you can follow your passion and make a real difference in people’s lives, now is the perfect time to get started on your path toward becoming a Health Coach. The Institute For Integrative Nutrition which has over 100,000 students and graduates in over 100 countries around the world who are working hard to reverse the health crisis not only in the US but around the world.

More and more companies are combating the spiraling health care costs by taking an ever more proactive approach, here’s how Health Coaches are changing corporate America.

By providing education to employees specifically on how to improve eating habits, reduce stress, and increase healthy lifestyle activities like exercise, small businesses and coorpoations are experienceing the following benefits:

  • Reduction in chronic disease
  • Decreased healthcare costs
  • Reduced absenteeism
  • Increased productivity
  • Increased employee morale
  • Enhanced workplace culture
  • Attracting more talented employees and experience less turnover

For employees, wellness programs have been associated with a whole host of health benefits. These programs can lead to a greater readiness to change exercise behaviors, increased fruit and vegetable intake, decreases in body weight and improved mental health. For all parties involved, wellness programs are working.

Learn how to launch a fulfilling new career as a Health Coach and make money doing work you love, from transforming clients lives and corporate wellness to helping people achieve their fitness goals through yoga and pilates, you can become part of a global community of change makers and do your part in make the world a healtheir, happier place starting today.

Emma is a travelling Health Coach, sunrise chaser and storyteller on two wheels — you can find entertaining articles and updates over here.

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