Health coaching is a great term used to describe a service where a health expert assists an individual to improve their health. Similar to a sports coach who works with an athlete to improve their performance, the health coach works with an individual to develop suitable health goals, an appropriate action plan to achieve these goals and then assists the individual work towards these goals.

FitSense Australia provides health coaching as part of our LifeCheck Health Assessments, however a more comprehensive health coaching service is also available. This involves a 30-60 minute one-on-one session with an exercise physiologist.

Not only does this provide the individual with support from a professional, it also provides motivation and scientifically based assistance to achieve the goals.

However, as with any new trend, there are also a lot of so-called Health Coaches out there with very little background or qualification in this area. A health coach is a very beneficial type of assistance if you wish to improve your health, however pick carefully. If you want health coaching for your company or organisation, contact FitSense.