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Ahead of the Curve: Wellness Coach

Posted December 19, 2007

Wellness Coach. Fitness trainers have been popular for more than a decade, but more and more people now also want support in their efforts to eat less, stop smoking or drinking, and reduce stress. These people are starting to seek out wellness coaches. This trend should accelerate if—as is widely predicted—more of us are pressured by younger tech-savvy workers, globalization, automation, and the massive influx of immigrants from Asia and Latin America willing to work long hours for low pay. Wellness coaches are being hired not only by individuals but by employers and health insurers as a likely cost-beneficial perk for their employees.

More info: Wellcoaches.com and Becoming a Professional Life Coach: Lessons from the Institute for Life Coach Training by Patrick Williams

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