How Exercise Impacts Anxiety and Depression
Exercise is generally considered an activity that primarily benefits our physical health. From improving muscle strength, balance, and oxygen flow, there are dozens of fitness-related reasons to stay active throughout your lifetime.
Plant-Based Diets + Type 2 Diabetes: What the Research Says
Few chronic diseases are studied more than type 2 diabetes.
5 Tips for Building Confidence When Working with Clients as a Health & Wellness Professional
It’s no secret. When you are confident in your coaching abilities, you inspire a sense of trust in your clients.
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Health Coach Resource: How to Reduce Exposure to 10 Common Environmental Toxins
Environmental toxins, or chemical pollutants, are chemicals that are found in the environment due to natural processes or pollution resulting from manufactured products and processes. Sometimes, they are called environmental chemicals since they are only toxic once they reach certain levels in the body and start affecting normal biological processes.
AFPA Graduate of the Month: Parminder Saini, Holistic Health Coach
During the last 30+ years, we’ve certified over 130,000 health, nutrition, and fitness professionals. Each month, we recognize one of our distinguished graduates who use what they have learned to inspire others and make a difference.Â
Protect Yourself & Your Clients: 5 Essential Legal Considerations for Health and Wellness Professionals
Are you ready to hit the ground running with your health, nutrition, or fitness coaching certification?
7 Steps to Getting Hired as an Online Personal Trainer
In recent years, and especially since the social distancing recommendations and stay-at-home orders made during the COVID-19 pandemic, people have turned to web-based fitness coaching and personal training services to stay on top of their exercise and physical activity routines.
9 Nutrient-Packed Beans, Legumes, and Pulses That Will Add Variety to Your Meals
Are you looking for some inspiration to add a little variety to your plant-based meals? Canned black beans are a convenient go-to plant-based source of protein that is relatively easy to find in most grocery stores. However, there are dozens of different types of beans and legumes you can add to your personal ingredient rotation […]
The Role of Exercise in Managing Diabetes
Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the US and many parts of the world. Currently, the CDC reports that over 1 in 10 adults in the US have diabetes, and 1 in 3 have prediabetes or early signs of diabetes development.
The Importance of Continuing Education and Professional Development
All health, wellness, and nutrition coaches know the feeling. After months of studying hard to earn your coach’s certification, you finally did it! A big part of you wants to forget the books and the courses for a while and focus on doing what you love—working with clients and growing your business.