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GLP-1 Medication Support for Fitness Professionals
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GLP-1 Medication Support for Fitness Professionals

ISSA (International Sports Sciences Association)

This online course equips fitness professionals to support clients using GLP-1 medications with practical strategies for physical and behavioral changes.

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About this Course

Empower your practice to support clients using GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic® and Wegovy® with this 100% online, self-paced training. Designed for fitness and wellness professionals, the course provides practical strategies to confidently guide clients through the physical, behavioral, and emotional changes that accompany GLP-1-supported weight loss. You’ll explore how GLP-1s work in the body, learn to adapt exercise and nutrition plans for common side effects, develop effective communication skills for collaborating with healthcare providers, and build long-term wellness habits that extend beyond medication use. Ideal for personal trainers, health coaches, yoga instructors, and wellness professionals looking to stand out in a rapidly evolving niche, this program offers six Continuing Education Units (CEUs), video lessons, case studies, toolkits, and an open-book final exam

What You'll Learn

  • Understand GLP-1 effects on appetite, metabolism, and training
  • Adapt exercise and nutrition plans for clients using GLP-1 safely
  • Support clients emotionally and behaviorally through body changes

Prerequisites

  • Basic computer and internet skills
  • Ability to read course instructions in English and complete short practice activities

Instructors

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ISSA Partnerships

Topics

Nutrition
Health
Personal Development
Health Assessment
Athletic Training
Mental and Behavioral Health
Nutritional Assessment
Health Education
Exercise Science
Coaching

Course Info

PlatformCoursera
LevelUnknown
PacingUnknown
PriceFree

Skills

تغذية
صحة
تطوير شخصي
تقييم صحي
تدريب رياضي
الصحة النفسية والسلوكية
تقييم تغذوي
تثقيف صحي
Exercise Science
Coaching

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