This specialization offers a comprehensive approach to holistic weight management, covering essential topics such as nutrition and medical weight loss, the psychology and psychosocial aspects of obesity, and the impact of exercise on weight loss. Learners will gain practical skills in fitness coaching strategies, enabling them to design personalized weight management plans that address both physical and mental health components.
Holistic Weight Management Specialization
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Holistic Weight Management Specialization
Strategies for Holistic Weight Management. Develop expertise in holistic weight management by understanding the nutritional, psychological, and psychosocial aspects of obesity, leveraging exercise's impact on weight loss, and applying effective fitness coaching strategies.
Instructor: NASM Faculty
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Intermediate level
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1 month at 10 hours a week
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level
Recommended experience
1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Explore the psychological and psychosocial factors influencing weight loss to enhance motivation and adherence to weight management programs.
Explore the psychological and psychosocial factors influencing weight loss to enhance motivation and adherence to weight management programs.
Overview
Skills you'll gain
- Health Assessment
- Mental and Behavioral Health
- Resilience
- Nutrition and Diet
- Kinesiology
- Behavioral Health
- Social Sciences
- Physical Therapy
- Nutrition Education
- Creative Problem-Solving
- Clinical Nutrition
- Sociology
- Mental Health
- Coaching
- Psychology
- Stress Management
- Surgery
- Patient Evaluation
- Mental and Behavioral Health Specialties
- Psychosocial Assessments
What’s included
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Taught in English
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May 2025
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Specialization - 5 course series
What you'll learn
How to differentiate between Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD/DS) surgeries.
The pros and cons of medical weight loss procedures.
The role of appetite suppressant medications, nutrient blockers, and meal replacements in medical weight loss.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Nutrition and Diet
Category: Surgery
Category: Patient Evaluation
Category: General Medical Tests and Procedures
Category: Clinical Nutrition
Category: Medical Terminology
Category: Nutrition Education
What you'll learn
The importance of psychological factors in the development of obesity.
Five psychological factors that affect weight loss in individuals with obesity.
Cognitive-behavioral strategies to address the five factors and support client’s weight loss efforts.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Mental and Behavioral Health Specialties
Category: Mental and Behavioral Health
Category: Motivational Interviewing
Category: Psychology
Category: Self-Discipline
Category: Resilience
Category: Dealing With Ambiguity
Category: Persistence
Category: Cognitive flexibility
Category: Clinical Psychology
Category: Nutrition and Diet
Category: Stress Management
Category: Mindfulness
What you'll learn
Identify how a client’s mental health factors into their overall health and wellness status.
Describe the role social influence plays in shaping the way people establish behaviors.
Recognize signs of various disordered eating behaviors and eating disorders.
Determine the scope of practice as it relates to mental health, social influences, and disordered eating behaviors.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Mental Health
Category: Behavioral Health
Category: Social Sciences
Category: Psychosocial Assessments
Category: Psychology
Category: Sociology
Category: Patient Evaluation
Category: Mental and Behavioral Health Specialties
Category: Nutrition and Diet
What you'll learn
The role physical activity plays in weight loss.
How cardiorespiratory and resistance training affect weight loss specific to energy expenditure, maintenance of FFM, and modulation of appetite.
The mental health benefits of exercise associated with successful weight management.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Mental Health
Category: Kinesiology
Category: Nutrition and Diet
Category: Stress Management
Category: Physical Therapy
Category: Respiratory Care
What you'll learn
How to design a fitness program based on weight loss strategies for individuals with obesity.
Use creative weight loss strategies to implement a fitness program.
Use creative weight loss strategies to implement a fitness program.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Coaching
Category: Safety Assurance
Category: Injury Prevention
Category: Health Assessment
Category: Nutrition and Diet
Category: Patient Education And Counseling
Category: Creative Problem-Solving
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