|
|
|
|
|
Defining Best Practices in Health Coaching: From Competencies to Processes
In the 1990s, coaching was a novel route toward self-improvement. Few individuals and companies provided this service. Today, the coaching industry is in a high growth phase. Coaches are in great demand. Professional and corporate coaches help individuals in companies and organizations lead and succeed. Life and personal coaches assist people in discovering and appreciating more meaningful lives. The most recent area of coaching to emerge is health and wellness coaching, often referred to as health coaching.
 |
|
The Business Case for Weight/Obesity Management Using Health Coaching Interventions
An estimated 65 percent of U.S. adults over the age of 20 are obese or overweight, and obesity now affects 29 percent of workers. The cost to employers is significant – approximately 9 percent of U.S. health care costs – about $123 billion – are due to obesity and excess weight, and the productivity loss associated with obesity is even higher than what has been reported for tobacco use. Obesity is strongly associated with chronic medical conditions including hypertension and diabetes and ranks second, only to tobacco use, as a cause of preventable morbidity and mortality.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
