What does 'Wellness Coach' even mean?

I expect that it's purposefully nebulous on the advice of attorneys. Beachbody coaches are no more qualified to give health or nutrition advice than Tupperware ladies. They're just selling things that nobody needs to people who aren't really serious about their health.

It's Beachbody marketing. They supposedly help you get healthier, but obviously they get money when you buy their stuff, so I don't personally trust them.

We have a health coach at work but she doesn't recommend specific products. She helps with diet and lifestyle changes that support the doctor's recommendations but doesn't give medical advice. Health insurance providers also often have health coaches that support customers over the phone. So yes, it can be a legitimate profession, but Beachbody and others have made it a joke.

rockmama72 wrote: »

We have a health coach at work but she doesn't recommend specific products. She helps with diet and lifestyle changes that support the doctor's recommendations but doesn't give medical advice. Health insurance providers also often have health coaches that support customers over the phone. So yes, it can be a legitimate profession, but Beachbody and others have made it a joke.

I think they avoided the word "health" for the same reason they avoided the word "medical." They know they cannot be on safe ground, legally, if they pretend that these people have any idea what they're talking about.

Someone should record one of these Beachbody people giving nutrition and health advice and file a lawsuit claiming to have followed the advice and been harmed...and refuse to settle. Go to court. That would be fun to see.

Sue Beachbody and the coach, personally.

The Beachbody people would be screaming at the top of their lungs that nobody should take them seriously because they have no idea what they're talking about. Experts would testify to it. Papers would be shown where the "coach" agreed not to do it. The coach would be screaming that it was beach body's fault and they told her to do it,

That would be fun to see.

rockmama72 wrote: »

We have a health coach at work but she doesn't recommend specific products. She helps with diet and lifestyle changes that support the doctor's recommendations but doesn't give medical advice. Health insurance providers also often have health coaches that support customers over the phone. So yes, it can be a legitimate profession, but Beachbody and others have made it a joke.

My place of employment also has a Wellness Coach, and they used as basically a mixture of a friend/gym trainer/motivator/nutritionist/therapist. We have free access to them at work and when I go we talk about my diet, weight loss progress and issues, what my goals are, tips for healthier lifestyles, how to incorporate new foods, ways to alter workout regimen, food nutrition, pretty much anything you want. Basically just someone to talk to about whats going on in your life, how to change what you dont like, and give an outsiders perspective.

The fix is to unfriend, block, report as spam, etc.