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This Certification dives deep into often overlooked women-specific topics like...
…all within your scope of practice. Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence you need to help any woman — at any stage of life — who comes to you for help.
You'll be qualified to write safe and effective training programs, coach nutrition habits and skills, and use women-specific behavior change psychology to empower women to reach their goals.
Including world-class PhDs, pelvic health & pelvic floor physical therapists, OB/GYNs, registered dietitians, nutrition coaches, and psychologists.
Plus, university researchers, health coaches, wellness coaches, personal trainers, and more.
Our unique coaching method combines the latest research with our experts’ 400+ years of combined practical and clinical experience.
Throughout the program, you'll receive answers to all of your questions and get as much help as you need.
Even after you graduate!
For the rest of your career, we'll be here to help.
With no deadline to start or finish, you can get certified at a flexible pace that fits your life.
No matter how busy you are.
Plus, we'll ship your textbook and workbook 100% free, no matter where in the world you live.
Perfect for any health, fitness, or nutrition professional who works with women in different stages of their lives.
Whether you're an industry veteran, just getting started, or looking to change your career.
You'll gain the coaching skills to set yourself apart from other health, fitness, and nutrition professionals.
And become the go-to expert for women at all stages of life at your gym or in your community.
You’ll be prepared and qualified to write safe training programs and coach nutrition habits...
...and use women-specific behavior change psychology to empower women to be strong, healthy, and confident in their lives and bodies.
You'll qualify for CEUs from 17+ global organizations.
Including NASM, NSCA, ACE, ACSM, AFAA, ISSA, Canfitpro, REPs NZ, CIMSPA, AUSactive, and more.
Try it free for 60 days.
You'll love what you're learning, or you'll simply return your textbook and Certification materials for a full refund.
If you want to gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to become the go-to expert to help women at every stage of life, this Certification is for you.
Our students and grads include:
We have thousands of students and grads in over 125+ countries around the world, including countries in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Australia, and Africa.
Whether you want to:
Even if your organization isn’t listed above, we’ll help you petition and gain CECs / CEUs. Our students have successfully petitioned and gained CECs / CEUs from NETA, NFPT, AAPTE, IFPA, and many more.
It's the world's only comprehensive, evidence-based, interdisciplinary Certification focused on coaching women at every stage of life.
- Johns Hopkins
- Baylor Medical
- University of Florida
- Precision Nutrition
- Yale
And our Certification is recommended by fitness industry legends like:
- Dr. John Berardi
- Greg Nuckols
- Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon
- Dr. John Rusin
- Renowned Olympic Sprint Coach Stu McMillan
Organizations like NSCA, Perform Better, Goodlife Fitness, LifeTime Fitness, Kabuki Strength, Nike, and IDEA Fit trust our experts to educate their coaches and trainers working with women.
- Mental health & mindset
- Stress management
- Body image struggles
- Emotional well-being
- Depression
- Loss of identity
- Feelings of shame
- Guilt
- Self-judgment
- Lack of confidence
- The comparison trap
- Unrealistic expectations
- Diet culture
"When I first started in the fitness industry 21 years ago...
There was very little women-specific coaching education available.
What was available was outdated, not evidence-based, or minimized the challenges that many women face throughout their health, fitness, and nutrition journey.
Given that 67–75% of all people who hire a coach or trainer are women — that’s not OK.
Women deserve better.
So GGS pulled together 20 trailblazing women from 12 fields of study to create this industry-changing Certification.
After enrolling, you'll learn exactly how to empower women to be stronger, healthier, and more confident in their lives and bodies."
“As a developer of this Certification, I’m excited to be part of helping health and fitness professionals bring women’s coaching into the 21st century...
...with this truly timely, progressive, and empowering approach.
The majority of people who hire a coach, trainer, or nutrition professional are women.
Yet to date, few coaching organizations have truly met women’s diverse needs — until now.”
“We created this Certification to help any professional — of any discipline — who works with women.
You're going to walk away with knowledge and skills that change lives.
But this is more than just learning — you’re going to practice applying it all.
Get ready to start making a meaningful impact on your prenatal and postpartum clients immediately.”
“This Certification has set a new standard.
Not only for our industry — but for the millions of menopausal women who will now have access to the care and support they deserve.
There’s no resource like it anywhere.
I encourage anyone who works with women over 40 to tap into the genius inside — and start changing the lives of your clients today.”
We brought together experts from the U.S., Canada, UK, Mexico, and Australia to make this the most comprehensive, globally relevant Certification in the world.
"If you coach women, you owe it to yourself and your clients to learn from Girls Gone Strong.
I'm constantly impressed by everything they put out and by their commitment to following the scientific evidence over industry orthodoxy.”
Get university-level training at a fraction of the cost.
(Study at your own pace from anywhere in the world.)
Here’s our promise: try our Women’s Coaching Specialist Certification for 60 days.
If you’re not happy with what you learn, return your textbook and materials and we’ll give you your money back, so there’s no risk to you.
With thousands of happy students and grads in over 70 countries around the world — GGS has a proven track record you can trust.
If you’re not satisfied for any reason let us know, and we’ll make it right. Guaranteed.
Enrollment for the Women’s Coaching Specialist Certification opens to a small group of health & fitness professionals – along with those thinking of joining the field.
(Spots are first-come, first-served, and we expect to sell out within hours after opening.)
When you join the free pre-sale list today, at no obligation, we’ll send you more info about the Certification and give you the chance to enroll 72 hours before we open to the general public.
Plus, you'll save up to 40% off the general public price.
Because you’ll get everything you need to set yourself apart and become the go-to expert for any woman — at any stage of life — who comes to you for help.
67–75% of all people who hire a health, fitness, or nutrition professional are women.
And yet—there’s a massive gap in comprehensive women-specific resources available for health and fitness professionals.
(Spoiler alert: a paragraph about a woman’s menstrual cycle doesn’t cut it.)
Most health and fitness professionals lack a deep understanding of women-specific health coaching, psychology, anatomy and physiology, nutrition, exercise, or programming.
That means women aren't getting the coaching and care they deserve.
And YOU have the opportunity to change that.
Becoming GGS Certified Health Coach is your big opportunity to help women in need while setting yourself apart from other professionals in the industry.
This Certification dives deep into often ignored, but critically important women-specific topics that aren’t covered in other education including…
… all within a coach’s scope of practice.
You’ll also learn how to write training programs for women at any stage of life, coach women-specific nutrition habits and skills, and use women-specific behavior-change psychology to navigate critical and challenging situations about:
…and many other common roadblocks impacting women’s health in today’s world.
That means when you become a GGS Certified Women’s Coaching Specialist, you’ll not only gain the exact knowledge and skills to help any woman—at any stage of life…
… you’ll also become the go-to coach for women in your community and beyond.
Our Women's Coaching Specialist Certification covers everything you need to be confident and qualified to safely and effectively coach and train women at every stage of life.
It's the world's only Women's Health Coaching Certification that checks all of the following boxes:
1) Comprehensive — You’ll master the art and science of women-specific:
By the time you graduate, you'll be confident and qualified to:
2) Interdisciplinary — this Certification was written, reviewed, and edited by world-class women's health professionals, including (but not limited to):
These women are based in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, UK, and Australia, and currently work or have worked at Johns Hopkins, Baylor Medical, University of Florida, Georgetown University,, and Precision Nutrition.
And what's even more special is our *process* for creating the curriculum.
Each chapter was written, reviewed, and edited by 6-10 of the experts listed above.
...and the result is a one-of-a-kind women’s health coaching certification that stands alone at the top of the industry.
3) Evidence-based — When we say our Certification is "evidence-based," we mean more than just research (although there are over 2,000 references throughout our 600-page textbook!).
>> Download the Certification Overview and get a sneak peek at our textbook
You’ll get brand-new workout templates, coaching scripts, client questionnaires, case studies, and other tools that will save you and your business time, energy, and money.
This Certification is for any current (or aspiring) health and fitness professional who wants to know exactly how to help women be strong, confident, and empowered in their lives and bodies.
Our students and grads include:
We have thousands of students and grads in over 125+ countries worldwide, including countries in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Australia, and Africa.
Whether you want to:
... our women’s health coaching Certification will work for you.
You’ll get the knowledge, tools, and systems you need to do rewarding work, and become the go-to expert for coaching women health & wellness.
Once you graduate, you’ll have everything you need to safely and effectively support women so they can thrive during any stage of life.
We know life is busy. And that’s exactly why we’ve designed our Women’s Health Coach Certification to be entirely self-paced.
If you have kids, a job, or other responsibilities, you can customize your time and approach to suit your life and ensure that you get the most out of the materials.
…and they’ve grown their coaching practices!
No matter what your dream business is — you can use this Certification to create it.
Whether you want to create a health coaching business that includes:
...you’ll learn exactly how you can help support women’s holistic health — all within a coach’s scope of practice.
Whether you’re brand-new to the industry or you’ve been coaching women for years, when you become a GGS Certified Women’s Coaching Specialist, you’ll become the go-to coach for women in your gym or community.
Even if your certification isn’t listed above, we’ll help you petition your professional development organization to gain CECs or CEUs.
Our students have successfully petitioned and gained CECs or CEUs from the following fitness industry organizations:
... and many more.
You’ll just need to send a course summary and a copy of your certificate to the organization to review.
Shoot us an email at info@girlsgonestrong.com for updates to our current list of approved organizations or for help with the petitioning process.
*Fitness Australia approves the education delivered within the Scope of Practice for Registered Exercise Professionals and have allocated CECs accordingly to this program. Fitness Australia however doesn't recognize the title of becoming a Coach as referred to within this program.
**Per CIMSPA, students/graduates within the UK who plan to utilize this material in a professional setting must hold a pre-requisite certification set at Level 3 Personal Trainer or equivalent.
***We’re currently exploring if we can gain CEU approval from the National Board of Health & Wellness Coaches (NBHWC).
It's the world's first and only comprehensive, evidence-based, interdisciplinary Certification focused on coaching women.
When you enroll, you’ll get everything you need to be prepared and confident to help any women, at any stage of life, who comes to you for help.
Our Experts:
Our trailblazing women’s health experts come from five different countries including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, and the UK, and currently work (or have worked) at Johns Hopkins, Baylor Medical, University of Florida, Georgetown University, and Precision Nutrition.
(In fact, the 3 female co-authors of the PN Certification helped develop this Certification, making it the perfect complement to PN Level 1.)
And what's even more special is our experts’ *process* for creating the curriculum.
Every single chapter was written, reviewed, and edited by 6–10 of the experts listed above.
We asked each expert to challenge one another's ideas and methods and integrate the best available evidence and research with their professional experience so we could create the world’s first and only truly interdisciplinary, evidence-based, practical coaching Certification.
In other words, the women behind this Certification weren’t just “kind of involved”—they dedicated hundreds of hours of wisdom and passion to this project…
… and the result is a one-of-a-kind Certification that stands alone at the top of the industry.
In addition, by creating this Certification, we’ve helped revolutionize communication between industry professionals, resulting in a truly holistic approach to coaching and training women.
Rather than working independently from each other (as is generally the case), our experts worked together, learning how each of their specialties overlaps with one another to create a new standard of coaching and support for women.
You’ll also get our revamped 100+ page workbook with questions designed to highlight key takeaways and practice the application of what you’re learning in each chapter.
Plus, you’ll have lifetime access to our brand-new online learning platform, complete with dozens of coaching and demonstration videos, movement screens, time-saving forms, workout templates, questionnaires, and assessment tools you can use with your clients immediately.
You’ll learn every aspect of successfully coaching and training women step-by-step, from start to finish — and you’ll develop the confidence and skills to troubleshoot any coaching or training problem your female clients may have.
Our Evidence-Based Approach:
You’ll get all the latest women’s health & wellness research — including over 2000 references in our 600-page textbook!
When we say our Certification is "evidence-based" it doesn't mean it's simply based on the research. It means that our experts review all the best available evidence and integrate it with their 400+ years of practical and clinical experience, while also considering client and patient values for a holistic health approach.
All references are listed at the end of each chapter so they’re super easy to find if you want to do further research, and even more references are included in our online portal materials.
Our Reputation:
Our experts have worked with organizations like:
And our certification is recommended by industry legends like:
Organizations like NSCA, Perform Better, LifeTime Fitness, Kabuki Strength, Nike, and IDEA Fit trust our experts to educate their coaches and personal trainers working with women. We even have a partnership with Goodlife Fitness, the largest gym chain in Canada, to help educate their trainers.
Our Focus on Psychology:
We recognize that coaching women better is about understanding so much more than just anatomical and physiological differences (though those are also important).
That’s why this Certification dives deep into women-specific, behavior-change psychology and topics that affect a woman’s health, including:
Yes, this Certification takes an integrative approach to health—by bringing together 20 world-class experts from 12 fields of study to create a truly evidence-based, interdisciplinary curriculum.
We integrate knowledge from the fields of exercise science, nutrition, psychology, behavior change, pelvic health, and more to ensure coaches receive the highest quality education rooted in research, collaboration, and real-world application.
There are 15-question exams at the end of every chapter consisting of both multiple-choice and true/false questions.
Exams are open-book and untimed (on average, they take 15–20 minutes to complete) and are available in your online learning platform whenever you’re ready. There is no final exam.
73% or higher is required to pass. Our students average 90% on the exams.
Once you pass your final exam, you’re officially a GGS Certified Women’s Coaching Specialist!
You are given three opportunities to take each exam. If you don’t pass a given exam within three attempts, a small fee unlocks unlimited additional opportunities.
Remember, the GGS Academy offers unlimited support. We'll be there every step of the way. You’ve got this!
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