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Weight Loss Consultant 100 Hours Certificate Course

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Weight Loss Consultant Online Course

Distance Learning Education Course for Weight Loss Consulting available as an online course through ADL

The prevalence of obesity is increasing in all age groups and virtually all populations worldwide.

With this rise in obesity rates has come a wide range of opportunities to develop weight loss services to help clients to lose weight and increase their fitness levels. Throughout this course we shall examine how to set up effective weight loss services and provide you with the knowledge and skills to support these services.

To be an effective weight loss consultant you need to develop the following skills:

This course will teach you how to:
Motivate and assist clients in losing weight by providing them with practical advice and guidance.
Track weight loss indicators, record them, and measure them.
Identify weight loss goals for clients and track their progress over time.

Provide clients with nutritional guidance, exercise recommendations, and lifestyle recommendations.

How do we differ from other courses?

Unlike other courses, this one covers all aspects of weight loss, including:

The obesity epidemic: an understanding
Diet and eating habits
Exercise
Psychological factors to consider
Ability to consult
Besides covering weight loss program aspects, this course teaches you business skills that will help contribute to your program’s success.

Who can benefit from this course?

There are different types of people who might find this course useful, including:

Food coaches
Nutritionists
Dieticians
Meal planners
Chefs
Cooks
Life coaches
Health & wellness coaches
Sports coaches
Mentors
Healthcare workers
Counsellors
Therapists
Keep-fit enthusiasts
People who wish to lose weight

Take the first step toward helping people lose weight in a healthy way by enrolling today.

This level 3 course is accredited by ACCPH and allows you to join as a professional member after completion. Membership allows you to add the letters MACCPH after your name (post-nominals).

CMA – Complementary Medical Association

ADL is a CMA Registered Training School, Registration No. ADL270511.
The Complementary Medical Association is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the very highest standards of complementary medicine and natural healthcare.

Student Comment

“Iona Lister was my tutor and gave me excellent, helpful and thoughtful feedback- because of this I really enjoyed the course and would do another with ADL in the future.” John, Weight Loss Consultant, UK.

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Course Information

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Lessons

Lesson Structure: Weight Loss Consultant BRE307

There are 8 lessons in this course:

Scope and Nature of Weight Loss
- Obesity Defined Genetics
- Diet
- Exercise
- Life Events
- Adolescence
- Pregnancy
- Menopause
- Middle Age
- Stopping Smoking
- Weight gain linked to Medication
- Weight gain following Injury or Illness
- Scope and Nature of Weight Loss Industry
- Health Programs
- Meal Replacement Products
- Pharmacotherapy
- Surgery for Weight Loss
Managing Physical Activity
- Role of Physical Activity in Energy Balance
- Role of Physical Activity Raising Metabolic Rate
- Bone Mass Maintenance
- Physical Activity and Mental Health
- Specific Aspects of Exercise When Overweight
- Tips to get started with Exercise
- Types of Exercise and Effectiveness for Weight Loss
- Cardiovascular Activity
- Optimum Target Heart Rate for Fat Burning
- Resistance Activities
- Exercise Progression
- Recommending Exercise
Managing the Diet
- Teaching Portion Control
- Beginning to Address Portion Control
- Energy Density
- Fats and Energy Density
- Sources of Fats
- Tips to Reduce Fat
- Practical Tips Based on Daily Meal Plan
- Sugar and Weight Reducing
- General Weight Loss Tips
- Using Food Diaries
- Nutrition Resources and Lesson Planning
Managing the Psychology
- Eating and Emotions
- The Brain and Weight Management
- Managing the Psychology
- Helping People to Make Changes
- Stages of Change Explained -Pre contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance, Relapse
- Tools for the Consultant
- Determining Weight Status of Clients
- Administering Weight Checks
- Calculating BMI
- Interpreting BMI
- Setting Targets
- Determining Waiste Measurement
- Health Evaluation
- Nutritional Advice
- Running Supermarket Tours
- Food Labels
Delivering Weight Loss Services
- Individual Consultations
- Features of an Ideal One to One Consultation
- Good Questioning Skills
- Running Group Sessions
- Running Independant Weight Management Group Sessions
- Joining an Established Weight Management Business
- Potential Barriers to Weight Loss
- Social Issues and Pressure
- Time Constraints
- Lifestyle
- Physical Limitations
- Psychological Limitations
- Age
- Hormonal Issues
Conducting a Weight Loss Consultation
- The Next Step
- Target Marketing
- Demand
- Competition
- Location
PBL Project: A major project where you:
- Explain the basics of obesity, explain fully the causes, symptoms, and associated health risks.
- Identify a target market that will benefit from your services.
- Develop a marketing strategy to attract clients from your target market
- Identify the nutritional, physical exercise, and psychological contributions to obesity.
- Identify and convey the importance of addressing all of the above elements in a successful weight loss programme.
- Present clear, concise and readily understandable guidelines that address appropriate interventions for the clients to take home and follow
- Develop appropriate assessment tools and strategies to identify and monitor your clients needs.
- Discuss the challenges for your client to adhere to the programme, and outline strategies to support them.
- Compare and contrast the dietary, exercise and psychological strategies you have decided to use, with other weight loss strategies you have decided not to use (e.g. surgery, meal replacement drinks, medication)
- Represent complex health information in a clear, simple format, readily understandable by the individual assuming they have little or no nutritional background
Establishing a Weight Loss Business
- Starting a New Business
- Personality and Lifestyle
- Affordability
- Industry Knowledge and Experience
- Starting a Business versus Buying a Franchise
- Business Plans
- The Planning Process
- Marketing
- The Marketing PlanPromotion, Advertising, Networking
- Summary of a Successful Business

Learning Goals

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BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN ANY WEIGHT CONTROL PROGRAM

As we shall discover physical activity offers many advantages to people trying to lose weight.
The role of physical activity in energy balance
Losing weight, gaining weight or maintaining weight depends on the balance of joules taken into the amount of joules used up through activity. To help clients lose weight it is crucial to teach them how to balance their energy intake from food with their energy output expended through activity.

It is the imbalance of these two factors which usually results in the weight they have gained in the first place.

While energy input and output does not need to balance every day, it is the balance of these factors over an extended period of time that makes a difference. Additionally small imbalances can be significant over time.

For example, eating just 628 joules (150 calories) more a day than you can burn through physical activity can lead to a weight gain of 2.3 kg in 6 months or 4.5kg over one year. This 628 joules can be provided very easily e.g. one can of coke has approximately 648 joules as does 1 small chocolate biscuit or one small 30g chocolate bar.

When setting weight loss goals with a client, we tend to encourage gradual weight loss of around 0.5 -1 kg each week. Each 500g of fat your body stores represents around 14650 joules of unused energy and losing 0.5kg a week relies on a energy deficit of 14650 joules per week or 2093 joules (500 calories) per day for one week.

To achieve this energy deficit a client would have to take in less energy from their diet or do extra exercise with energy expenditure equivalent to 2093 joules per day. Of course the ideal is to combine diet with increased activity.

We shall concentrate more on dietary changes which add up to 2093 joules in later lessons but here we will look specifically at how exercise can contribute to an energy deficit.

Teaching energy expenditure is crucial as studies have consistently found that people frequently overestimate how much energy they expend through physical activity and this can cause them to gain weight as they allow themselves to eat more to account for this deficit.

For example your weight loss clients may be surprised that cycling for 1 hour at 8.05kph (5mph) burns around 728 joules, which is not much more than the chocolate biscuit as previously mentioned.

To show clients the energy expended by different activities you can develop a chart such as in the example below and may like to add specific activities undertaken by group members.

Whilst the energy expenditures of some activities may look small, remember also to encourage the idea that exercising regularly will make a difference to long term weight control.

Regular exercise has also been shown to help patients adhere to a dietary plan.

Assessment

How our courses work

FAQ

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Here is a list of the most often asked FAQ’s.

General

Q. Why should I enrol with the Academy for Distance Learning?
A. Here at ADL, our students are our priority – we treat everyone as a unique individual.

Q. Do I need to buy text books?
A. No, as each module has been written by highly qualified industry professionals. The content of the material is presented in such a way that text books are not required. However, if you require additional reading your tutor will be able to supply a list.

Q. What happens if I have to stop studying for a while? (eg. become sick, go on holidays, have a baby, move house, etc)
A. It’s OK to take a break and start up your study at a later point in time. Just let us know.

Q. Is there an age limit?
A. There is no maximum age limit. We do however, have a minimum age limit of 18 years. Below that age parental consent would be required.

Q. Are your courses up-to date?
A. Our courses are revised and updated on a rotation system.

Q. Do you have a Cancellation policy?
A. Yes. We have a cancellation policy that is fair and equitable. For further details please click here.

Q. Will I have any opportunity to engage with other students?
A. We have a Student Community group based on facebook! If you don’t have a facebook account already, you could make one just for talking with fellow students on the group.

Enrolment

Q. When can I enrol/start?
A. You may enrol and start at any time of the year – it’s all self- paced.

Q. Can I study from anywhere in the world?
A. Our courses are available to anyone, anywhere in the world from the comfort of your own home. The course content is relevant to any country, culture or economy.

Q. How long do I have to complete the course?
A. You complete the course at any time that is convenient for you.

Q. Completing a 100 hour module – how long will it take?
A. For some students a 100 hour module will take approximately to 3- 6 months to complete. Others take less time and some even longer.

Assessment

Q. Assessment – how does it work?
A. For each 100 hour module you are assessed by assignments (at the end of each lesson) and a final one and a half hour exam (or you may elect to complete a Project, instead of sitting the exam) – the choice is yours – you sit for the exam in your own location.

Q. I don’t cope well with exams – what can I do?
A. You may elect to undertake a Project (set by your tutor) instead of sitting the exam. Projects are completed from your home and can usually take a couple of weeks to complete.

Q. If my assignment is not up to standard is there an opportunity to resubmit my work?
A. Yes –

Q. How many assignments do I need to complete for each module?
A. At the end of each lesson, there is an assignment – so if a course has say, 10 lessons, there would be 10 assignments.

Q. I am having difficulty attending workshops/industry meetings, what can be done?
A. If your course requires attendance at workshops, conferences, or industry meetings; alternative arrangements can be made in your country.

Qualifications

Q. Can I customize my diploma/higher qualification?

A. Not all educational institution’s certificates /diplomas meet everyone’s needs. The opportunity to Design Your Own Diploma at the Academy (subject to our approval) is an added bonus, not found at other colleges. You choose modules that you think will help you in achieving your goal.

Q. What do I get when I complete the course? Will I receive a transcript?
A. At the completion of all courses and providing all assignments and exam requirements have been met, you will receive your Award and a Transcript.

Tutors

Q. Our tutors – who are they?
A. We appoint Tutors and require that they must be currently active in their industry, with at least 5 years’ experience in their chosen profession.

Q. Can I contact my tutor at any time?
A. Yes – you have unlimited access to your tutor via email through our Online Classroom. You can always leave a message with ADL requesting your tutor to contact you. You decide on how much or how little contact you wish to have.

Q. Practical work – How is this done?
A. To find out more about this part of the course please visit the section on How Our Courses Work here.

What's Included

What your tuition fees include

All Course Material via Online, USB or Correspondence
Assignments Marked
Professional Tutor Feedback
Set Tasks - Practical Exercises to help you develop skills
Self-Tests – multiple choice questions at the end of lessons in most modules
Unlimited Personal Tutor Support – via our student classroom
Committed and Friendly Admin Support – vital to your success
All ADL Exam or Project fees (exception RHS exams)
Qualification Certificate
Official Transcript with assignment grades
Student Manual

Plus FREE

Academic Writing course (optional - 10 hours only)
Critical Thinking course (optional - 10 hours only)
Job Seekers Careers Guide
Study Tips on How To Study Better
Career Counselling by ADL Staff
CV Writing Help, Tips and Advice

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