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There are many people seeking help for various situations and in 2009 the largest category of coaching was that of health, fitness and wellness, with a combined 83.7 millions listings. The importance of a health coach in widely needed as well as guidelines to properly council somebody the the area of health health and fitness.

Engel, Reed Jordan. Ph.D., Purdue University, August 2011. An Examination of Wellness Coaches and Their Impact on Client Behavioral Outcomes. Major Professor: Gerry Hyner.

Motivational Interviewing is also characterized by a focus on the present rather than the past. There is an emphasis on communication that is conducted with clients concentrating on internal motivating factors and an exploration of individual core values an goals. This allows the client to express their desire to change their lifestyle and identify it themselves rather than having it come from the health coach.