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Health Coach Provides Healthy Perspective

525 views · Published 4 October 2015 · 1:40 · Indexed 24 October 2026

Channel: Lee Health · 2015 · Science & Technology

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We’re all familiar with athletic coaches. Maybe even life coaches and academic coaches, but how about health coaches? Part trainer, part cheerleader; they’re helping people reach their wellness goals.

“Yes, they guide you and they motivate you and the accountability is big, too,” says Sarah Mitchell, who is a health coach with Lee Memorial Health System. 

Sarah is a fitness expert working with clients at the Wellness Center in Cape Coral, including Jennifer Bradbury.

“I was a complete couch potato, I was 267 pounds and I had heath problems, hypertension, sleep apnea, atrial fibrillation, on all kinds of medications to control those things,” says Bradbury. 

Working with a team of pros on fitness and diet, Jennifer dropped half her body weight and the problems that went with it.

“It helped me so much. Meeting with the dietician and learning how to eat right. And meeting with the trainers and learning how to exercise right. There’s just so much to know,” says Bradbury. 

“She got good education to begin with so she armed herself with that, but she also armed herself with some tools that she uses every day,” say Mitchell. 

Most of us have battled the bulge at some point, and most of us surrendered a time or two, which goes back to the element of accountability. The road to wellness isn’t always straightforward, so when the going gets tough, a health coach keeps people going.

“We meet them where they are today. So wherever they are in their needs and then we empower them with their own strengths, “says Mitchell. 

When it comes to making positive changes, a health coach provides a healthy perspective. 


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