NASM Weight Loss Specialization (NASM-WLS)

CEUs: 1.9 NASM, 19 AFAA, 2.0 ACE

With the all-new edition of NASM's Weight Loss Specialization (WLS), we unlock the secrets to long term weight loss success through lifestyle change by integrating the science behind losing weight with a vast understanding of real-life situations. Helping clients lead healthier lives.

This immersive online experience shows you how to apply the most up-to-date evidence-based information on exercise, nutrition, and behavior change to help clients reach their health goals and lose weight as part of the process. You'll gain access to robust tools, methods, and insight that will help you hit the ground running from Day 1.

This course is 100% online and features our new, high-end and easy-to-use digital course portal. You'll have 1 year from enrollment to complete your final exam, however most learners complete the course in as little as 8-10 weeks.

Course Overview:

✔ Section 1: Becoming a Weight Loss Specialist

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Scope of Practice

✔ Section 2: The Obesity Epidemic

Chapter 3: The State of Obesity
Chapter 4: The Physiology of Obesity
Chapter 5: Psychosocial and Obesity

✔ Section 3: The Science of Weight Loss

Chapter 6: Metabolism
Chapter 7: Nutrition and Supplementation
Chapter 8: The Impact of Exercise on Weight Loss
Chapter 9: Psychology of Weight Loss

✔ Section 4: Client Assessments

Chapter 10: Client-intake Process
Chapter 11: Conducting Fitness Assessments

✔ Section 5: The Weight Loss Coaching Process

Chapter 12: Nutrition Coaching Strategies for Weight Loss
Chapter 13: Fitness Coaching Strategies for Weight Loss
Chapter 14: Integrating Nutrition and Fitness with the Weight Loss Client
Chapter 15: Weight Maintenance and Sustainability