Sharing a roundup of my favorite reputable health and fitness certifications if you’re considering becoming a wellness professional. Check out all of the details below!
Hi friends! How are you? I hope that you’re having an amazing week so far! Mine is PACKED with client calls and podcast interviews, but I’m looking forward to a long, relaxing Easter weekend with the fam.
For today’s post, I wanted to talk a bit about health and wellness certifications, especially now that I’m working my way through two new ones: High Performance Health and Integrative Health Practitioner Level 3.
I LOVE to learn, and over the past 17 years in the wellness industry, I’ve completed quite a few health and fitness certifications. I won’t recap them all again here (they’re all on the About page!), but I definitely have some favorites. 
I figured I’d share my top certification options if you’re considering expanding your knowledge in the health and wellness space, teaching fitness, or pursuing a new career.
Whether you want to coach clients, teach classes, dive into functional health, or simply deepen your own knowledge, there are so many incredible programs out there.

Best Health and Fitness Certifications
One of the biggest questions I get is: Where do I even start?
The answer really depends on your goals.
Do you want to:
Work 1:1 with clients?
Teach fitness classes?
Build an online wellness business?
Or simply learn more for yourself and your family?
I’ve broken this down into a few categories to help you find the best fit.
Health Coach / Functional Practitioner Certifications
If you want to help clients get to the root cause of health imbalances, functional lab testing is the BIGGEST gamechanger.
When you can run labs, analyze them, and recommend appropriate protocols, it’s such an incredible way to serve clients on a deeper level.
(Friendly reminder that we don’t diagnose, prescribe, cure, or treat. We’re looking for deficiencies and toxicities—and how we can support the body back into balance.)
Integrative Health Practitioner (IHP) Institute
This is by far my favorite certification.
I’ve completed Level 1 and Level 2, and I’m currently working through High Performance Health and Level 3. I’m not exaggerating when I say that IHP has completely changed my life.
It’s enabled me to help clients in a much deeper capacity, and I’ve also used the