During the last 27 years, we\u2019ve certified over 130,000 health, nutrition, and fitness professionals.\u00a0<\/span>Each month, we recognize one of our distinguished graduates who are using what they have learned to inspire others and make a difference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meet our featured graduate for the month of October, Megan Seibel, a AFPA Certified Holistic Nutritionist.<\/p>\n I became interested in health and fitness in college when I was studying acting. We had a yoga class to help us get into our bodies as actors, and I fell in love! I was a dancer growing up, and so movement is second nature to me. I love the way it makes me feel! So, I started practicing yoga daily at 22 and became a certified yoga teacher at 25. I went on to do different modalities like pilates, barre, and dance fitness classes. At 26 years old, I had a health scare with cancer, and I started learning everything I could about nutrition, wellness, and healing. I became vegan overnight and continued to teach and take yoga regularly. After I became a mom, I found it difficult to attend classes, so I started using home fitness programs to work out and get back into shape as a busy mom. I fell in love with the online accountability groups that I was a part of and decided to start online fitness coaching. It felt like a natural progression in my journey, and I have been doing that for the past seven years.\u00a0<\/p>\n I\u00a0have a few different certifications from AFPA, but my first was the Holistic Nutrition certification. As a fitness coach, I wanted to further my knowledge about how to help clients and increase my knowledge of nutrition. I LOVED the program so much and learned a lot. I also have my Autoimmune and Gut Health Nutrition Certification, Plant-based Sports Nutrition Certification, and The Science of Eating the Rainbow Certification. I chose AFPA because it was affordable and credible and past students had a great experience! I also love that it is online and easy to access, learn, and complete as a very busy mom!<\/p>\n Prior to getting certified in Nutrition, I was only able to help people as a fitness coach virtually, and while that was great, I wanted to diversify my expertise and experience and be able to help people with nutrition! I knew from experience that nutrition is the key to healing the body and to living a fully healthy life, and I wanted to be able to help people in that way. Getting certified gave me the tools and confidence to expand my business and help more people.<\/p>\n Now my career is thriving as an online fitness coach and holistic nutritionist. I love what I do, and I feel like each year I am able to build my coaching business and wellness brand and help more people. I love learning and sharing knowledge and encouraging people to live healthy lifestyles. As a busy mom of two boys, staying healthy and helping others become healthy is very important to me! The future of my career as a nutritionist and wellness coach feels very bright and busy!<\/p>\n My favorite parts of my career are coaching and helping people figure out how to eat better, make time for movement, and feel better! I love running my online wellness boot camps, making meal plans, and creating content for social media that educates and entertains! I love seeing my clients have success and shine bright in their health and life.<\/p>\n Becoming certified with AFPA has impacted my life in so many ways. It gave me another way to earn money as a wellness professional. I was able to go from teaching yoga classes to leading virtual wellness boot camps and coaching people 1-1 and in a group setting. I feel like AFPA makes learning about nutrition and becoming the best fitness and health professional more accessible to busy people. It gave me the confidence to build my dream business!<\/p>\n I\u00a0had a client come to me during the pandemic who was struggling with her nutrition and mindset and was wanting to get pregnant. We worked together for a month with 1-1 calls and meal plans and wellness coaching, and in a few months, she got pregnant and now has a baby girl!! That was a memorable success!<\/p>\n The money and time you will invest into your own knowledge and experience will be invaluable! Don\u2019t let the fear of building a coaching business stop you from taking the first step and becoming a student of health and fitness first! I promise you that you will make a positive difference in someone\u2019s life with your certification\u2014even if it\u2019s just you or your family member! Knowledge is power! I highly recommend getting certified!<\/p>\n To connect with Megan, follow her on<\/span>\u00a0Instagram for more information or visit her website to learn more.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n
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