This five-hour course is designed to introduce the wellness status of the United States. This includes primary indicators of national wellness status such as demographic date and health care costs for the primary health issues: overweight, cancer, diabetes, stress, etc. Students can develop a wider perspective regarding national wellness through comparison between OECD (Organization of Economic Co-operation & Development) member countries.

Coaching is a growing profession worldwide and a growing communication style adopted by leaders in organizations, teachers, counselors and parents. Coaching communication usually consists of discovery, discussion, planning and follow-up. Each of these steps requires different approaches, attitudes and skills. The knowledge attained through this course can be used for guiding others to develop healthy lifestyles in the context of coaching relationships.

In this ten-hour course, students will learn about key elements of a healthy lifestyle such as exercise, food, weight management, metabolism, stress management, sleep quality, and emotional balance. The purpose of this course is helping students to understand how these elements are interconnected and to develop a broad and holistic view of a healthy lifestyle.

Exercise is a crucial part of developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. This course teaches about basic principles of exercise with discussion of diverse Western and Eastern modalities of exercises especially focusing on how to burn calories effectively without exhausting the body. Students will understand that exercise can be adjusted to the needs and conditions of individuals by combining diverse approaches such as gym style exercise and Ki-gong style movement.

Corporate wellness is one of the key areas that need to be addressed to improve wellness status nationally and globally. This course provides information about the general corporate wellness status and unique wellness issues in workplaces with a discussion of program options and wellness guidelines applicable in workplaces. Students also learn how to adapt wellness program options to the specific needs and purposes of different corporations and organizations.

In this twenty-hour course, all the knowledge and skills discussed through the health coaching program will be reviewed and application of these knowledge and skills in an actual coaching session will be demonstrated. Students will also be given opportunities to practice coaching with each other. While students are practicing with each other, the instructor will monitor their performance and give feedback for improvement.