Girls Gone Strong's
Women's Coaching Specialist Certification
THE INDUSTRY’S TOP CERTIFICATION FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH WOMEN
Become the go-to health, fitness, and nutrition expert for women
Join us, go deeper, and learn what they don't teach you in school.
  • Master the art and science of coaching women
  • ​Get prepared and confident to help any woman
  • ​CEUs from 17+ global organizations
  •  No prerequisites required
  • ​Join the pre-sale list & save $600
Limited inventory. Opens April 22nd, 2025.
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Girls Gone Strong's
Women's Coaching Specialist Certification
THE INDUSTRY’S TOP CERTIFICATION FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH WOMEN
Become the go-to health, fitness, and nutrition expert for women
Join us, go deeper, and learn what they don't teach you in school.
  • Master the art and science of coaching women
  • ​Get prepared and confident to help any woman
  • CEUs from 17+ global organizations
  • ​No prerequisites required
  • ​Join the pre-sale list & save $600
Limited inventory. Opens April 22nd, 2025.
CONSULTED AND COLLABORATED WITH, AND RECOMMENDED BY:
Why Become a Certified Women’s Coaching Specialist?
Because 67–75% of all people who hire a health, fitness, or nutrition professional are women.
This Certification dives deep into often overlooked women-specific topics like...
  • Body image
  • Menopause
  • ​Menstrual cycle
  • ​Disordered eating
  • ​Emotional eating
  • ​Restrictive eating
  • ​Pelvic health
  • ​Endometriosis
  • ​Hormone issues
  • PCOS
  • Hashimoto's
  • ​And much more
  • Body image
  • Menopause
  • ​Menstrual cycle
  • Disordered eating
  • ​Emotional eating
  • ​Restrictive eating
  • ​Pelvic health
  • ​Endometriosis
  • ​Hormone issues
  • ​PCOS
  • ​Hashimoto's
  • ​And much more
…all within your scope of practice. Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence you need to help any woman — at any stage of life — who comes to you for help.

You'll be qualified to write safe and effective training programs, coach nutrition habits and skills, and use women-specific behavior change psychology to empower women to reach their goals.

Study from home at your own pace.

With no deadline to start or finish, you can get certified at a flexible pace that fits your life, no matter how busy you are.

No prerequisites required.

Perfect for any health, fitness, or nutrition professional who works with women, whether you're an industry veteran, just getting started, or looking to change your career.

Everything you need to coach women — all in one place.

You’ll feel qualified to write training programs, coach nutrition, and use women-specific behavior change psychology to empower women to feel healthy, strong, and confident in their lives and bodies.

Learn what they don't teach you in school.

Navigate challenging conversations about diet culture, the social media comparison trap, unrealistic expectations, self-doubt, guilt, shame, and other common health and fitness roadblocks impacting women in today's world.

Earn CEUs.

You'll get CEUs from 17+ global organizations, including NASM, NSCA, ACE, ACSM, CanFitPro, REPs, CIMSPA, Fitness Australia, and more.

Increase your income, while serving women better.

This Certification will help you narrow down your niche, and set yourself apart from other professionals so you can become the go-to expert for women at your gym or in your community.

Free worldwide shipping.

We'll ship your textbook and workbook 100% free, no matter where in the world you live.

(students and grads in 125+ countries!)

60-Day Money-Back Guarantee

We're so confident you'll love our Women’s Coaching Specialist Certification that you can try it risk-free for 60 days. Don’t love it? Simply return it within 60 days of purchase for a full refund.
Limited inventory. First-come, first-served.
Who should get a Women's Coaching Specialist Certification?
Our students and grads include:
  • ​Personal trainers
  • Nutrition coaches
  • Group fitness instructors
  • ​Strength & conditioning coaches
  • Health & wellness coaches
  • ​Yoga & Pilates instructors
  • ​Physios & rehab professionals
  • ​Healthcare professionals
  • CrossFit & sport coaches
  • Massage therapists
  • Midwives & doulas
  • ​Parents & teachers
  • Life & business coaches
  • ​And fitness enthusiasts
  • ​Personal trainers
  • Nutrition coaches
  • Group fitness instructors
  • ​Strength & conditioning coaches
  • Health & wellness coaches
  • ​Yoga & Pilates instructors
  • ​Physios & rehab professionals
  • ​CrossFit & sport coaches
  • ​Healthcare professionals
  • ​Massage therapists
  • ​Life & business coaches
  • ​Midwives & doulas
  • ​Parents & teachers
  • ​Pre- & postnatal coaches
  • ​And fitness enthusiasts
We have thousands of students and grads in over 125+ countries around the world, including countries in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Australia, and Africa.

So if you check one or more of these boxes:
  • A new trainer or coach wanting to get your first clients
  • A veteran who’s been working in health and fitness for years
  • Someone who’s passionate about helping women
  • Someone who wants to set yourself apart in a crowded industry
  • ​Or someone who’s considering a career change or starting a side business
Anyone who works with women will benefit greatly from this Certification. 
(even if you have years of experience or are just getting started!)
The Women’s Coaching Specialist Certification qualifies for continuing education credits with the following organizations worldwide, including:
Even if your organization isn’t listed above, we’ll help you petition and gain CECs / CEUs. Our students have successfully petitioned and gained CECs / CEUs from NETA, NFPT, AAPTE, IFPA, and many more.
Who created the Women’s Coaching Specialist Certification?
Molly Galbraith,
WOMAN-IN-CHARGE AT GIRLS GONE STRONG
CREATOR OF THE GGS ACADEMY
"When I first started in the fitness industry 19 years ago, I was often the only woman in the weight room. All my teachers and mentors were men, and there was almost zero women-specific coaching and training education available. What was available was outdated, shaming, or steeped in diet culture.

Given 67–75% of all people who hire a coach or trainer are women—that’s not OK.

Women deserve better.

So GGS pulled together 20 trailblazing women from 12 fields of study to create this industry-changing Certification that teaches health, fitness, and nutrition professionals (like you) how to coach women in the 21st century."
Developed by 20 of the world's most trusted women’s health, fitness, and nutrition experts.
Using the latest research and our experts' combined 400+ years of practical and clinical experience, we created the world most comprehensive, evidence-based, and interdisciplinary Women's Coaching Certification in the world.
Our curriculum was written, developed, and reviewed by Molly Galbraith, CSCS, and 19 other world-class women’s health experts spanning 12 fields of study. That includes some of the top names in the industry, including...
Precision Nutrition* Curriculum Developers:
Precision Nutrition* 
Curriculum Developers:
Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon, Dr. Helen Kollias, and Camille DePutter
As well as industry trailblazers:
Dr. Jessica Shepherd, OB-GYN; Dr. Meryl Alappattu, DPT; Marika Hart, PT; Ingrid Marcum, former National Olympic Weightlifting Champion.
We brought together experts from the U.S., Canada, UK, Mexico, and Australia to make this the most comprehensive, globally-relevant Certification in the world.
*Our collaboration with members of Precision Nutrition's curriculum development team has made the Women's Coaching Specialist Certification the perfect complement to Precision Nutrition Certifications.
Meet the 20 trailblazing women behind the GGS Women's Coaching Specialist Certification
Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon, PhD
HEAD OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AT PRECISION NUTRITION
toronto, canada
“As a developer of this Certification, I’m excited to be part of helping health and fitness professionals bring women’s coaching into the 21st century with this truly timely, progressive, and empowering approach.

The majority of people who hire a coach, trainer, or nutrition professional are women. Yet to date, few coaching organizations have truly met women’s diverse needs — until now.”
Dr. Helen Kollias, PhD
FORMER DIRECTORY OF RESEARCH
AT PRECISION NUTRITION
TORONTO, CANADA
“Take this Certification if you want to better understand, connect with, or empower the women you work with.

You'll learn everything you need to safely and effectively coach and train women at every stage of life — no matter what challenge or struggle they might be going through."
Dr. Jessica Shepherd, OB-GYN
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
DALLAS, TEXAS, USA
“We created this Certification to help any professional — of any discipline — who works with women.

Even if you've been working with women for years, you'll gain a deeper understanding of the physiological and psychological aspects for coaching and training women. You'll know exactly how to give women the coaching care they deserve."
Marika Hart, MS, PT
WOMEN’S HEALTH PHYSIOTHERAPIST
PERTH, AUSTRALIA
Heba Shaheed, PHPT, CN
PELVIC HEALTH PHYSIOTHERAPIST
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Dr. Larissa M. Mercado-López
ASSISTANT PROF - FRESNO STATE
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, USA
Dr. Lisa Lewis, EdD, CADC-II
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, USA
Reshaunda Thornton, RD, LD
REGISTERED DIETITIAN,
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA
Ingrid Marcum
OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING
NATIONAL CHAMPION, USA
Limited inventory. First-come, first-served.
Only for women? Think again.
What are industry leaders saying about the GGS Academy?
Dr. John Berardi, PhD
co-founder of Precision Nutrition, CREATOR of Change Maker Academy
“The Women's Coaching Specialist Certification is second-to-none and is an absolute must for any coach or trainer who works with women.

Molly Galbraith is one of my go-to health and fitness experts, especially when it comes to coaching women.”
Greg Nuckols, CSCS
THE INDUSTRY’S TOP SCIENCE AND RESEARCH EXPERT
THE INDUSTRY’S TOP SCIENCE
AND RESEARCH EXPERT
"If you coach women, you owe it to yourself and your clients to learn from Girls Gone Strong. 

I'm constantly impressed by everything they put out and by their commitment to following the scientific evidence over industry orthodoxy.”
Stu McMillan
LEGENDARY OLYMPIC SPEED
AND SPORT COACH
LEGENDARY OLYMPIC SPEED
AND SPORT COACH
“The GGS Academy is simply the best.

With 30 years of experience coaching Olympic female athletes, I know how important the work is that Molly and her team at Girls Gone Strong are doing. If you coach women, I recommend you learn from GGS.”
Pricing
Save up to $600 on the Women's Coaching Specialist Certification when you add your name to the pre-sale list.
The general public price of our Women’s Coaching Specialist Certification is $1500 USD.

But when you join our free, no-obligation pre-sale list today, you’ll get the chance to enroll for $899 USD or $89 USD per month — up to 40% savings.
Limited inventory. Opens April 22nd, 2025.
60-Day Money-Back
Guarantee
60-Day Money-Back
Guarantee
Try our Women’s Coaching Specialist Certification for 60 days.

If you’re not happy with what you learn, return your textbook and materials and we’ll give you your money back.

With thousands of happy students and grads in over 125+ countries around the world — GGS has a proven track record you can trust.

A+ rating by the Better Business Bureau
Don't miss out!
The next Women's Coaching Specialist Certification group opens soon
Enrollment for the Women's Coaching Specialist Certification opens soon to a small group of health & fitness professionals — along with those thinking of joining the field.

(Spots are first come, first served, and we expect to sell out within hours after opening.)

When you join the free pre-sale list today, at no obligation, we'll send you more info about the Certification and give you the chance to enroll 72 hours before we open to the general public.

Plus, you'll save up to $600 off the general public price. 
(Limited spots available! Opens twice per year!)
Limited inventory. First-come, first-served.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! The following organizations have already approved CEUs for the Women’s Coaching Specialist Certification:

•  NSCA: 2.0 CEU
•  NASM: 1.9 CEU
•  AFAA: 15 CEU
•  ACE: 7.2 CEC
•  CanFitPro: 4 credits
•  ACSM: 70 CEC
•  AUSactive: 15 CEC*
•  ESSA: 15 credits
•  ISSA: 20 CEU
•  CPTN: 14 CEC
•  REPs New Zealand: 20 credits
•  CIMSPA: 10 CEU**
•  AFLCA: 6 CEU
•  NESTA: 4 CEU
•  NCSF: 7 CEU
•  Kentucky Physical Therapist Association: Category 1 - 28 hours
•  Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy: 39 hours

Even if your organization isn’t listed above, we’ll help you petition and gain CECs / CEUs. Our students have already successfully petitioned and gained CECs / CEUs from the following organizations:

• NETA
• NFPT
• AAPTE
• IFPA

. . . and many more.

You’ll just need to send a course summary and a copy of your certificate to the organization to review.

Shoot us an email at info@girlsgonestrong.com for updates to our current list of approved organizations or for help with the petitioning process.
*Fitness Australia approves the education delivered within the Scope of Practice for Registered Exercise Professionals and have allocated CECs accordingly to this program. Fitness Australia however doesn't recognize the title of becoming a Coach as referred to within this program.

**Per CIMSPA, students/graduates within the UK who plan to utilize this material in a professional setting must hold a pre-requisite certification set at Level 3 Personal Trainer or equivalent.