Girls Gone Strong | GGS-1 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
  • ​Feel confident and qualified to help any woman
  • ​CEUs from 17+ global organizations
  •  No prerequisites required
  • ​Secure your spot early + save up to $400
Opens April 4th, 2023 — limited spots available.
Only opens twice a year, spots sell out quickly

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Girls Gone Strong | GGS-1 
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
  • ​Feel confident and qualified to help any woman
  • CEUs from 17+ global organizations
  • ​No prerequisites required
  • ​Secure your spot early + save up to $400
Opens April 4th — limited spots available.
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 Floor
  • ​Pelvic Health 
  • ​Hormone issues
  • PCOS
  •  Hashimoto's
  • ​And much more
  • Body image
  • Menopause
  • ​Menstrual cycle
  • Disordered eating
  • ​Restricting calories
  • ​Emotional eating
  • ​Pelvic Floor
  • ​Pelvic Health
  • ​Hormone issues
  • ​PCOS
  • ​Hashimoto's
  • ​Endometriosis
  • ​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.
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
  • ​Physios & rehab professionals
  • ​CrossFit & sport coaches
  • ​Healthcare professionals
  • Yoga & Pilates teachers
  • 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
  • ​Physios & rehab professionals
  • ​CrossFit & sport coaches
  • ​Healthcare professionals
  • ​Yoga & Pilates teachers
  • ​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.
What makes this Certification different from every other Certification in the industry? 
It's the world's first and only comprehensive, evidence-based, interdisciplinary Certification focused on coaching & training women.
  • Our Experts - This Cert was developed by 17 world-leading women’s health experts from 5 countries (U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, and UK) and 12 fields of study including strength coaches, physios, Registered Dietitians, PhDs in psychology, exercise science, and gender studies, OB/GYNs, and more. (In fact, the three female co-authors of the PN Certification helped develop this Cert making it the perfect complement to PN Level 1.) 
  • Our Curriculum - This comprehensive Certification will help you master the art and science of coaching and training women. You'll dive deep into women-specific coaching psychology, nutrition, exercise, anatomy and physiology, rest, and recovery all through an interdisciplinary, globally relevant lens. You’ll learn to help women with issues related to body image, lack of confidence, fear of "getting bulky", chronic stress, disordered eating, emotional eating, pelvic floor, pelvic health, osteoporosis, menopause, menstrual cycle, hormonal issues, Hashimoto's, PCOS (all within your scope of practice).
  • Our Evidence-Based, Interdisciplinary Approach - You’ll get all the latest women-specific research (there are 1000+ references in our 600-page textbook!), integrated with the practical and clinical experience of our world-class experts. 
  • Our Reputation - Our world-class experts have worked with organizations like Johns Hopkins, Baylor Medical, Precision Nutrition, and Yale, and our Certification is recommended by industry legends like Dr. John Berardi, Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon, Greg Nuckols, and renowned Olympic Sprint Coach Stu McMillan. Organizations like NSCA, Perform Better, GoodLife Fitness, and IDEA Fit trust our experts to educate their coaches and trainers on working with women.
  • Our Focus on Psychology - This Certification dives deep into women-specific behavior-change psychology and often-ignored topics that affect a woman’s health including: a women's unique relationship with her body, lack of confidence, self-doubt, feelings of shame, guilt, and self-judgment, emotional labor, social media, unrealistic expectations, the comparison trap, and diet culture.
Who created the Women’s Coaching Specialist Certification?
Molly Galbraith, CSCS
GGS Woman-in-charge, creator of 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 17 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 17 of the world's most trusted women’s health, fitness, and nutrition experts.
Using the latest research and the 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 16 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 17 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
Only opens twice per year, spots sell out quickly.
Only for women? Think again.
Only for women? Think again.
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.”
Jonathan Goodman
Founder Online Trainer Academy
Founder Online Trainer Academy 
“Girls Gone Strong is exactly what the fitness industry needs.

They're the best in our industry when it comes to women. If you train women or ever plan to, I recommend you learn from them.”
Learn every aspect of successfully coaching & training women step-by-step, from start to finish.
With our 593-page textbook you'll find the latest research in women-specific psychology, coaching, anatomy and physiology, nutrition, exercise, rest, recovery, rehabilitation, and exercise programming.

Plus, we tie it all together with dozens of case studies, and time-saving forms, questionnaires, exercise templates, and assessment tools that you can use with your own clients.
Develop the skills to troubleshoot any coaching or training problem.
Our companion workbook and online training videos will deepen your understanding of coaching and training women, and give you the ability to turn your knowledge into results for you clients.

Working through real-life scenarios in case studies will help you be prepared and able to recall information on the spot when your working with your clients, friends, family (or whoever!) comes to you for help.
Lifetime access to the newest research and answers at your fingertips 24/7.
With your coaching textbook, workbook, online platform, and unlimited access to GGS Academy Support Team, you can quickly find answers to your client’s most pressing questions, from how to help them heal their relationship with their body to how to compassionately coach pelvic floor issues.

No more hunting online. No more wading through incomplete information from resources you can’t trust.

From easy-to-follow topic-specific chapters to accompanying videos and bonus downloads — all based on the latest research — we’ve made it a snap to locate exactly what you need… whenever you need it.

And you’ll have access to it for life.

Plus, you’ll get updates as new research emerges, so you’ll stay on the cutting edge and know how to keep your clients safe.
Raise the standard of care for women everywhere — while building a thriving business you love.
Finally… get a clear path to keeping your female clients safe and healthy through every stage of their journey and grow a thriving business at the same time.

You'll set yourself apart from other professionals, and become the go-to expert for women at your gym or in your community.

Our grads have gone on to develop their own workshops and products, become leaders in the industry, speak at events, build highly engaged communities of clients online and in person, and even work for Girls Gone Strong.
Take a peek at what our Certification grads have accomplished
Trista Eason, 34
GYM OWNER AND PERSONAL TRAINER
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, USA
“Since getting certified, my business has grown quickly.

The knowledge I’ve gained has been so valuable, it's helped my gym and our coaching program stand out from our ‘competitors.'

By leveling up our coaching, our entire community of gyms and trainers have noticed and it’s pushed them to get better, too.”
Dale Hill, 58
PERSONAL TRAINER, NUTRITION COACH
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, USA
“Becoming a Certified Women’s Coaching Specialist helped me set myself apart as the go-to coach for women at my gym.

My business grew because the front desk staff and even other trainers at my gym started recommending my services.

I recommend putting women-specific coaching knowledge and skill in your coaching toolbox.”
Hilary Milsome, 61
PERSONAL TRAINER, 
GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
“Starting a new career at 58 was pretty scary for me, especially because I don't look like a conventional personal trainer.

But this Certification gave me everything I need to empower women to be strong and confident — and now I get to empower women to be strong and confident for a living. It's a dream come true!”
Dr. Neha Rao, 40
SURGEON AND NUTRITION COACH
HARYANA, INDIA
“If you want to level up and serve women better, then this Certification is for you. 

You'll gain a deeper understanding of the psychological aspects of coaching women, and it will be a game-changer for you and for your clients.

If you're thinking about enrolling, to wait, take action immediately. You'll be so happy you did!"
Grace Chika Eke, 27
PERSONAL TRAINER, NUTRITION COACH
SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA
“Since becoming a Certified Women's Coaching Specialist, I’ve used what I’ve learned to empower clients (and myself) on a daily basis. 

I feel so confident and prepared to help women live stronger and healthier lives.

I couldn't be happier with my decision to get certified and help more women."
Pricing
Save up to $400 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 $1200 USD.

But when you join our free, no-obligation pre-sale list today, you’ll get the chance to enroll for $799 USD or $79 USD per month — up to 33% savings.
Opens April 4th, 2023 — limited spots available.
60-Day No-Risk 
Money-Back Guarantee
60-Day No-Risk 
Money-Back Guarantee
When you enroll in the Women's Coaching Specialist Certification, there's literally zero risk to you.

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.

If you’re not satisfied for any reason let us know, and we’ll make it right. Guaranteed.
A+ rating by the Better Business Bureau
Don't miss out!
The next Women's Coaching Specialist Certification group opens April 4th.
On April 4th, 2023, enrollment for the Women's Coaching Specialist Certification opens 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 program and give you the chance to enroll 24-48 hours before we open to the general public.

Plus, you'll save up to $400 off the general public price. 
Only opens twice a year, spots sell out quickly.
When You Invest in Yourself, You Change the World
Feel good knowing that a percentage of every purchase you make is reinvested back into women.
For each Certification sold, a portion of your investment will be used to fund education for women in need.

Recipients include women living in developing countries, escaping domestic violence, re-entering the workforce after having children, caring for children with special needs, living with chronic illness or disabilities, and many more.

Purchasing one of our Certifications helps create a brighter future for these women and a better world for us all.
Frequently Asked Questions
Final Note
Women make up 67–75% of all people who hire a coach, trainer, or nutrition professional. 

More women than ever want to eat and exercise in a way that keeps them safe, healthy, and strong. 

And yet — women-specific health, fitness, and nutrition topics are rarely covered in Certs. 🤔⁠

Spoiler alert: a paragraph about menstrual cycle ain't gonna cut it. 🙄⁠

When you become a Certified Women's Coaching Specialist you’ll get everything you need to coach and train women at every stage of life (all within your scope of practice.)

By the time you graduate, you’ll feel qualified to write safe and effective training programs, coach nutrition habits and skills, and use women-specific behavior change psychology to empower women to be stronger, healthier, and more confident in their lives and bodies.

Girls Gone Strong is the global leader in evidence-based, interdisciplinary, women’s coaching & training education, and we invite you to join us in our mission of raising the standard of coaching care for women in the health & fitness industry.
Only opens twice a year, spots sell out quickly.