Girls Gone Strong's
Women's Coaching Specialist Certification
Women's Coaching Specialist Certification
THE INDUSTRY’S TOP CERTIFICATION FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH WOMEN
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Become the go-to health, fitness, and nutrition coach for women.
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- CEUs from 17+ global organizations
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Girls Gone Strong's
Women’s Coaching Specialist Certification
THE INDUSTRY’S TOP CERTIFICATION FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH WOMEN
30-Day FREE Trial
Become the go-to health, fitness, and nutrition coach for women.
Join us, go deeper, and learn what they don't teach you in school.
- Spots are almost gone
- CEUs from 17+ global organizations
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No prerequisites required
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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
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Menstrual cycle
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Disordered eating
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Emotional eating
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Restrictive eating
- Pelvic floor
- Pelvic health
- Hormone issues
- PCOS
- Hashimoto's
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And much more
- Body image
- Menopause
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Menstrual cycle
- Disordered eating
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Restricting calories
- Emotional eating
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Pelvic floor
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Pelvic health
- Hormone issues
- PCOS
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Hashimoto's
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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.
The world’s only comprehensive, evidence-based, interdisciplinary women’s coaching Certification
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.
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Who should get a Women's Coaching Specialist Certification?
Our students and grads include:
- Personal trainers
- Nutrition coaches
- Group fitness instructors
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Strength & conditioning coaches
- Health & wellness coaches
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Physios & rehab professionals
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CrossFit & sport coaches
- Healthcare professionals
- Yoga & Pilates teachers
- Massage therapists
- Midwives & doulas
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Parents & teachers
- Life & business coaches
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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
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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 20 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.
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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 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 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 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
PERTH, AUSTRALIA
Heba Shaheed, PHPT, CN
PELVIC HEALTH PHYSIOTHERAPIST
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
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
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Dr. John Berardi, PhD
co-founder of Precision Nutrition, CREATOR of Change Maker Academy
“The GGS Academy 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
Stu McMillan
LEGENDARY OLYMPIC SPEED
AND SPORT COACH
LEGENDARY OLYMPIC SPEED
AND SPORT COACH
AND SPORT COACH
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.”
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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.
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Here’s what happens after you enroll...
- You'll receive immediate access to your digital textbook and online learning platform so you can get started learning right away.
- You’ll also receive a printed hardcopy physical textbook and workbook (shipped FREE to you anywhere in the world).
- You can study whenever it works best for you and your life. Because our Certification is 100% self-paced, there’s no deadline to start or finish — so you can study stress-free on your own schedule.
- Put what you’re learning into practice right away with dozens of time-saving, done-for-you, women-specific forms, questionnaires, assessments, and tools.
- Have questions along the way? You’ll get amazing support from our Client Care Team and unlimited access to our GGS Academy Support.
- You’ll take a 15-question exam at the end of each chapter, each one consisting of both multiple choice and true/false questions. Exams are open book and untimed, and they’re available in your online learning platform whenever you’re ready.
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A unit exam grade of 73% or higher is required to pass, and you’re given three opportunities to take each exam.
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Once you pass your final unit exam, you’re officially a GGS Certified Women's Coaching Specialist!
As a new graduate, you’ll be listed in our Online Directory of Certified GGS Academy Professionals.
We’ll also send you a beautiful hard copy certificate you can frame, hang on your wall, and share on your social channels — letting everyone know you’re the go-to expert for working with women.
Now that you’re a GGS Certified Women's Coaching Specialist you’ll have everything you need to safely and effectively coach and train women at every stage of life.
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