Online course · 5 CECs

A Holistic Approach to Mental Health

Presented by ACSM in partnership with American Council on Exercise (ACE).

About this course

As the conversation around mental health grows, health and exercise professionals have an exciting opportunity to positively impact people’s mental well-being and overall health through services and programming while staying within their scope of practice. From nutrition, movement, breath, sleep and connectedness, there are many ways to help clients focus on their mental health. This course offers insight from five industry experts who share their knowledge about various factors of wellness that can impact your clients’ mental health. Through each session, you’ll learn how to expand your offerings and assist your clients in their quest for better mental health and wellbeing.

What you will learn

  • Recognize how the brain, gut and associated hormones may affect mental health
  • Reframe your approach to physical activity to impact your clients’ mental health as much as their physical health
  • Define mental health and brain health and identify the various components of sleep
  • Understand how breath affects physiology, mental health and performance
  • Identify how mental, physical and emotional health are interconnected and how connectedness can improve mental wellbeing

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