Become the coach GLP-1 clients stay for.
Two NASM-approved certifications that teach trainers, coaches and gym owners to support clients on GLP-1s and other peptides, inside their scope.
- NASM
- Approved Provider
- 1.6
- NASM CEUs, both levels
- MD
- Reviewed medical content
Your clients are already asking. Here's what keeps coaches on the sidelines.
Belief 1
“GLP-1s are a medical thing, not my business.”
What's true
The medication is one piece. The program is yours. Training, nutrition, check-ins and accountability are where clients succeed or stop.
Belief 2
“I'm not qualified to talk about this.”
What's true
You don't need a license to coach. You need a lane. A NASM-approved certification and a clear line on scope give you one.
Belief 3
“It isn't allowed, and my clients won't pay.”
What's true
Licensed providers handle the medicine. You charge for the program, and build and price the coaching around the medical piece.
Every module, in both certifications.
Self-paced, online, and built around one idea: the medication is one piece, the program is yours.
GLP-1 & Metabolic Health Specialist
From scope and compliance to peptides, GLP-1 education, lifestyle coaching and adding GLP-1s to your business.
9 modules · exam · 0.8 NASM CEUs
- 01
Welcome and Your Role
What a Metabolic Health Specialist is, and what you can and cannot do.
- 02
A Brave New World
The state of weight loss and why coaches matter more than ever.
- 03
Safety, Scope, and Compliance
Your lane vs. the medical lane, red flags, legal communication.
- 04
Peptides 101
What peptides are and how to discuss them coach-appropriately.
- 05
GLP-1 Education
Obesity as a chronic disease and what these medications do.
- 06
The Client on GLP-1s
The experience curve from pre-start to maintenance.
- 07
Lifestyle Coaching
Protein-first nutrition, training on suppressed appetite, lasting habits.
- 08
The Coaching Playbook
Real scenarios with scripts, from emotional eating to plateaus.
- 09
Adding GLP-1s to Your Business
Offer design, ethical marketing, and plugging into ASHER.
Advanced GLP-1 & Metabolic Health Specialist
Turns what you know into confident coaching with real clients: a full consult framework and 12 real client scenarios.
9 modules · final exam · 0.8 NASM CEUs
- 01
Welcome
The Level Two shift, staying in your lane, the escalation framework.
- 02
Microdosing Mastery
Microdose vs. split dose, who it's for, decision logic, coaching language.
- 03
Semaglutide vs. Tirzepatide
When to use each, side effects and support, plateaus.
- 04
From Products to Programs
Program design, other peptides for metabolic health, stacking logic.
- 05
Market Awareness
How to talk about new and emerging drugs, with anti-hype training.
- 06
Consult Framework
Intake structure, readiness, goal buckets, escalation points.
- 07
Scenario Training
12 real client scenarios, from microdosing for cost to plateaus.
- 08
Communication & Compliance
Safe language, prohibited claims, physician framing, legal guardrails.
- 09
Final Exam
The knowledge quiz that completes your Advanced certification.
Everything you get. Two certifications and the tools to use them.
Level 1 certification
GLP-1 & Metabolic Health Specialist. 9 modules and an exam, approved for 0.8 NASM CEUs.
Level 2 certification
Advanced GLP-1 & Metabolic Health Specialist. Consult framework and 12 client scenarios, approved for 0.8 NASM CEUs.
What to say & what never to say
A language library for client conversations, and how to hand a client to a licensed provider.
Program builder
Name it, price it, and run a weekly check-in system you can use with every client.
The medical content behind it
Written for coaches. Grounded in medicine.
Crystal Broussard, MD
Board-certified family physician · Medical content contributor, ASHER Health
Dr. Broussard has practiced family medicine in The Woodlands, Texas, since 2005, with a focus on physician-supervised weight management that puts long-term lifestyle change first — the same lifestyle-first approach coaches learn in these certifications. She is a member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, where she serves on task forces that teach other medical professionals to treat obesity.
- Board-certified, Family Medicine
- MD, The University of Texas–Houston
- Practicing since 2005
- American Society of Bariatric Physicians
Coaches who finished. In their own words.
“You can tell that a tremendous amount of work went into developing the advanced certification. The education, organization, depth of information, and overall presentation are extremely well done.”
Sunil SamuelOnline nutrition coach and certified personal trainerASHER community “An exceptionally comprehensive and highly educational program focused on metabolic health, sustainable behavior change, and the responsible integration of GLP-1 therapy.”
Oswaldo VargasOVFITNESSASHER community “My team and I are working on the training courses... I was pleasantly surprised at how professional the Advanced GLP-1 course are... long but great training.”
Tammy SweetASHER partnerASHER community “Finally passed this thing. What a course! I chipped away at it over a couple of weeks. Lots of great information. Thanks Asher team”
Mattison FettersASHER partnerASHER community
This is for you if
- You coach, train or run a gym, studio or wellness business
- Clients are already asking you about GLP-1s
- You want to charge for a real program, not just sessions
This isn't for you if
- You want to prescribe or dose medication. That stays with licensed providers, always.
- You want a certificate to hang on the wall and never use.
30-day do-the-work guarantee
Do the work. If it doesn't click, it's on us.
Finish all 9 Level 1 modules and the exam inside 30 days. If you don't feel ready to coach a GLP-1 client, email us and we refund every dollar. Exam retakes are always free. This is a refund promise, not a promise of results.
Questions coaches ask. Straight answers.
- Is it allowed for a coach to work with GLP-1 clients?
- Yes, when you stay in your lane. You coach training, nutrition and habits. Licensed providers make every medical decision. Module 3 shows you exactly where the line is.
- Do I need a medical license?
- No. These certifications are for fitness and wellness professionals and don't authorize you to prescribe, diagnose or recommend a medication.
- How long does it take?
- Each course is approved for 0.8 NASM CEUs. You go at your own pace, and the guarantee gives you 30 days for Level 1.
- What happens after I'm certified?
- You can start coaching GLP-1 clients right away. If you want to offer the medical piece too, through licensed providers, the ASHER partnership adds it.
ASHER Health is a NASM Approved Provider (Provider Number PRO-014598). Each certification is approved for 0.8 NASM CEUs. These certifications are education for fitness and wellness professionals. They do not authorize anyone to prescribe, diagnose or recommend a medication; medical decisions belong to licensed providers. Results vary.
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Be the reason they stay.
Two NASM-approved certifications. Self-paced, online, and covered by the 30-day do-the-work guarantee.