RN to fitness nursing??

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Ok so I graduated in 6 months ago and have been working on a med/surg floor in Atlanta. I like the challenge but I'm just not happy. I ran cross country and track in college and love marathons and I am very passionate about fitness but I am looking to combine nursing to fitness and health.

I want to help make exercise programs specialized for people with DM, CHF, and pulm. problems as well as healthy people just looking for somewhere to start. I want to be a motivator and give people the chance to make their lives something they can love and be proud of and live longer!

Does anyone know how I can combine my RN degree with fitness? Even if it's within a company and coaching employees? What degree should I be looking at? I'm in Atlanta, GA! Please help!

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Specializes in ED, Pedi Vasc access, Paramedic serving 6 towns.

You could look at a job in cardiac rehab, as that involves getting cardiac patients back into an active life style while monitoring them. I think there is also pulmonary rehab as well with the same idea.

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Specializes in cardiac/education.

You and me both girlfriend!!!

So far the best I have found is a Health Screener at employee wellness events and I will be getting my personal trainer cert this coming January through ACSM. I just want this for my own personal satisfaction. I have also seen jobs here and there in employee wellness that require an RN but also request that you be a personal trainer and/or aerobics instructor. FUN! One day...........

If you ever figure it out let me know. I want to go into preventative health as well and would love to empower others in fitness and life change.....WellCoaches has a cert too, look into it, might do that one day too....;) Right now I have enough working a couple jobs and maintaining my OWN fitness! ;)

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Keep in mind that the US healthcare system (misnomer, I know) still does not really provide any financial incentives for 'wellness'. It's not reimbursed by many insurance plans -- so, it is difficult to sustain a "healthy" business model in this service area. The exceptions are those services that are tied to recovery from serious illness - such as cardiac rehab or other types of clinical rehab after trauma.

Heck, if you have another source of income - I say follow your bliss. But realistically, don't expect to have a very robust income while you do so. Hopefully, this will change in the future.

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Has any one figured how to start up health coaching clients? I'm interested in the same thing! I don't know if I need to pursue my masters, get a personal trainer cert, or a nutrition cert. I'm not sure where to start.

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