Please re-read the latest training/nutrition plan journal. If you do, you will see in section 4, sub-section A para 12 the oversight committee's determination that any and all parties permitted to sell training/nutrition plans must hold a legal driver's license from the state of Ohio. This stipulation was added to lend credence to the long held belief that Ohio marked the homeland of the nation's training and nutrition communities.
Take that up with the appellate court judge. I've made my ruling. If you don't cease and desist I will find you in contempt. Do I make myself clear?
Bumping this thread up to the supreme court holmes.
No license required other than what you generally need to be in business wherever you are. You just have to be a good salesman and/or appealing to horny housewives in some way to be a successful personal trainer.
You actually do need one. Posting opinions on say, a blog or something, is completely different and does not require any type of license or certification (as it is an opinion and simply that). However, if you want to SELL that advice by making nutrition plans or something along those lines, you need at least a certification. If you sell plans but have no credentials, the state will shut you down.
julietb wrote:
You actually do need one. Posting opinions on say, a blog or something, is completely different and does not require any type of license or certification (as it is an opinion and simply that). However, if you want to SELL that advice by making nutrition plans or something along those lines, you need at least a certification. If you sell plans but have no credentials, the state will shut you down.
Your local state might have licensing requirements regarding being a nutritionist without a license. And licensing agencies are big jerks.
Never could understand how 8-year-old threads get bumped.
Anyway, you need to be careful about giving nutrition advise. There are states that regulate who can give nutrition counseling and what is defined as such.
greenguy wrote:
I disagree.
You can get all the degrees in the world, but you still have to prove your ability as a coach by coahing someone to success.
Just because you have a certificate on your wall doesn't make you a good coach. Its the application of the knowledge that counts, and you don't have to gain the knowledge from a text book.
I'd rather get coached by someone who has proven they can coach people to success, versus, someone that can read lots of books and pass tests.
Obviously if you have both, its fine, but dont get hung up on it.
This is most ignorant point of view possible. By far the biggest determinant of athletic success is genetics, not coaching. If you're going to listen to anyone who works with genetically gifted athletes, you're going to end up believing a lot of very, very stupid ideas.
iflyboats wrote:
greenguy wrote:
I disagree.
You can get all the degrees in the world, but you still have to prove your ability as a coach by coahing someone to success.
Just because you have a certificate on your wall doesn't make you a good coach. Its the application of the knowledge that counts, and you don't have to gain the knowledge from a text book.
I'd rather get coached by someone who has proven they can coach people to success, versus, someone that can read lots of books and pass tests.
Obviously if you have both, its fine, but dont get hung up on it.
This is most ignorant point of view possible. By far the biggest determinant of athletic success is genetics, not coaching. If you're going to listen to anyone who works with genetically gifted athletes, you're going to end up believing a lot of very, very stupid ideas.
That's right as most of the coaches that give out advice on this board work with genetically gifted runners (i.e., "elites"), so how could they possibly help a stiff like me who couldn't possibly in a millions manage the mileage, volume, intensity that these genetically gifted runners can! ?
Nutrition laws wrote:
Never could understand how 8-year-old threads get bumped.
Anyway, you need to be careful about giving nutrition advise. There are states that regulate who can give nutrition counseling and what is defined as such.
http://nutritionadvocacy.org/laws-state
Beat me to it.
There's a significant likelihood, however, that these laws are unconstitutional.
Nutritionist vs Dietician = two different classifications: ?
You cannot sell people, with or without a license.
Runningfarts2004 wrote:
- Running Farts
LOL