As a personal health coach, you guide your clients to make healthy nutrition choices and be more physically active. Your job duties include assessing your client’s diet and lifestyle and creating diet, exercise, and stress management plans to help them develop healthy habits. To pursue a career in health coaching, you need a bachelor’s degree in dietetics, nutrition, or a health-related field. You can earn an optional certification in health coaching to improve your chances of getting jobs. You need excellent interpersonal skills to build relationships with clients and extensive knowledge of health and fitness.