The Health Coach Approach: A Secondary Analysis on the Association Between Remote Health Wellness Coaching and Body Appreciation

Kathleen N Heeter, Kyle A. Kercher, Jonathan T. Macy, Angela Chow, Brad Roy, Huiyi Zhu, Vanessa M. Martinez Kercher, Department of Applied Health Science, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University, Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University, Logan Health Medical Center, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University, Department of Health , Wellness Design, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Published online on December 22, 2025

Abstract

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Body image and body appreciation (BA) are often considered a young adult issue, but the importance of body image as a factor contributing to wellness persists across the lifespan. The study’s purpose was to examine1the association between participation ...