Live, interactive Zoom training across two focused sessions
Live · Online · Limited to 15 participants
Motivational Interviewing for Fitness, Nutrition & Health Coaches
Learn practical MI skills to help clients overcome common behavior-change challenges—through live demonstrations, guided practice and direct feedback.
Built specifically for health and fitness professionals
Personal trainersDietitiansNutrition coachesHealth coaches
Why this workshop?
Knowing what your clients should do is rarely the hardest part.
If you are someone who works in the fitness and nutrition industry, you’ve probably already realised that there is a real gap between having the right knowledge and being able to skilfully guide your clients in putting it into practice.
What if there was a way of talking with people about change that could actually close that gap?
From good intentions to skilful conversations.
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Discover why even well-intentioned conversations get stuck
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Learn how to build a strong coaching alliance with your clients
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Practise communication skills for navigating challenging conversations about change
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Give advice without triggering resistance—and boost motivation instead
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Help clients talk themselves into change by drawing on their own capacities and strengths
What’s included
Guided skills practice with direct, individualised feedback
A 30-minute review of your own recorded coaching conversation
Certificate of participation after completing both sessions
Your trainer
Milos Rankovic
MI Trainer for Health and Nutrition Coaches
Milos brings over 17 years of experience working with a highly diverse client base, helping them successfully change their exercise, nutrition and other health-related habits. As a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, he is now on a mission to help other coaches master the same skills that transformed his own work.
His teaching combines real-world coaching experience with evidence-based behavior-change science—keeping workshops practical, precise, and relevant to the work coaches actually do.
Advanced practice
Milos will also facilitate upcoming advanced workshops with Dr. Steven Cole, founder of Brief Action Planning, on BAP-MI—a novel integration of Motivational Interviewing and Brief Action Planning designed to support health behavior change. Together, they co-authored the chapter “BAP-MI in the Three Function Approach” in Dr. Cole’s new book, The Clinical Interview for Relationship-Centered Care.
Next step
Small group.
Serious practice.
Participation is strictly limited to 15 people to protect the quality of interaction and feedback.
Common questions
Do I need previous MI training?
Not at all. This workshop is specifically designed for people with no previous MI experience—even if you’ve never heard of MI before, you’re more than welcome to join.
Do I need a psychology background?
MI originated in psychology, but research consistently shows that people with a psychology background are no more proficient at MI than those without one. Many trainers in the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers have no psychology background at all.
How practical is the training?
The workshop is built around a carefully balanced mix of theory and hands-on practice, so you’ll leave with real understanding—not just knowledge, but the applied MI skill that comes from live demonstrations and guided practice. A working camera and microphone are required, and both sessions are needed for the certificate.
What can I expect to gain from this training?
You’ll leave more confident in your ability to navigate even the most challenging behavior-change conversations, helping your clients successfully adopt new healthy behaviors. You’ll know how to give advice without triggering pushback, and how to help clients uncover their own intrinsic motivation for change.
What is the cancellation policy?
Cancel before November 8 for a full refund. From November 8 onward, fees are non-refundable but may be credited toward a future Motivate2Change workshop.
Registration
Ready to have better conversations about change?
Complete the short registration form below and secure your spot.
Participation is limited to a maximum of 15 people.