Active Health Group

27/02/2026

Not sure where to begin with a career in health coaching?

Our Level 3 Health Coaching Access Course is designed as a supportive starting point for those exploring the world of personalised health and wellbeing.

This fully online course introduces the foundations of lifestyle health, behaviour change, and client-centred support — helping you understand how coaching can make a real difference in everyday lives.

Whether you are considering a future career in health and wellbeing, or simply want to build your knowledge before progressing further, this course provides a clear and practical first step.

Learn more here: https://www.activehealthgroup.co.uk/health-coach-access-course

26/02/2026

We have uploaded a new free resource to the Active Health Group website.

It’s called a Dopamine Menu.

It’s a gentle, practical toolkit for anyone who struggles with motivation, focus, burnout, emotional dips, or nervous system overload (especially helpful for ADHD and neurodivergent brains).

Instead of willpower, it offers simple choices you can reach for when you feel stuck, flat, or overwhelmed, from tiny “emergency dopamine” moments to deeper restorative activities.

It also includes planners and reflection pages to help you notice patterns and support yourself more intentionally.

No pressure. No perfection. Just something supportive you can use in real life.

You can download it for free here: https://www.activehealthgroup.co.uk/resources

25/02/2026

That 3pm slump is biology, not willpower. Hydration, movement, and smart snacks can help restore energy naturally. These are the practical strategies we teach in our health coaching and clinical nutrition training.

Save for later.

24/02/2026

Many people living with chronic health issues need more than short-term solutions — they need personalised support that gets to the root causes of symptoms and helps them make lasting change.

At Active Health Group, we train clinicians to do exactly that. Our Level 6 Clinical Nutrition Diploma gives practitioners the advanced skills to assess nutritional patterns, design evidence-based nutrition strategies, and support clients managing long-term conditions with confidence and care.

Whether someone is experiencing digestive dysfunction, metabolic imbalances, fatigue or inflammation, this qualification builds the competence to work therapeutically and ethically with real clients — not just give general advice.

If you’re passionate about helping others with chronic health challenges and want to take your practice deeper, Level 6 clinical nutrition could be the next step in your career path. Explore the course details and see how this training could fit your goals and lifestyle.

www.activehealthgroup.co.uk/level-6-clinical-nutrition

23/02/2026

When life feels overwhelming, small moments of regulation matter.

These simple steps support your nervous system and help bring you back into your body.

At Active Health Group, we teach health coaches to understand stress, trauma and behaviour change at a deeper level, so they can support clients ethically and sustainably.

19/02/2026

Our 2026 Courses Are Here

We’re excited to announce the launch of our newly updated Health Coaching, Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition programmes for 2026 at Active Health Group.

After 25+ years of training health and wellbeing professionals, we’ve refreshed our curriculum to better reflect the realities of modern practice, integrating nutrition science, functional health principles and client-centred coaching into flexible, practitioner-focused learning pathways.

Whether you’re just starting your journey or looking to deepen your clinical skills, our 2026 programmes are designed to support you with:

✔ Evidence-informed nutrition education
✔ Practical health coaching frameworks
✔ Integrative approaches to chronic health and wellbeing
✔ Ethical, professional practice development
✔ Flexible online learning with live teaching and peer support

Our courses are built for real people, real clients, and real-world application, combining scientific understanding with compassionate coaching and holistic health perspectives.

If you’re passionate about helping others improve their health, reclaim their energy and create sustainable change, we’d love to support your next step.

Explore our 2026 training pathways here:
👉 https://www.activehealthgroup.co.uk/

12/02/2026

We’re proud to share this from LCSP Register.

Active Health Group has had a longstanding relationship with LCSP spanning over two decades. Our Managing Director, Richard Johnson, has an even longer history with the organisation, regularly attending CPD events and conferences back in the 1990s.

It’s encouraging to remain connected with professional bodies that are committed to maintaining standards, supporting practitioners, and strengthening the wider industry.

Thinking about taking your career in Massage or Sports Therapy to the next level? Becoming an LCSP member brings practical benefits, professional recognition, and ongoing support.

Why join LCSP?

🔷Access CPD workshops, courses, and online events to enhance and develop your professional skills.

🔷Take advantage of our group insurance policy (optional)

🔷 Enjoy exclusive discounts from trusted suppliers and partners such as Physique Management , Massage Warehouse and Songbird Naturals.

🔷Students can join to access CPD, workshops, and resources that prepare them for a smooth transition into professional practice, with a clear pathway to Associate and Full membership as their career develops.

🔷Stay involved in the your community even after retirement with our Retired membership, allowing you to continue supporting the profession and accessing LCSP resources

🔷Connect with a network of like-minded professionals, and be part of a society built on trust, integrity, and shared learning.

👉Membership is open to Manual Therapists and Bodyworkers with a minimum Level 3 qualification, as well as statutory regulated professions including Osteopaths, Chiropractors, and Physiotherapists.

💡 Whether you’re studying, building experience, practicing professionally, or retired, LCSP supports you every step of the way.

Check out all the benefits and join today: https://bit.ly/49TLZgu

04/02/2026

Free support guides for parents navigating challenging eating in children and teens

Over the past year, our team at Active Health Group, alongside our health coach students and graduates, have been working quietly on something close to our hearts.

We know that when a child’s relationship with food becomes strained, restrictive, or emotionally charged, parents are often left feeling anxious, confused, and alone. Many families tell us they are desperate for guidance, but overwhelmed by conflicting advice, fear-based messaging, or resources that feel too clinical, judgemental, or adult-centric.

That is why we have created Mealtime Remedies — a free, age-specific resource designed to support families with children and young people experiencing challenging eating patterns.

The collection includes:
• Gentle questionnaires for children, teens, and parents
• Reflection and connection guides for Early Years (0–4), Primary (5–11), and Teen Years (12–18)
• Practical, compassionate approaches that prioritise emotional safety, trust, curiosity, and connection at the table

These resources are not about calorie control, rules, pressure, or forcing change. They are about helping families slow things down, reduce fear, and rebuild a sense of safety and understanding around food and mealtimes.

They are completely free to access, as part of our wider community ethos and commitment to preventative, compassionate health education.

If you are a parent who is worried about your child’s eating, or a professional supporting families in this space, you are warmly invited to explore and share these resources.

Sometimes, the most powerful step forward is simply changing the tone at the table.

Access for free: https://www.ahgonlineacademy.com/course/mealtime-remedies

22/01/2026

In recent years, the word integrative has become increasingly common within health and wellbeing education. It is often used to describe programmes that include multiple modalities, broader content, or exposure to different therapeutic approaches.

Yet integration is frequently misunderstood.

True integrative practice is not about doing more. It is not about adding layers of techniques, tools, or protocols to an already full framework. In many cases, this accumulation creates confusion rather than clarity.

Integration is not additive. It is relational.

A genuinely integrative practitioner does not simply hold knowledge across nutrition, behaviour change, physiology, and coaching. They understand how these elements interact, when one should take precedence over another, and when intervention itself is not appropriate.

This distinction becomes especially important in modern practice. Clients rarely present with single, isolated concerns. They arrive with overlapping stress patterns, long-term adaptations, medication histories, emotional fatigue, and nervous systems shaped by prolonged pressure. Responding to this complexity requires coherence, not complexity.

One of the risks within contemporary training is the assumption that broader scope automatically leads to better outcomes. In reality, breadth without integration can undermine confidence. Practitioners may know many things, yet feel uncertain about where to begin, what matters most, or how to work safely within their role.

Integrative thinking brings order.

It allows practitioners to prioritise, to sequence support appropriately, and to remain grounded within professional boundaries. It reduces the impulse to fix and replaces it with the ability to assess, reflect, and respond with intention.

This is also where ethics becomes lived rather than theoretical. Knowing when to refer, when to slow down, and when not to intervene at all is not a limitation of practice. It is a marker of maturity.

As health challenges become more complex, the role of the practitioner must become more discerning, not more reactive. Integration, when properly understood, supports this discernment. It brings clarity to decision-making and steadiness to practice.

The future of health and wellbeing work will not belong to those who can do the most, but to those who can think clearly, work responsibly, and recognise the difference between support and overreach.

That is what integrative practice, at its best, is meant to offer.

14/01/2026

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Level 3 Health Coaching course, created for professionals and career-changers who are seriously exploring the field of health coaching.

This programme is designed as a clear and supportive entry point into health coaching. It bridges the gap between initial curiosity and informed commitment, allowing learners to develop practical skills, experience the realities of health coaching training, and gain clarity on their next steps before progressing further.

Whether you are considering a career transition or looking to expand your existing practice into wellbeing and behaviour change, this course offers a structured, professional foundation without requiring immediate commitment to a full advanced qualification.

Why choose our Level 3 Health Coaching course?
• Practical, real-world coaching skills grounded in current practice
• A supportive, tutor-led learning environment
• A clear progression pathway into advanced health coaching and nutrition qualifications
• Fully online delivery, with no travel required

This course is ideal for those who want to explore health coaching seriously, with confidence and informed direction.

Learn more and enrol here: https://www.activehealthgroup.co.uk/health-coach-access-course

12/01/2026

“Evidence-based” has become one of the most frequently used phrases in health education. It is also one of the most misunderstood.

In many training contexts, evidence-based practice is presented as adherence to guidelines, protocols, or selected research papers. This creates the impression that good practice is simply a matter of following the evidence correctly. In reality, this approach often strips evidence of its proper context.

True evidence-based practice has three pillars: the best available research, professional expertise, and the values and circumstances of the individual client. Remove any one of these, and what remains is not evidence-based practice but technical compliance.

This distinction matters deeply in health and nutrition coaching.

Research studies are conducted on populations, not individuals. They often exclude people with complex conditions, co-morbidities, neurodivergence, or atypical stress profiles. Practitioners who rely too heavily on generalised findings without professional judgement risk applying the right information in the wrong way.

Equally, professional expertise is not simply time served. It is the ability to interpret evidence, recognise limitations, and make ethically sound decisions in uncertain conditions. This is learned through structured reflection, supervision, and applied learning, not memorisation.

Finally, client context is not a “soft” consideration. A recommendation that is scientifically sound but incompatible with a client’s capacity, resources, or nervous system state is not good practice. It is poor care disguised as rigour.

One of the quiet dangers in modern health training is the false security that comes from checklists. If learners believe that following a model or citing a study is sufficient, they may never develop the confidence to question, adapt, or pause.

Advanced practice requires comfort with uncertainty. It requires knowing how to hold evidence lightly but responsibly, and how to work within professional boundaries even when outcomes are not immediate.

If we are serious about ethical, defensible health coaching, then evidence-based practice must be taught as a living process, not a static rulebook. Anything less does a disservice to practitioners and the people they serve.

25/11/2025

We’ve been a little quieter on social media recently, and for good reason. Behind the scenes, we’ve been working through a significant period of re-accreditation for several of our qualifications, strengthening the academic and professional standards that underpin everything we do at Active Health Group.

At the same time, we’ve been preparing our expanded course offerings for 2026, which will introduce new pathways, updated content, and even more opportunities for practitioner development.

We’ve also added a collection of brand-new free resources to our website, including guides, seasonal health downloads, and wellbeing tools. You can find them all on our Free Resources page here: https://www.activehealthgroup.co.uk/resources

More updates coming very soon.