AFPA Graduate of the Month: Kiana Williams , Prenatal/Postnatal Fitness Specialist

Over the past 27 years, we’ve licensed over 130,000 well being, vitamin, and health professionals. Every month, we acknowledge one in all our distinguished graduates who’re utilizing what they’ve discovered to encourage others and make a distinction. 

Meet our featured graduate for the month of December, Kiana Williams, a AFPA Licensed Prenatal/Postnatal Health Specialist

How did you initially turn into eager about well being and health?

Well being and health are one thing I’ve been eager about for so long as I can bear in mind. If I needed to pinpoint after I initially grew to become , I’d say it started as early as center faculty. Rising up, I all the time loved bodily training class, studying each the bodily and technical advantages of caring for your physique. I discovered myself all the time wanting to stay energetic at a younger age, which has adopted me up till this level in my life. 

What certification did you select, and why did you select AFPA?

I selected to finish the Prenatal/Postnatal Health Specialist. I selected AFPA as a result of they honestly acknowledge graduates, which was essential to me. Most of the graduates are making nice impacts in others’ lives, which is actually price sharing! 

What was your profession like previous to changing into licensed?

Previous to changing into licensed, I labored within the healthcare area in addition to an element–time job working with youngsters. I studied Public Well being on the College of South Florida and proper after commencement started my summer time job on the Boys and Ladies Membership, adopted by an Administrative Assistant function at my group well being heart. 

What’s your profession like now?

Issues are a lot extra completely different now! I’m additionally a registered yoga teacher, so I educate yoga courses 4-5x per week. When I’m not instructing, I’m rising my on-line enterprise, which consists of making on-line personalised exercise applications for soon-to-be/new mamas. 

What are your favourite components of your profession?

My favourite components of my profession are that I get to attach with different moms, share my data with others, and that I get to create my very own schedule. 

How has changing into licensed with AFPA impacted your life?

Turning into licensed with AFPA has impacted my life in so some ways. The primary being that I am capable of make my certification my full–time profession. Lots of my purchasers admire how educated I’m in my area, which I give credit score to AFPA. The course was the perfect mixture of instructional and fulfilling content material. 

Do you might have any consumer success tales you want to share?

Completely! So, I’ve a consumer who I’d been working with for fairly a while, and her objective was to shed some pounds. She had a well being situation, which made shedding weight far more of a problem. Regardless, she by no means missed one exercise, all the time trusted me in guiding her, and general is simply such a real particular person. Sadly, regardless of all of this, she had been unable to see her weight drop. We each knew that the quantity on the dimensions is just not the figuring out issue as to progress being made, nonetheless, it was nonetheless one thing we had needed to work towards. Lastly, throughout one in all our check-ins, we sat down collectively and re-evaluated how we might make adjustments in her life that would assist her see the outcomes she needed. Since that examine–in, she had frequently seen the quantity on the dimensions drop, but in addition our bond had simply grown on one other degree due to the belief we had in each other. It was very a lot a journey, though I love her laborious work and open thoughts in our consumer and coach relationship. 

What recommendation do you give others eager about changing into licensed?

My recommendation is to go for it! Since changing into licensed, I really feel as if I stay a way more real and genuine life, particularly as a result of I’ve turned it into my full-time profession. I like to recommend being intentional with every resolution you make, from merely discovering the best firm you’d wish to turn into licensed with and to having a imaginative and prescient all through. 

To attach with Kiana, observe her on Instagram for extra data.