Become a Certified Optimal Health & Longevity Coach

Our certification program is evergreen. You can commence training with us anytime. You have up to 6-months from the date of your enrolment to graduate.

The program is fully online, with a student online community, live (recorded) masterclasses, pre-recorded video/audio lessons, and downloadable resources.

All calls are recorded. The program also includes our compulsory virtual 4-hour Coach Training skills training workshop.

“Your scope of practice is the limit of your knowledge, skills and experience. It is made up of the activities you carry out within your professional role, provided that you have the knowledge, skills and experience to do them lawfully, safely and effectively.”

What You Can Do

As a Certified Optimal Health & Longevity Coach, you are trained to:

• Educate clients about evidence-informed strategies for health optimization, performance, and longevity.
• Support clients in applying science-based protocols related to sleep, energy, resilience, body transformation/weight loss, longevity and cognitive performance.
• Guide clients through the Optimal Health Self-Assessment process to identify their current level of health (poor, moderate, good, or optimal) across the four core domains: physical, cognitive, emotional, and mental.
• Track client progress over time using the self-assessment and other relevant tools such as wearables, biomarker trends, and subjective health scales.
• Co-create personalized health and lifestyle optimization plans using the Outcome–Strategy–Goals–Tactics (OSGT) framework, ensuring the approach is tailored, actionable, and aligned with client values and vision.
• Guide clients in how to interpret and track their own health metrics (e.g., blood sugar trends, sleep data, HRV, VO₂ max, strength).
• Facilitate lifestyle habit change through coaching, goal setting, accountability, and behaviour design.
• Promote client self-awareness and responsibility in areas such as stress regulation, mindset, emotional wellbeing, and energy management.
• Use established assessments (e.g., Cognitive Quotient (CQ), Medical Symptoms Questionnaire (MSQ), wellbeing check-ins) to evaluate progress and inform coaching sessions.
• Recommend reputable sources for biomarker and health testing, including labs and platforms for bloodwork, genetic / epigenetic testing and functional health assessments.
• Advise clients on supplements they can research and consider, plus educate them on what constitutes high-quality supplementation.
• Recommend relevant health-supportive technologies such as wearables, red light therapy, CGMs, and brain training devices that align with their goals.
• Refer clients to licensed medical or mental health professionals when issues arise that are outside your scope of training or practice.

⚡ Your specialty is guiding clients whose health is currently moderate to reach a good or optimal state—across healthspan, performance, resilience, and longevity.

What You Cannot Do

You are not a licensed healthcare provider (unless holding additional credentials), and therefore you may not:

• ❌ Diagnose, treat, or claim to cure any medical condition, disease, or mental health disorder.
• ❌ Adjust or prescribe medications or controlled supplements, unless licensed to do so.
• ❌ Advise clients to stop or alter medical treatments without express approval from their physician.
• ❌ Order or interpret clinical lab results (blood, hormone, diagnostic) unless permitted by law or license.
• ❌ Provide psychotherapy, trauma therapy, or mental health counselling, unless qualified and licensed.

The Optimal Health & Longevity certification includes access to past masterclasses and a series of online coaching skills workshops. The latter take place every 2 to 3 months, on Saturdays, starting at 3pm (London, UK) and last 4 hours. Attendance at a minimum of one workshop is mandatory. You can attend as many as you want within the 6-months of your training period. This workshop is designed to equip you with the skills and techniques needed to professionally coach and guide clients and small groups in the principles of health optimisation and longevity.

• Masterclasses with Dr Mark Atkinson and guest teachers. These are scheduled throughout the year and recorded if you are unable to attend live. The current schedule can be accessedAttendance at a minimum of one of these is mandatory. You can attend as many as you want within the 6-months of your training period. This workshop is designed to equip you with the skills and techniques needed to professionally coach and guide clients and small groups in the principles of health optimization and biohacking.

You should expect to dedicate between 4 and 6 hours per week to course content, including video lessons, readings, and assignments. Additionally, you’ll spend time each day dedicated to your own health optimisation / biohacking routines.

To certify you will need to:

• Attend (the entirety) of the 4-hour Coach Training Skills workshop.
• Complete each module assignment (14 in total).
• Complete 10-hours of coaching (can be with a buddy/friend).
• Submit a logbook of reflections for each module, the live calls, thrive unlimited, and coaching sessions.
• Sign the code of ethics and specialist / coach agreement.

Please note you must certify within 6 months of enrollment. A one-month extension fee is €150 and three-month extension €300.

Yes, we have a few prerequisites to ensure participants are well-prepared to succeed in the program:

• Passion for Health and Growth: You should be deeply passionate about health, personal growth, and helping others achieve their full potential.
• People Skills: Being great with people and having a natural ability to connect, empathize, and communicate effectively is essential.
• Mindset: An open-minded approach and a willingness to live by the principles you teach are crucial for success in the program.

Traditional health coaching focuses on habit change, lifestyle adjustments, and general wellness, while our optimal health, longevity and biohacking certification program specifically focuses on how to competently help clients go from a fair/moderate level of health to optimal. Unlike standard health coaching, which emphasizes behavior modification and broad wellness strategies, this certification also integrates biometrics, cutting-edge interventions, and advanced protocols for measurable, precision-based results.

In addition to optimizing health and longevity, this certification delves into optimal performance, self-mastery, and flow states, equipping you to help clients enhance cognitive resilience, emotional regulation, and higher states of consciousness. See the scope of practice FAQ

Yes, our certification program is accredited by the International Association of Coaches, Therapists & Mentors (IACTM)  and the American Association of Natural Wellness Coaches (AANWC).

Yes! You’ll gain access to our exclusive alumni network, where you can collaborate, share insights, attend advanced trainings, and continue learning with other graduates

Upon enrolling you have up to 6 months to complete the course and submit your certification requirements. Whilst you will be able to proceed through the modules at your own pace, we recommend aiming to complete one module each week.