Get Started

It's easy to get started with just a few simple steps. Once you purchase your Health Coach Career Kit, you'll receive an email that will link you to our online enrollment site. Follow the steps outlined in the email to complete the enrollment process, and you will be on your way to helping others get healthy.

If you have any questions or do not receive the email, please contact Take Shape For Life Field Support at (877) 270-5708.

1. Activate your Office In Motion account

A Health Coach must first activate his account before beginning his business activities. Your Office In Motion is your online connection to Take Shape For Life, the online back office to your business. In order to bring on Clients and get paid, you must activate your account online and complete your paperwork. This online process includes:

1. Agreement (via electronic signature) to the Health Coach Terms and Conditions and governing policies and procedures
2. Completion of the Activation Questionaire
3. Proof of a valid tax ID number via submittal of IRS Form W-9 (for tax purposes only)

2. Pass the Basic Competency Assessment

After activating your account, you have 30 days to take (and pass) the Basic Competency Assessment to show you have the knowledge necessary to coach Clients. If you miss the deadline, your account will close, so be sure to complete the Basic Competency Assessment within the first 30 days.

3. Learn the basics of our products and protocols

To learn the basics of the Medifast Program and prepare for the Basic Competency Exam, study:

• Quick Start Guide
• Ready, Set, Medifast
• Product catalog
• FAQ
• Program guides, including Medifast for Diabetes, Medifast for Seniors, and Medifast for Teens. Find all our program guides here.

4. Build your business foundations

• Watch the Office In Motion online tutorials to learn all the site's features and functions.
• Set up your co-branded Web site.
• Order your Take Shape For Life business cards.
• Set up a work area dedicated to conducting your business.
• Get a business phone line with three-way calling, call waiting, and voicemail so you don't miss your Clients when they contact you.

5. Get connected with your support system

• Contact your support team, including your Sponsor and Business Leadership Team, and introduce yourself.
• Ask your sponsor to help you develop a few Clients through face-to-face meetings or three-way calls among you, your Sponsor, and the Client.

6. Invest in yourself and your business

• Invest time each day working on your business plan and building your expertise.
• Sign up for the BeSlim® Club, and adopt the BeSlim lifestyle to keep yourself healthy. (It pays to be a walking billboard for Take Shape For Life!)
• Get certified. With certification from The Health Institute, you'll be a more confident, competent, and credible Health Coach, and of better service to your Clients. Plus you'll be able to sponsor other Health Coaches and exhibit at conferences, trade shows, and other events.
• Get your 30-day Client Acquisition Bonus to kick off your new business and score an extra $100.
• Plan to attend the next Take Shape For Life National Convention this summer.