Nicole Golden

Nicole Golden
Nicole Golden has been a health/fitness professional since 2014 when she left the field of education to pursue a full-time career in fitness. Nicole holds a Master of Science degree from Concordia University Chicago in Applied Exercise Science with a concentration in Sports Nutrition. She is a NASM Master Trainer, CES, FNS, BCS, CSCS (NSCA) and AFAA certified group fitness instructor. Nicole is a sports nutritionist (CISSN) certified through the International Society of Sports Nutrition. She is the owner of FWF Wellness where she specializes in corrective exercise, nutrition coaching, and training special populations. She has a great deal of experience working with a wide variety of clients including female athletes, cancer survivors, older adults with medical comorbidities, and clients who have undergone bariatric surgery. She also has a special interest in coaching clients in recovery from Substance Use Disorders. Nicole enjoys spending time with her husband and five children when she is not training clients or teaching fitness classes. Follow her on LinkedIn!

Recent Posts

wellness

10 Effective Ways to Detox from Social Media

Nicole Golden
Nicole Golden |
Social media is a tool. Whether it helps or hurts you depends on how you use it. Social media can connect us to the communities and world around us, but it can also have serious impacts on mental health and wellness, like increasing rates of depression ...
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Fitness Weight Loss wellness Nutrition

Considering Medication for Obesity? Here's What You Need to Know

Nicole Golden
Nicole Golden |
Embarking on a journey to address obesity through medication is a significant decision that requires careful consideration. In this exploration, we delve into the key aspects of using medication, specifically focusing on Semaglutide, as a potential tool ...
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Fitness wellness Nutrition

The Blue Zone Diet: What to Eat to Live Longer

Nicole Golden
Nicole Golden |
In 2009, my family captured a five-generation photo: five children (ages 5, 2, 2, 2, and 2), myself (age 26), my mother (age 55), my grandfather (age 79), and my great-grandmother (age 107). Although my great-grandmother passed away at almost 108 years ...
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Nutrition

Exploring Careers: Nutrition Coach vs. Nutritionist

Nicole Golden
Nicole Golden |
Picture a tale of two clients…
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Nutrition

How to Become a Nutrition Coach: Your Path to Transforming Lives Through Nutrition

Nicole Golden
Nicole Golden |
Picture this…
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Nutrition

Simple Ways to Improve your Nutrition During the Summer

Nicole Golden
Nicole Golden |
For those looking to embark on a new season of health and wellness, summer tends to be the ultimate goal, like having a "perfect body” that’s ready for a beach vacation. But lifestyle modification attempts, such as weight loss trends, manage to reach a ...
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CPT

Back to Basics: Personal Trainer FAQs

Nicole Golden
Nicole Golden |
While many believe the only function of a Certified Personal Trainer is to help clients lose weight and get six-pack abs, the true job of a trainer is to fix movement dysfunction and help your client adopt healthy behaviors that improve overall health.
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wellness

The Consequences of Sleep Deprivation

Nicole Golden
Nicole Golden |
We live in a culture that glorifies overworking and under-recovering. This is true in all disciplines; whether you work in an office or hospital, or are an athlete. We are often taught from a young age with very full schedules, that sleep comes second to ...
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Weight Loss

Habits That Are Preventing Clients from Losing Weight

Nicole Golden
Nicole Golden |
Finding that secret to help clients achieve a permanent healthy weight for a client is the goal and desire of nearly every weight loss/nutrition coach in current practice. We are often presented with a client who has tried for many years to attain a ...
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Nutrition

Is Whole30 Right for Me?

Nicole Golden
Nicole Golden |
Popular diets often look like a good solution for those seeking weight loss. They usually come with a list of acceptable and unacceptable foods which is straight forward and takes the guesswork out of making daily food choices. Similarly, many of these ...
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