The 5 GLP-1 clients you’ll actually coach (and the 2 you might not… yet)
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Reviewed by Brian St. Pierre, MS, RD
“Is this drug going to steal my job?”
That’s the thought many health and fitness coaches had when GLP-1 medications first hit the mass market.
Though semaglutide (Ozempic) became available in 2017, it initially felt like a theoretical threat. Prescription rates were still very low; it seemed like no one actually knew anyone who was taking it.
Now, in 2026, over 1 in 10 US adults are taking a GLP-1 medication. Most of us know someone on it (or we’re on it our
“Is this drug going to steal my job?”
That’s the thought many health and fitness coaches had when GLP-1 medications first hit the mass market.
Though semaglutide (Ozempic) became available in 2017, it initially felt like a theoretical threat. Prescription rates were still very low; it seemed like no one actually knew anyone who was taking it.
Now, in 2026, over 1 in 10 US adults are taking a GLP-1 medication. Most of us know someone on it (or we’re on it our
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