About Kay Cross

Cross Coaching & Wellness was founded in 1988 by Kay Cross, M.Ed., ACC, CSCS, and provides personal coaching, small business coaching and personal fitness and weight loss coaching for individuals seeking increased happiness and a better quality of life.

Kay started her career in wellness in 1988 when she started her own personal training business. After years of training literally hundreds of men and women, she realized that many of them were not making lasting behavior changes because the rest of their lives were “getting in the way”. Because of her desire to dig deeper and help clients with all aspects of their lives, Kay embarked on professional training in the field of life coaching in 2001. Since that time she has used her expertise and skills as a personal and business coach to guide people in maximizing all areas of their lives and helping them navigate the many paths and choices they are faced with on a daily basis. She believes that true wellness and wholeness is about mind, body and spirit and finding, creating and maintaining your own happy balance between all three.  

Kay has a Master's Degree in Education from the University of North Texas. She is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coach Federation (ICF) and is a graduate of CoachU's 200-hour Coach Training Program. She speaks at national conferences and has taught and written course work for the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research (CIAR) continuing education department. She possesses 14 certifications in coaching, personal training, nutrition, and behavioral change. Her certifications include:
ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
CoachU fully accredited Coach Training Program graduate
NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
ACSM Health Fitness Instructor
ACSM Advanced Personal Trainer
ACE Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant
CIAR Nutrition Specialty Certification
CIAR Coaching Healthy Behaviors
CIAR Biomechanics of Resistance Training
CIAR Fitness Specialist for Older Adults
AAHFP Medical Exercise Specialist
AAHFP Post Rehab Conditioning Specialist
Pilates training (matwork and reformer) through Balanced Body

Kay published "The Body Bible" in 1995 and has published over 60 articles in IDEA Trainer Success, IDEA Source, and NSCA’s Strength and Conditioning Journal. She has been quoted in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Fort Worth Star Telegram, The Seattle Times, The Lansing State Journal, Cosmopolitan, Cooking Light, Teen Voque, Delta Sky Magazine, Fitness, Strong, The Journal of Strength & Conditioning, Smart Homeowner, Shape, Upscale and IDEA Source. Her IDEA articles can be accessed at www.ideafit.com.

Memberships

• International Coach Federation (ICF)
• Coachu
• Wellcoaches
• National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
• The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
• American Council on Exercise (ACE)
• IDEA Health and Fitness Association
• Business Networking International (BNI), Southlake, Texas

Call Cross Coaching & Wellness today at 817-291-9494 or email us through our "Contact Us" page to schedule your free 30-minute coaching consultation.