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Discover how personalized health coaching from board-certified health coach Martha Kester can help you be your best self - for you and those around you. Learn MoreSchedule a Free ConsultWhy Pause?
Our proven process and personalized 1-on-1 health coaching make healthy living attainable for anyone. Here’s our formula for success:
Prioritize Your Health
Focus on what matters most to you right now.
Assess Where You Are
Understand your current habits, challenges, and goals.
Understand What Works for You
Because your health isn’t a one-size-fits-all formula.
Start Small
Build realistic habits rather than trying to change everything at once.
Establish Lasting Change
Create habits that can support you for years to come.
National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC)
Why Work with a Health Coach?
Here are a just a few areas a Health & Wellness Coach can help:
Sleep Health
Gut Health (easing belly bloat)
Customized Exercise Plan
Customized Diet Plan
Reducing Cravings
Increasing Energy
Managing Stress
Finding Work Life Balance
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Meet Martha
Martha Kester is a board-certified health coach with a passion to help people build habits that lead to healthier, happier lives.
Martha specializes in helping women 60+ and couples 60+ thrive in retirement and make the most of the years ahead.
Retirement can bring freedom, travel and new adventures — but it can also bring changes in energy, strength, routines and health. Martha helps clients navigate those changes with practical, sustainable strategies for nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, brain health and healthy habits.
Her goal isn’t to help you chase perfection or follow the latest health trend. It’s to help you feel strong, energized and confident enough to keep doing the things you love.
A native of Beaufort, South Carolina, Martha’s journey to health and wellness began nearly two decades ago as a young adult struggling through a number of mental and physical challenges and searching for greater balance in her life.
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What are people saying about our programs & classes?
“She does an amazing job blending yoga and Pilates so you get both a great stretch and a really effective workout. I always leave class feeling stronger, more flexible, and in a great mood.”
AB, Yoga Student
Melissa, Coaching Client
“It is a simple class to follow and SUPER effective. I have gotten lots of benefits between the relaxation, stretching, mindfulness, and the weights.”
CG, Yoga Student
“Before Martha, I was trying to alleviate my arthritic pain with medicine. Since taking her classes—which emphasize strength, stretching and meditation—I have discarded medicine.”
VV, Yoga Student
From the Pause Wellness Blog
Recipes & health coaching resources to help you live well.
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If you’re over 60 and feel like you should be doing more for your health, you’re not alone. Eat more protein. Eat less sugar. Walk every day. Lift weights. Take supplements. Meditate. Get more sleep. Avoid processed foods. Watch your blood sugar. Do more cardio....
Turkey Skillet with White Beans
"When it comes to weeknight dinners, this ground turkey recipe is at the top of my list for so many reasons—but most of all, because it’s easy! One-skillet meals make the dinnertime rush a breeze, and who doesn’t want a simplified dinner routine? This ground turkey...
Online Health Coaching for Adults 50+: What It Is, How It Works & Who It’s For
Maybe you’ve been thinking about making some changes to your health. You want more energy. You want to get stronger. You want to improve your nutrition, sleep better, move more, or simply feel better in your body. But you also know that knowing what to do and...
