How to Answer: How do you keep yourself a model citizen when it comes to nutrition, exercise, and overall health?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a Health Educator job interview.
13. How do you keep yourself a model citizen when it comes to nutrition, exercise, and overall health?
How to Answer
They say, 'practice what you preach.' Talk about how you lead by example in a positive and healthy way. For example, describe how you bike, do yoga, do not smoke, and do your best to eat healthy every day. Tell the interviewer why you take care of yourself and believe that portraying a positive self-image will help your clients know that you believe in what you teach so much that you practice it yourself. Be open and honest with your interviewer on this question and talk about any specific ways that you stay healthy.
Written by Rachelle Enns on June 13th, 2021
Entry Level
"As a Health Educator, I know that I will be looked up to in regards to personal health habits. Growing up as an athlete and competitor, it is ingrained in me to treat my body as a temple. Recently, I took up yoga and now am leading a class every Saturday."
Written by Heather Douglass
Answer Example
"For me personally, I stay physically fit by playing in a men's hockey league and running 5k events a few times a year. I am a healthy eater, but I still feel it is okay to indulge in some cheater foods from time to time. Fitness in my life has important from a very young age."
Written by Rachelle Enns on June 13th, 2021
Experienced
"For me personally, my own health starts with routine physicals every year, and I stress to my students how important this is. I am a healthy eater that adheres to a vegan diet, though I never will push this choice on others. Outside of work, I am an avid outdoors enthusiast that enjoys hiking, biking, snowshoeing, and kayaking regularly to keep me in great shape."
Written by Ryan Brunner