Sports Nutrition 100 Hours Certificate Course
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Sports Nutrition course online. Discover optimal nutrition to enhance sporting performance! Learn how nutrition relates to sporting performance. This course details some elements such as energy in the athlete's body, fluids, competition and training diets.
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To have a basic grounding in human nutrition as it relates to sport.Understand energy and how energy is produced in the body.
Explain how energy is utilised in the human body.
Understand the characteristics of, and to be able to design an effective training diet.
Design a diet for an athlete.
Understand the principles of and be able to design an athletic diet for the days leading up to, during and after a competition.
Explain the importance of fluids in an athletic diet.
Define the body composition of an athlete, and to become aware of the methods of measuring body composition.
To examine effective methods for weight reduction and body fat control where they are deemed necessary.
Examine methods of increasing muscle mass and to assess the use of sports supplements.
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Subjects
- Sports Nutrition
- Composition
- Nutrition
Course programme
There are 9 lessons:
1 Introduction to Human and Sports Nutrition
- Dietary nutrients
- Recommended daily intake of nutrients (RDI)
- Recommended daily intake of protein and energy
- Recommended daily intake of selected vitamins
- Recommended daily intake of selected minerals
- The balanced diet
- The food pyramid
- The basics for a healthy eating lifestyle
- Carbohydrates, proteins and fats
- Food composition tables
2 Energy
- A simple way of understanding chemical energy
- Calories
- Sources of energy in food
- Approximate calorie contents of selected foods
- Energy systems in the human body
- Sources of energy in the form of ATP
- Aerobic vs. anaerobic respiration
- The caloric cost of everyday activities
3 Energy in the Athlete's Body
- Aerobic capacity Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Respiration (VO2 max)
- Metabolism
- Respiratory quotient (RQ or RE)
- Energy expenditure for everyday activities
- What happens during exercise?
- Energy sources during exercise
- Proteins as an energy source during exercise
- Fitness testing/assessment
- Blood pressure
- Body weight and percentage fat
- Physical dimensions
- Heart rate
- Lung capacity
- Cardiovascular score
- Aerobic fitness
- Field evaluation of cardiorespiratory endurance
- 12 minute fitness test
- Before any fitness test!
4 The Training Diet
- Carbohydrates
- Protein
- Do athletes require more protein?
- Fats
- Other nutrients
- Meal timing
- Suggested recipes for athletes
5 The Competition Diet
- Carbohydrate loading
- How much carbohydrate does an athlete need?
- Pre-competition eating
- Eating during competition
- Competition, fatigue and nutrition
- Competition recovery requirements
- Training and fatigue and the training response
- Fatigue
- Recovery from exercise
- Oxygen Debt
- Lactic acid
6 Fluids
- The function of water in the body
- How much fluid is needed?
- Water and solute regulation in the body
- Electrolytes
- Water and body temperature regulation
- Fluid intake before, during and after exercise
- Intavenous fluid replacement
- Examples of fluid loss during exercise
7 The Athlete's Body Composition
- Body composition
- Body composition assessment techniques
- The importance of body composition to performance
8 Weight Management
- The mechanics of weight loss
- Why do athletes want to lose weight?
- Weight loss and physical performance
- Overweight people
- Weight change and very low energy diets
- Tips for losing body fat
- Key characteristics of a safe weight reduction diet
- Eating disorders
- Conversion of metric and English units
9 Training for Size and the Use of Sports Supplements
- Training for size
- Gaining muscle mass
- Sports supplements
- Types of sports supplements
- Supplements and drug testing
- Glossary
Sports Nutrition 100 Hours Certificate Course