Sports Nutrition: Nutrition for Optimal Exercise Performance

Flexible Short Course in Nutrition for Exercise Performance

Course Code

NUT04

Course Duration

32 hours (2 hours per week for 16 weeks or self-paced over 12 months)

Accreditation

Australian Traditional Medicine Society - 20 CPE                                                                          

Fitness Australia Nationally Accredited Program - 15 CEC points

Students who successfully complete this course are eligible to receive nationally recognised statements of attainment which can be used to gain recognition of prior learning (RPL) credit for many Nationally Accredited Training Qualifications in health, nutrition, and fitness including the Advanced Diploma of Nutritional Medicine, Certificate III in Fitness, Certificate IV in Population Health and other nationally recognised health and community services qualifications.

Students who complete this course receive the following Nationally Recognised Statements of Attainment:  

• Design an athlete's diet (SRSCOP023B)
• Provide nutrition advice to clients in accordance with recommended guidelines (SRFFIT015A)
• Support athletes to adopt the principles of eating for peak performance (SRSCGP012A)

Course Fee:

$345.00 includes all course materials and texts.

Sports Nutrition explores…the nutritional needs of athletes and people undertaking substantial exercise programs.  Topic areas include the role of nutrition in optimising physical performance for training and competition; energy generation from food; hydration, carbohydrate, protein, fat, and vitamin and mineral needs for athletic performance; nutrition strategies for competition and post-exercise recovery; and supplements and sport.  This course also incorporates a comprehensive introduction to the basics of exercise physiology and metabolism.      

NUT04 Sports Nutrition Course Outline

Module 1               Introduction to Sports Nutrition

Module 2               Energy requirements for optimal exercise performance

Module 3               Carbohydrate requirements for optimal exercise performance  

Module 4               Protein and amino acid requirements for optimal exercise performance

Module 5               Dietary fats and optimal exercise performance

Module 6               Vitamin and mineral requirements for optimal exercise performance

Module 7               Hydration requirements for optimal exercise performance

Module 8               Energy generation: How muscle creates energy from food   

Module 9               Body mass and body fat levels in sport

Module 10             Pre-competition nutrition

Module 11             Fluid and fuel intake during physical activity

Module 12             Recovery Nutrition

Module 13             Nutritional supplements and exercise performance

Module 14             Making changes:  Putting theory into practice

Module 15 (New)  Drugs in Sport: Comprehensive review of commonly used performance and image enhancing substances used in sport, including legal status and testing advancements    

Course Delivery Details
Self-paced, correspondence (no need to attend lectures or exams)

Comprehensive course text (included in course pack)

Learning activities Booklets (included in course pack)

Latest Health Research Booklet (included in course pack)

Constant phone, email and online support from professional nutritionists and education professionals to answer your nutrition and health questions.
Online learning and research tools via the Beck Health & Nutrition Online Study Centre

Course Prerequisites

none

Course Assessment

Open book, un-timed, course assessment (exam) 100%

Course Text:

Beck K (2009), Sports Nutrition: Nutrition for Optimal Exercise Performance, 2nd edition, Edited by Dr. Samantha Frappell (included in course pack).

Kristen Beck is a senior lecturer in Sports Science and an accomplished long distance runner.  To find out more about Kristen's professional qualifications and experience click here.

What our students say about Sports Nutrition: Nutrition for Optimal Exercise Performance

" I found Beck Health & Nutrition courses on the internet via Google search engine.  I needed more CEC points for my Fitness Australia registration and was interested in focusing on nutrition.  I completed the Sports Nutrition course and now I am hooked. I'm 49 years old and now wish I studied nutrition earlier instead of just improving my lifestyle, I could have possibly helped a lore more people to improve theirs.  These Beck Health and Nutrition courses are great and the student support is brilliant.  Many thanks to Kristen Beck and staff" Graham Reidy, Bellmere, QLD.

"Another extremely well presented, easy-to-follow course which was a pleasure to complete.  I loved the easy to to follow Focus Points which cover a variety of subtopics within the course.  Thank you for making these courses available, I will definitely be doing another one soon." Lauren Falkiner, VIC     

"Easy to follow, each chapter good size of information to learn, related information back to general use - not over complicated.  The whole course from start to finish was very professionally done" Karen Murray, QLD.

"I was very impressed with the presentation of the course materials and the range of topics covered.  Most of all the course was actually useful - contained material etc I can use with my clients.  Thanks again.  Great Stuff!"  Peter Stroud, Allied Learning Systems (www.learningsolutions.net.au)

"Thank you for this great opportunity.  I have really enjoyed the course and I found that reading stimulating and addictive.  I couldn't put the material down".  Michael, NSW     

Sports Nutrition: Nutrition for Optimal Exercise Performance provides a unique blend of user-friendly sports science and practical information to optimise and enhance athletic performance through nutrition.