Certificate of Sports & Exercise Nutrition course
The Certificate of Sports & Exercise Nutrition explores the specialised nutritional requirements and dietary strategies for athletes to optimise their athletic performance and reach their nutritional, body composition and training goals. Topics include: impact of nutrition on maximisng athletic performance; body composition for training and competition; energy production from food (ATP production, metabolism and exercise physiology); hydration goals and strategies; and requirements for carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals to achieve optimal exercise fuelling, performance, and recovery. The Certificate of Sports & Exercise Nutrition Course also covers common supplements used for enhancing exercise performance.
Flexible, online sports nutrition course
Course Fee: $450 (AfterPay Available). Course fee includes all course materials, texts, learning support, online access.
Insurance as a Sports & Exercise Nutritionist / Sports & Exercise Nutrition Coach: If you also complete our Advanced Certificate of Nutrition & Health Coaching course or already have a Certificate IV in Fitness you will have the option to take out professional membership and insurance for Sports & Exercise Nutrition.
Course Duration: 50 hours flexible and self-paced. You can complete your courses as quickly as you like or extend your studies at no extra cost (conditions apply).
Course Delivery: Online sports & exercise nutrition course. Complete learning materials including textbook express posted as soon as you enrol plus all learning materials downloadable via our online course classroom. A practical video assessment is required.
Study Support: Constant ongoing learning support from Australian nutrition professionals via email or online classroom.
Satisfaction Guarantee: If for any reason you are not happy with your sports nutrition course we will organise a refund (see terms and conditions for details).
Course Accreditation and Insurance Options
As a Sports and Exercise Nutritionist / Sports & Exercise Nutrition Coach, you can provide personalised nutrition advice and programs for your clients, focusing on their nutritional needs, hydration, meal timing and planning, and nutritional supplements to enhance athletic performance, improve endurance and recovery. You can also coach your clients on nutrition for fat loss, muscle gain, and optimising health.
If you already hold a Certificate IV Fitness Professional OR complete our Advanced Certificate of Nutrition & Health Coaching (or hold a health coaching or nutritionist qualification) you will be automatically eligible to take out professional membership and insurance as a Sports and Exercise Nutritionist via the IICT. To find out more about membership and insurance please click here.
The Certificate of Sports & Exercise Nutrition course is accredited by the Australian Traditional Medicine Society for 40 CPE points.
Assessment: Open-book untimed written assessment that you complete in your own time. Combination of multiple-choice, short answer and case study / menu plan and analysis questions plus a practical video assessment.
Tutor: Kristen Beck (M.Hum.Nut., B.H.Sc) Registered Nutritionist. To find out more about Kristen’s qualifications and experience click here.
Textbook: Beck, K (2024) Certificate of Sports & Exercise Nutrition; Nutrition for Optimal Exercise Performance (included in course price).
The Certificate of Sports & Exercise Nutrition course provides a unique blend of user-friendly sports science and practical information to optimise and enhance athletic performance through nutrition.
Certificate of Sports & Exercise Nutrition
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Sports & Exercise Nutrition
- Chapter 2: Dietary energy requirements for athletes (kilojoules and calories)
- Chapter 3: Carbohydrates and exercise performance (focus point: low carbohydrate diets and athletic performance)
- Chapter 4: Protein and amino acids requirements for optimal exercise performance and muscle hypertrophy (Focus Point: Protein & vegetarian athletes) (Practical Application: Protein supplementation)
- Chapter 5: Dietary fats and optimal exercise performance (Focus Point: Medium Chain Fatty Acids and Exercise Performance)
- Chapter 6: Energy generation (ATP production from macronutrients and introduction to exercise physiology) (Focus Point: Altitude Training)
- Chapter 7: Vitamin and mineral requirements for optimal exercise performance
- Chapter 8: Hydration for optimal exercise performance and recovery
- Chapter 9: Body mass and composition in relation to sports and exercise performance (Focus Point: Overtraining)
- Chapter 10: Pre-exercise nutrition fuelling
- Chapter 11: Fluid, carbohydrate and nutritional intake during exercise (Focus Point: body temperature regulation)
- Chapter 12: Recovery nutrition
- Chapter 13: Nutritional Supplements
- Chapter 14: Making changes: putting theory into practice
What our students say about our Certificate of Sports & Exercise Nutrition course
This course has much more value than just the qualification. It is changing my whole life. Thank you. David Arney, NSW
“Enjoyed it so much have recommended this course to my sister” Melanie Botzolis, NSW
“I thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of the course and the menu plan section was a great challenge” Tash Mead, VIC
” I found Beck Health & Nutrition courses on the internet via Google search engine. I was interested in focusing on nutrition. I completed the Certificate of 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
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
If you complete our Advanced Certificate of Nutrition & Health Coaching, or you already have a Certificate IV in Fitness (or another nutrition or health qualification), completing the Certificate of Sports & Exercise Nutrition will give you the option to take out professional membership and insurance as a Sports and Exercise Nutritionist / Sports & Exercise Nutrition Coach. This means you can advise and coach clients on nutritional requirements, hydration, meal planning and timing, and supplement use to enhance athletic performance and support athletic recovery. You can also advise your clients on fat loss, muscle gain, and optimising health for peak physical and athletic performance. To find out more about accreditation, professional memberships and insurance for sports and exercise nutritional advice read more here
