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Nutrition and Weight Management
Course Introduction
As a fitness professional, many of your clients will have weight loss as a primary aim; Therefore this course has been designed to provide you with a thorough knowledge of the essentials of Nutrition and Weight Management, so that you can in turn, prescribe your clients with sound and effective dietary advice.
This course will enable you to gain a thorough knowledge and understanding of the essentials of nutrition and weight management. It will help you learn why we eat certain foods and what influences our eating habits.
All information is backed up by scientific evidence, and presented in a way that will enable you to apply your knowledge quickly, advising clients or operating a weight management clinic.
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"I found the course easy to navigate through. Each module was clear and well presented and the information was clearly explained. The activity sections during the course were especially helpful as they helped show what I had learnt and what I needed to go over again. I would have no issues with recommending this course to a friend or family member."
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Course Format
This online e-learning course is formatted into bite-size lessons giving you the opportunity to start and stop your training to suit your own time commitments.
Course Content
The course covers:
Fundamentals of Nutrition
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Factors that influence eating habits
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What constitutes to a healthy diet
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Macro-nutrients (proteins, carbohydrates and fats)
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Micro-nutrients (vitamins and minerals)
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NSP (fibre)
Optimal Nutrition
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The balance of good health: plate model
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Fundamentals of digestion
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How food is utilised for energy
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How the body stores energy
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Energy balance – the bigger picture
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Exercise and weight loss – which type of exercise works
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Body fat percentage – comparing different techniques for calculating this key area of weight management
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Food labelling and diet food
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Application of the theory
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Your role as a weight management advisor
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this course.
Assessment
At the end of the online lessons you will be required to complete and pass a question and answer assessment based on a real life case study, which is designed to test your understanding of the principles and allow you to put your knowledge into practice.
Certification and Credits
After you pass the assessment for this course, you’ll be awarded the Future Fit Training Nutrition and Weight Management qualification, which is accredited by City & Guilds.
You will also receive 20 REPs CPD points (if you are already registered on REPs).
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