Learn about Nutrition in SportsA course to help you better understand sports nutrition diet, nutrition for fitness, sports nutrition supplements, and the relationships between performance, health and food.
Student gain an understanding and skills in:
- managing training diets
- managing competition diets
- weight loss
- fluids
- energy and more...
Comment from a Student
"The Sports Nutrition course is providing our student athletes with some excellent information and fuelled some good discussion amongst them. Good class!" Narda
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Lesson Structure
There are 9 lessons in this course:
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Introduction to Human and Sports Nutrition
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Energy
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Energy in the Athlete’s Body
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The Training Diet
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The Competition Diet
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Fluids
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The Athlete’s Body Composition
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Weight Management
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Training for Size and the Use of Sports Supplements
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Aims
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Discuss human nutrition as it relates to sport.
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Explain energy and how energy is produced in the body.
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Explain how energy is utilised in the human body.
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Understand the characteristics of, and to be able to design an effective training diet.
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Design a diet for an athlete.
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Understand the principles of and be able to design an athletic diet for the days leading up to, during and after a competition.
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Explain the importance of fluids in an athletic diet.
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Define the body composition of an athlete, and to become aware of the methods of measuring body composition.
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Examine effective methods for weight reduction and body fat control where they are deemed necessary.
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Examine methods of increasing muscle mass and to assess the use of sports supplements.
What You Will Do
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What are essential nutrients?
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What is the difference between fats and oils?
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Briefly discuss the importance of carbohydrates, proteins and fats in the human diet.
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Define energy.
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Describe how ATP is converted to energy in the human body.
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What is the difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration?
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How do actively contracting muscles get more ATP?
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What are the two main sources of ATP for muscles that are performing intense activity?
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Out of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, which substances provide the most efficient supply of energy to the human body?
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Which energy sources are used throughout the exercise session?
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Define the following terms:
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Gluconeogenesis
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RQ
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VO2 max
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TDEE
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Name three things commonly measured during fitness tests.
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Outline the primary differences between the nutritional needs of an athlete and the nutritional needs of members of the general population.
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Design a diet for an athlete.
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Why do athletes need to eat plenty of carbohydrates?
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An athlete has just finished running a half marathon (21km). What advice would you give them to help speed their recovery?
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Why do athletes need more fluid in their diet than the general population?
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What are the signs of dehydration in an athlete?
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Define the following terms:
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Electrolyte
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Body water balance
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Dehydration
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Hypohydration
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Euhydration
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Hyponatremia
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Research three common ways of determining the % of body fat present.
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Discuss the importance of body composition to sporting performance for a sport.
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What is the difference between subcutaneous and visceral fat?
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Research one of the eating disorders -
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anorexia nervosa
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bulimia nervosa
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anorexia athletica
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Why would an athlete want to lose weight?
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What are five health risks of being overweight?
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What are the possible benefits of lowered body fat in a sport.
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What is the difference between a dietary supplement and a nutritional ergogenic aid?
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Come up with three suggested meals for an athlete.
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Research the effects of one of the nutritional ergogenic aids.
WHY CHOOSE US?
• Reputation: well-known and respected in health and human nutrition
• Industry focus: courses designed to suit industry needs and expectations
• Different focus: develop problem solving skills that make you stand out from others
• Hands on: develop practical as well as theoretical skills
• Lots of help: dedicated and knowledgeable tutors.
• Efficient: prompt responses to your questions
• Reliable: established in 1979, independent school with a solid history
• Up to date: courses under constant review
• Resources: huge wealth of constantly developing intellectual property
• Value: courses compare very favourably on a cost per study hour basis
• Student amenities: online student room, bookshop, ebooks, acs garden online resources.
