Developing countries like India have undergone tremendous Western
influence and our food quality, quantity and habits have changed.
Performance enhancement needs careful planning of Nutrients in
relation to calories, vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre. Water
management is under valued in Indian Sports & fitness participants
and needs to be understood well. This course has been created
to provide a balance of information from Nutritional history,
scientifically supported data, and from the views, experiences
and practices of natural health practitioners and Nutritionists.
The aim of this course is to provide you with a thorough understanding
of the principles of Sports Nutrition. Nutrition is the key to
success in the fitness and health industry. Knowing how to apply
your knowledge of Nutrition to fitness is essential. The very
latest scientific research and thinking is examined and discussed.
This offers a new dimension to professionals who are already in
the Fitness industry.
Scope of the course
- Participants will be able to advise athletes and sports-minded clients on their nutritional needs and provide accurate information.
- Able to plan diet modification to patients depending upon their conditions or disorders in order to maintain fitness.
- Furnish relevant information to optimise pre-game, during game and post-game nutrition, thus enhancing strength, endurance and overall performance.
- To advise on wrong methods of carbohydrate loading and Ergogenic aids
- To educate the right balance in both macro and micronutrients.
Course content
- Principal Nutrients
- Micro Nutrients
- Effort and Nutrition
- Exercise Physiology & Nutrition
- Nutrition for Endurance
- Nutrition for Strength
- Water & performance
- Ergogenic aids & Sports performance
- Obesity & Nutrition
- Complete Nutrition Assessment, Body composition & Menu planning
Eligibility
- MBBS graduates & General Practitioners
- Physiotherapists / Physiotherapy Interns, Graduates in Life Sciences& NIS coaches
- BPED, MPED Students / Interns, Psychologists, Dieticians, Nursing Graduates and others who have done Nutrition courses
Duration & Contact Program
- Six months correspondence
- One-week contact program contributed by experts from Sports Medicine, Nutrition & Physiology.
