Nutrition & Fitness Professional

Overview

This training program combines a two course training track:

• Nutritional Consultant
• Fitness & Nutrition Coaching

Nutritional Consultant

Nutrition Consultant training provides students with an understanding of how food nutrition contributes to the prevention of illness and the promotion of optimal health. Students learn to conduct in-depth diet and lifestyle evaluations and to advise individuals on food plans customized to each individuals taste, temperament, and health goals. The fundamentals of whole food nutrition, digestive physiology, metabolism, nutritional biochemistry, and current research are presented. The nutritional terrain covered includes macronutrients, micronutrients, and phytonutrients, based upon current global research and application. Students are trained to work in the community in a wide variety of institutional, school, business, and private practice settings.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Comprehend how nutrition relates to overall health
• Identify the components of food and how it is used by the body
• Define vitamins and minerals and their role in the body
• Identify the nutritional needs throughout the lifespan
• Comprehend the role of nutritional therapy when treating disease

Fitness & Nutrition Coaching

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Comprehend the importance of physical activity and nutrition for wellness
• Identify the steps for measuring body mass and assessing physical fitness
• Identify methods for building and maintaining muscular strength and flexibility
• Comprehend the importance of stress management for fending off ailments of the mind and body
• Identify the steps for starting your own coaching business

Languages

English

Course Access Time

6 months

Instructor

This class supported by an Educational Mentor. Our educational mentors have worked or are working in the subject they mentor. Educational Mentors reviews student work, student progress, and interacts with students as needed. They respond to any questions or concerns you might have, as well as encouraging and motivating you to succeed.

Requirements

Required Materials:

• Williams Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapyby Eleanor Schlenker and Sara Long Roth
• Principles & Labs for Fitness & Wellness by Werner W.K. Hoeger & Sharon A. Hoeger

Start Your Own Coaching Business by Monroe Mann and Entrepreneur Press

System Requirements:

Internet Access

• Broadband or high-speed internet access is strongly recommended. Broadband includes DSL, cable, and wireless connections.
• Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Moodle pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.

Hardware

• Virtually all Windows-Mac hardware configurations and processors are acceptable.
• 1 GB RAM recommended
• Software
• Operating Systems
  • Windows XP or Vista and Mac OS X 10 and higher
• Web Browsers
  • Mozilla Firefox 2 and 3 (previous versions will work also)
  • Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8
  • Safari is not currently recommended as it cannot display certain Moodle editing menus for both students and instructors
• Media Plug-ins (These may be required depending on your course media-click on the links below to download the latest versions)
• Adobe Flash Player
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Apple Quicktime
• Windows Media Player
• Real Player
• PowerPoint Viewer (use this if you don''t have PowerPoint)