Sports Nutrition Specialist Certification 

All fitness-training programs ranging from general weight loss to highly competitive and rigorous athletics must be supplemented with a well-designed nutrition program. When you understand the basics behind nutrition, you are able to take the first steps to maximizing your training results and goal achievement success. IFPA's The Book on Sports Nutrition begins by explaining the most important nutrition fundamentals. It introduces three key metabolism concepts and the six basic types of nutrients. It then illustrates how the body uses these nutrients, when the best time is for their consumption and why they are essential for energy, recovery, and overall good health. The Book on Sports Nutrition builds off of this practical knowledge and applies it to a wide variety of fitness training goals. You learn exactly how to adjust your dietary intake to meet the nutritional needs of a beginner or fuel the advanced athlete to reach peak performance!

The IFPA Sports Nutrition Certification teaches how nutritional intake can maximize exercise training and boost athletic performance. This course explains how the body uses food for fuel and the different roles that key nutrients play in making us strong and healthy.

Subject areas include:
  • Energy metabolism
  • Principles of healthy nutrition
  • Food effects on metabolism and energy
  • Caloric requirements
  • Macronutrients - Carbohydrates, Fats, and Proteins
  • Micronutrients - Vitamins and Minerals
  • Water and fluids
  • Integrating energy use and training
  • Nutrition supplements
  • Performance enhancing supplements
  • Food label interpretation
  • Individualized nutritional considerations
  • Dangers of fad diets

Prerequisite: IFPA Personal Trainer Certification strongly recommended. 

Includes: The Book on Sports Nutrition textbook, Study Guide, review workshop, certification exam. (Distance Learning also includes 2 instructional videos)

"I just finished your Sports Nutrition Certification Program. I really enjoyed it. I found it to be no-nonsense, straight to the point and full of practical advice. I recommend this program to all fellow fitness enthusiasts."
 

Fabian Lewkowicz

Owner

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On Site $379.00

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Distance Learning $429.00

 

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Practice Exam $25.00

 

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