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Launched in 2009, this specialist ISSA Specialist in Fitness Nutrition course offers knowledge in areas of fat loss, weight gain, weight management, etc. to meet the requirements of the average gym member and fitness enthusiast!
The Fitness Nutrition Certification course combines best nutritional science and practice to help you successfully guide your clients toward a better body, both inside and out. It dispels common myths and fallacies associated with nutrition, as well as build a solid foundation in nutritional science as you discover how food interacts with your cells; how it becomes energy; and how your body balances out the food you eat with the work it does.
The course covers the art of “real world” nutritional counselling. It teaches you how to prepare for clients, how to interact with different personalities, selecting the right assessments and questionnaires, and how to keep clients progressing from day one until they reach their goals.
By combining both the basic nutritional science (Section I) and the applied art of fitness nutrition (Section II), you will have the keys to emerge as the dominant fitness professional in your area – one who has both the knowledge to back up your recommendations as well as a fool-proof system to deliver outstanding, reproducible results from your fitness nutrition programs!
The Specialist in Fitness Nutrition Certification textbook (478 pages) also includes a comprehensive 8-step system for interacting with clients in your nutritional practice that includes how to prepare, collect preliminary information, evaluate and explain, offer nutrition suggestions, offer supplement suggestions, set goals and monitor outcomes, make adjustments, and provide continuing ongoing support.
The official SFN study material includes:
1) Textbook – Nutrition: The Complete Guide by John Berardi & Ryan Andrews
2) Student Workbook
3) “How to complete your course” – information leaflet
4) FAQs
5) Client Forms and Handouts,
6) Course Quizzes
TABLE OF CONTENTS - NUTRITION: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
Preface
Introduction: What is Good Nutrition?
o Nutrition as a limiting factor
o Good nutrition defined
o How you can help clients improve their nutrition
o Your scope of practice
Section 1: Nutritional Science
Cell Structure and Function
o The cell
o Organism
o Nutrition and cellular interaction
o Cellular components
o Cellular proteins
Food Intake, Digestion and Absorption
o Food versus nutrition
o Digestive system structure and Function
o Controlling digestive process
o Nutrient absorption
o Fate of nutrients after absorption
o Nutrient delivery
Energy Transformation and Metabolism
o Energy intake, storage and transfer
o Energy transfer process
o Pathways for nutrient metabolism
Energy Balance in Body
o Energy value in foods
o Body’s need for energy
o Estimation of energy needs and energy intake
o Consequences of energy imbalances
o Roles of vitamins and minerals in energy balance
Aerobic and Anaerobic Metabolism
o How exercise impacts metabolism
o Muscle structure and function
o Muscle energy requirements
o Physiology of anaerobic exercise
o Physiology of aerobic exercise
o Adaptation to exercise
The Macronutrients
o Carbohydrate structure
o Carbohydrate digestion, absorption, metabolism and transport
o Carbohydrates in diet
o Fat structure
o Fat digestion, absorption, metabolism and transport
o Fat in diet
o Protein structure
o Protein digestion, absorption, metabolism and transport
o Protein in diet
The Micronutrients
o Vitamins, Minerals, Phytochemicals
o Water-soluble vitamins
o Fat-soluble vitamins
o Minerals
Water and Fluid Balance
o All about body water
o Fluid balance
o Body water imbalances
o Body water regulation
o Electrolytes
o Human strategies
Special Needs
o Sport nutrition
o Nutrition for injury and rehab
o Plant-based diets
o Eating disorders
o Nutrition and diabetes
o Nutrition and cardiovascular disease
o Nutrition and pregnancy
Section II: Nutritional Practice
Step 1: Preparing for your Client
o What it means to be a good coach
o Understanding potential client’s mindset
o Understanding your client’s goals
o Overcoming client’s objections
o What you should know and what your client should know
Step 2: Collecting Preliminary Client Information
o Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
o Medical History and Present Medical Condition Questionnaire
o Comprehensive Client Information Sheet
o Three-day Dietary Record
o Readiness for Change Questionnaire
o Kitchen Makeover Questionnaire
o Social Support Questionnaire
o Initial Body Composition Assessment
o Initial Recovery Assessment
o Initial Performance Assessment
o Baseline Blood Chemistry Assessment
o Baseline Visual Assessment
Step 3: Evaluating Client Information and Explaining What It Means
o Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
o Medical History and Present Medical Condition Questionnaire
o Comprehensive Client Information Sheet
o Three-day Dietary Record
o Readiness for Change Questionnaire, Kitchen Makeover Questionnaire, Social Support Questionnaire
o Assessments
o Determining your client’s level
o Communicating results with clients
Step 4: Offering Nutritional Suggestions and Providing a Nutritional Plan
o USDA food pyramid
o Habit and superfood-based nutrition
o Individualization
o Special dietary strategies
o Pre-, during, post-workout nutrition
o Competition days
o When to discuss nutrition
Step 5: Offering Nutritional Supplement Suggestions
o When to suggest supplements
o Supplement categories
o Supplements in sport
o Supplement risks versus rewards
o 5 staple supplements
o Nonessential supplements
Step 6: Setting Behaviour Goals and creating Monitoring Strategies
o Goal-setting and managing expectations
o Compliance and adherence
o Monitoring strategies and assessments
o The assessments
o Follow-up body composition assessments
o Follow-up visual assessments
o Follow-up performance assessment
o Follow-up blood chemistry assessment
Step 7: Making Nutritional Adjustments
o The outcome-based coach
o Judging your client’s progress
o Improving client adherence
o Making program changes
o Improving your troubleshooting skills
o The decision-making chart
o More advanced troubleshooting scenarios
Step 8: Providing Continuing Education and Support
o The big picture
o Celebrating client success
o Creating new social support circles
o Lesson Plan 1 – grocery shopping tour
o Lesson Plan 2 – kitchen makeover
o Lesson Plan 3 – the sugar lesson
o Lesson Plan 4 – the fruit and veggie lesson
o Lesson Plan 5 – the fat lesson
o Lesson Plan 6 – from North American to nutritious
o Lesson Plan 7 – eating on the go
o Lesson Plan 8 – understanding energy balance
Appendices
Glossary
References