This course will provide you with the knowledge of exercise and energy balance, eating behaviours and myths regarding dietary supplements and manipulations.  This will enable you to provide appropriate nutritional advice, recommend appropriate healthy eating strategies and modify recipes and diets for a variety of needs. You will also be able to give advice on long term fat loss based on sound scientific principles.

You will learn Basic nutrition and its relation to health The digestive system Energy balance and the importance of an active lifestyle Weight management strategies Shopping, eating out, cooking and reading food labels for weight management How to plan a safe and effective nutrition and exercise programme

Assessment

You will be required to carryout a full analysis of a client's dietary habits and put together a weight management strategy which meets their goals.

There is also a multiple choice theory paper which is set and marked by the Awarding Body.

Any of the following qualifications are essential pre-requisites to this course. You must hold a current (dated within the past three years) certificate or have maintained Continued Professional Development in these areas. Please contact us if you are in any doubt about whether your qualifications are acceptable as pre-requisites.