This course helps you develop your understanding of healthy eating and key nutritional principles to support your clients’ goals. It also provides you with skills to analyse your clients’ nutritional intake so you can offer advice and develop a fitness programme. You’ll gain knowledge essential for any fitness professional, including on the digestive system, healthy eating guidelines and weight management, and design your own nutrition programme.
The course consists of the following units:
1. Digestive system
2. Carbohydrates, fats, proteins & water
3. Healthy eating guidelines
4. Weight management
5. Designing a nutrition programme
Entry Requirements: Level 2 English
Format of Course Materials: Paper-based
Assignments: A worksheet and a case study
Exams: One multiple choice exam (30 minutes)
Prison Support Requirements: Support completion and submission of assignments. Organise and invigilate exam
Tutor Support: Yes
What’s Next? Another of HFE’s Level 3 theory courses.
Find out more: You can find more from HFE’s website here
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