Active IQ Level 3

Course Overview:

3 Days Course

Topics:

• Understand the importance of sport nutrition
• Understand the importance of energy balance
• Calculate energy requirements
• Understands the functions of macronutrients, micronutrients, water in relationship to sport/exercise performance and recovery
• Carbohydrates what to eat, how much, how often
  • Meal planning and refueling
  • Eating before training
  • Complex carbohydrate and glycemic index
  • Carbohydrate drinks
• Protein what to eat, how much, how often
  • Importance of protein as a nutrient for athletes and sportspeople
  • Theories surrounding excess protein
  • Protein needs for beginners, calculating protein requirements
  • Protein and amino acids supplementation
• Fat what to eat, how much, how often
  • Good sources of fat
  • Calculating fat requirements
  • Meal planning
• Vitamins and minerals
  • Importance
  • Supplements
• Water
  • Hydration and its effect on sport people
  • Needs
  • Type of fluids best recommended,
  • Low sodium of fluid
  • Overhydration
  • Hypotonic, isotonic, and hypertonic fluids
• Body fat levels and gaining muscles
• Pre-competition and competition guidelines and meal planning
• Competition fluid intake and competition recovery nutrition
• Racquet sports (nutrition concern, and meal planning)
• Power, strength, and speed (nutrition concern, and meal planning)
• Skill, concentration, and maneuver sport (nutrition concern, and meal planning)
• Endurance and extreme sports (nutrition concern, and meal planning)
• Physique competition (long term issues, challenges, water shading, safe ways)
• Supplements and ergogenic aids

Who is this course for?

Personal Trainers and Group Exercise instructors or any person who wants to expand their knowledge about nutrition and its relation and balance with exercise.

What are the pre-requisites?

• Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing.
• Active IQ Level 2 Certificate in Gym Instructing.
• Active IQ Level 2 Certificate in Group Training.