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Designed for fitness professionals and coaches
Optimum Nutrition for Health and Performance is an Association for Nutrition (AfN) certified nutrition course & approved for CPD points from REPs, REPs Ireland and CIMSPA
On demand learning delivered by expert lecturers
Delivered by PhD level Sports Nutritionists and experienced lecturers, the accredited nutrition course addresses the most common queries, myths and diet fads that can impact on your client’s fitness and performance.
Access to our nutrition education hub
Gain access to an Optimum Nutrition Education knowledge bank of continuous learning nutrition materials with articles and audio interviews with experts so you can stay up to date.
Optimum Nutrition for Health and Performance
LENGTH11x 45 minute modules available on demand
COST £99
Developed by experts in the field of education and performance nutrition this course aims to arm you with evidence based nutrition knowledge to help you strengthen your expertise in this area. The course address some of the most common nutrition queries, myths and diet fads circulating in the industry allowing you to support your clients’ health and fitness journey with up to date practice based nutrition information.
The “Optimum Nutrition for Health and Performance” course offers a Certificate in Nutrition endorsed by the Association for Nutrition and is approved for CPD points by a number of professional associations including the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs), the Register of Exercise Professionals Ireland (REPs Ireland) and the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). You will also have the opportunity to join our Optimum Nutrition Coaches Programme. The course is provided at a great value price to enable as many Personal trainers and Coaches as possible to up skill their nutrition.
1.Introduction to Nutrition Principles
Learn the fundamental principles required when working as an evidence-based fitness professional and the role of macronutrients in the diet.
2.Nutrition to promote health
Focus on healthy eating guidelines and look beyond macronutrients to the role micronutrients play in health.
3.Defining energy requirements for health and performance
Master the principles of energy balance and the risk factors associated with excess body fat.
4.Nutrition Principles for Fat Loss
Learn how to support fat loss with clients and the basics of some of the most popular diets.
5.Debunking myths associated with weight loss
Dispell the most popular weight loss myths circulating in the health and fitness community.
6.Nutrition to support lean muscle mass
Focus on nutrition strategies to support the growth of lean muscle mass.
7.Nutrition for exercise training and performance
Upskill your nutrition knowlegde to support your clients training and performance goals.
8.Hydration for health and optimal performance
Discover the role of fluid in the body and hydration strategies to support health and performance.
9.Supplements to support performance and health
Aquire knowledge on the most evidence-based supplements in relation to supporting performance and health.
10.Principles of nutritional programming
Learn the practicalities of working with clients to successfully support them in achieving their goals through nutrition programming.
11.Practical Nutrition Strategies for Team Sports Players
Delve into the science behind team sports play and learn practical nutrition and supplementation strategies to support team sport performance.
12.Behaviour Change
Understand behavioural models and learn how behaviour change techniques and skills can play a role in supporting people achieve their performance goals.
13.Female Specific Nutrition
Understand Female Specific Nutrition.
Learn from the Best
Dr. Crionna Tobin, PhD, RSENr
Dr Crionna Tobin is one of the highest profile sports nutritionists in Ireland. Crionna is head of science and education in Glanbia Performance Nutrition (GPN), which operates the world’s largest portfolio of performance and active nutrition brands including the World’s No.1 Sports Nutrition brand Optimum Nutrition.
Dr. Emilia Thompson, PhD, RNutr
Emilia is a registered Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition (RNutr Sports / Exercise), works as a Nutrition Consultant and Lecturer in Sports Nutrition. Emilia’s professional qualifications include a PhD in Exercise Physiology from Loughborough University, a MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition, a BSc Sports Biomedicine and a Life Coaching Diploma.
Frequently Asked Questions
The course has been created by experts in the field of education and performance nutrition that are passionate about educating fitness professionals with evidence based nutrition knowledge to empower and strengthen your expertise in this area. The course address some of the most common nutrition queries, myths and diet fads circulating in the industry allowing you to support your clients’ health and fitness journey with up to date practice based nutrition information.
The course is provided at a great value price to support as many fitness professionals and coaches as possible in up-skilling their nutrition knowledge. A one off payment of £99 gives you access to the course as well as a knowledge bank of nutrition articles and audio interviews to support your continuous learning.
The course is available to anyone who is interested in upskilling their knowledge in the area of nutrition for health and performance, although created primarily with the fitness professional in mind.
Once you have completed all 13 modules and assessments you will have completed a certified AfN course at Level 4 of the Health and Leisure Framework and will gain an 'Optimum Nutrition for Health and Performance' certificate. If you are a REPs Ireland or CIMSPA member you will also receive 7 and 4 CPD points respectively.
Once you have completed all 13 modules and assessments you will receive your certificate in nutrition accredited by the Afn. You will also have access to ongoing Nutrition Education information through our Optimum Nutrition Coaches Facebook Group and monthly newsletter.
You will have a certificate in nutrition and will be able to provide evidence-based nutritional guidelines for your clients based on the healthy eating guidelines but you will not be a qualified nutritionist.
Yes, the course is CIMSPA & REPS Ireland recognised and you will earn 4 and 7 CPD points respectively upon completion.
There are 13 on demand modules in our 'Optimum Nutrition for Health and Performance' course. Each module consists of approximately 45 minute video lectures with built in assessments. In total there are approximately 7 and a half hours of course content to complete which are available on demand to suit your time schedule.
No, the lectures are not live, therefore you can watch and complete each module whenever you wish.
At the end of each module there is a short multiple choice assessment that consists of 10 questions which you must answer correctly in order to proceed to the next module. You have 3 attempts to answer the questions correctly. If you fail on all 3 attempts you will be locked out from completing the assessment for 24 hours. You will still have access to the videos within the module so you are free to revise as you see fit. Once the 24 hours have passed you will have a further 3 attempts to pass the assessment.
The pass rate requirement is 100%. At the end of each module there is a short multiple choice assessment that consists of 10 questions which you must answer correctly in order to proceed to the next module. You have 3 attempts to answer the questions correctly. If you fail on all 3 attempts you will be locked out from completing the assessment for 24 hours. You will still have access to the videos within the module so you are free to revise as you see fit. Once the 24 hours have passed you will have a further 3 attempts to pass the assessment.
Active accounts will have access to our course materials and continuous learning resources for 24 months.