Course details
'This course offers a well balanced combination of nutrition and physical fitness training that can help you prepare for a variety of nutrition and fitness careers.
Helping others to look and feel their best begins with proper nutrition and adequate exercise. Stratford's fitness and nutrition course can help you learn advanced concepts in both of these areas.
Whether you have a genuine interest in pursuing nutrition and fitness careers or just want to make improvements in your own life, Stratford's course can help!
Fitness and Nutrition Course Outline
Fitness & Nutrition Module 1
Fitness and Wellness: Concepts in Fitness
- Lifestyle, Health and Quality of Life
- Guidelines for Physical Activity
- Assessment of Physical Fitness
- Body Composition
- Exercise Prescription
- Cardiovascular Endurance
- Muscular Strength and Endurance
- Flexibility
- Evaluating Fitness Activities
Fitness & Nutrition Module 2
Fitness and Wellness: Concepts in Wellness
- Nutrition for Wellness
- Nutrition Standards and Guidelines
- Nutrient Supplementation
- Vegetarianism
- Eating Disorders
- Weight Management
- Stress Management
- A Healthy Lifestyle Approach
- Behavior Modification
- Safety of Exercise Participation
- Special Considerations for Women
- Exercise and Aging
- Consumer Issues
Fitness and Nutrition Module 3
An Introduction to Nutrition
- Nutrients and nourishment
- Nutrition guidelines and assessment
- Digestion and absorption
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
- Proteins and amino acids
Fitness and Nutrition Module 4
Further Concepts of Nutrition
- Alcohol
- Metabolism
- Energy balance and weight management
- Fat-soluble vitamins
- Water-soluble vitamins
- Water and major minerals
- Trace minerals
Fitness and Nutrition Module 5
Advanced Concepts of Nutrition
- Sports nutrition
- Diet and health
- Maternal and infant nutrition
- Nutrition from childhood through adulthood
- Food safety and technology
- World view of nutrition
About Stratford
Stratford Career Institute is a privately owned correspondence school established in 1991 that offers at-home vocational training programs to students in North America
Stratford’s founders saw a need to meet the emerging education needs of today’s busy adult. Understanding the value and convenience of distance learning, they set out to develop an innovative style of correspondence education that would allow individuals to get a quality education – at home.
With more than one million students enrolled, Stratford has earned its reputation in the delivery of quality at-home career training.
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