About This Course

Objective: Master the art and science of nutrition with an introductory short course on nutrition coaching for personal trainers.

About: Presented by Ben Coomber from the BTN Academy, one of the worlds leading nutrition coaching certification providers for personal trainers. Ben digs deeps into what your role as a nutrition coach is, the basics and specific of nutrition coaching for personal trainers and nutrition tracking for your clients.

Lessons: 5

Minutes: 120

Video & text

Intermediate

Free

Course Lessons

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Lesson 1: The Role of a Nutrition Coach

In this first lesson we'll learn about what evidenced based nutrition coaching best practice is and why we need it. We'll also look at your role as a nutrition coach, the mistakes you'll likely make, how to get results for your clients, how to stay within your scope of practice and getting referrals.

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Lesson 2: Nutrition Basic Vs Specifics

This lesson covers first and main principles of nutrition health, which means calorie balance and micro nutrients. You'll learn how to estimate a clients calorie needs and the steps you can take if your client doesn't know how to track their own nutrition.

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Lesson 3: Nutrition Tracking

Nutrition tracking is a fundamental principle of nutrition coaching and in this lesson you'll discover  why it matter so much, retrospective and prospective tracking, which nutrition tracking apps to use and how to deal with accuracy or reporting issues.

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Lesson 4: Dealing With Stress & Social Situations

This lesson address the food environment and how it influences your clients behaviour. You'll get real world insights into dealing with food related problems and learn how stress plays a huge role in the success of you and your clients. Plus a few solutions to prevent stress eating from sabotaging your success.

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Lesson 5: Getting Qualified as a Nutrition Coach

It's time to decide what path to take. Nutrition coaching or dietician. What each can practice with clients and how those roles might fit into and improve your business. In this lesson you'll discover whether becoming a nutrition coach is the right step for you and if it is, how to move forward.