Fitness and Nutrition

Get your career moving with Stratford's fitness and nutrition course!

Proper nutrition and physical fitness go hand-in-hand when working to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Stratford's distance learning course offers a well balanced combination of nutrition and physical fitness training to help you take the first step toward a new career or even in your own life.

Proper health management is important to a growing number of consumers who are interested in enhancing their lives through increased physical fitness and better nutrition practices. People often rely on individuals who have received fitness and nutrition training who can help them turn their lives around.

Stratford's convenient and affordable course is an excellent way to begin your studies and work toward meeting your educational, personal and career goals. Enrol today!

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 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

An Introduction to Nutrition
• Nutrients and nourishment
• Nutrition guidelines and assessment
• Digestion and absorption
• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Proteins and amino acids

Further Concepts of Nutrition
• Alcohol
• Metabolism
• Energy balance and weight management
• Fat-soluble vitamins
• Water-soluble vitamins
• Water and major minerals
• Trace minerals

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

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This educational program is an introductory course designed to help students gain knowledge necessary for the vocational application of this subject. Completion of this program does not fulfill the legal requirements of particular provincial licenses or certifications, which may require additional training or apprenticeships. One or more of the course subjects/textbooks may vary as courses are updated.