Advanced Nutrition Essentials for Fitness & Leisure
Fire up your tastebuds and become a certified nutrition coach with the Virgin Active Academy.
Why study Advanced Nutrition Essentials for Fitness and Leisure certificate
- Association for Nutrition (AfN) certified, equivalent to Level 4 nutrition qualification
- A stepping stone into further study and a successful career in nutrition
- CIMSPA endorsed course worth 10 CIMSPA CPD points
- Access to eLearning resources, including recipe videos and case studies
- Become a certified nutrition coach and work with your own clients
- Already a PT? Enhance your clients training plans with nutrition advice
Discover the perfect recipe for your career in nutrition
Developing a healthy and sustainable diet starts with education. Our course will provide you with the knowledge that you need to coach individuals along their nutrition journeys.
Expect to boost your knowledge on nutritional science and develop skills that will allow you to interpret and relay nutrition information with confidence.
Study at your own pace with modules that cover everything from energy balance and macronutrients, to dietary assessments, reading food labels, skills for effective nutrition coaching, behaviour change, and much more.
Why take an online nutrition course?
This course has been developed with our nutrition philosophy at its heart:
food first
We'll keep it simple and start with the basics. Translate complex scientific theory into practical application.
educate
We'll provide evidence based knowledge that will help you and your clients make informed decisions.
lifelong changes
We'll guide you towards helping others make healthy choices easy and enjoyable.
Entry requirements
For this course, there’s no pre-requisite secret sauce to apply. If you’re interested in nutrition or have a background in fitness, leisure and health, you’re in!
How will the course be assessed?
At the end of each module and at the end of the course there will be multiple-choice question quizzes, where you will be required to answer 75% correctly to pass. You'll have three attempts to pass each one but we’ll give you as much time as you need and you’ll also be able to look back at your notes during the exam. Your very own nutrition tutor will also be on hand to help guide you through.
Upon successful completion of the course and assessments you will be awarded the AfN Certificate in Advanced Nutrition Essentials for Fitness & Leisure and 10 CIMSPA CPD points.
Course breakdown
Jump into the world of nutrition and enhance your understanding of making healthy choices.
Recommended learning: Approximately 85 hours (study at your own pace).
Course breakdown
Unit 1 - Codes of Practice
Unit 2 - The Science of Nutrition
Unit 3 - Nutrition coaching in practice
