Nutrition in sports and physical excerciseLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You are able to apply your knowledge of nutrition in support of strength and endurance training and weight control.

You are able to apply your knowledge of nutrition when guiding and counseling athletes and people doing physical exercise.

Content

What is the relation between nutrition and physical activity?
What is energy metabolism?
How does physical activity affect the need, supply and use of energy?
How does the balance of nutrition and fluid influence the recovery from sporting and physical activities?
What aspects of nutrition must be considered when guiding people in different physical activities?

Evaluation

Students are able to

a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations

b. evaluate information sources critically.

c. work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.

d. evaluate operations in customer, user and target group situations.

e. choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.

f. promote teams’ goal-oriented operation.

g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.

Qualifications

Participation in the course requires that the first year studies have been completed, or equivalent knowledge and skills have been gained.