Nutrition of an athlete (5 cr)

Objective

Koulutuksen tavoitteena on lisätä osallistujien ravitsemustietoutta, oppia soveltamaan saavutettua tietoa urheilijoiden ja kuntoilijoiden ohjauksessa ja neuvonnassa.

Content

Koulutusteemat:
- Ravitsemustieto
- Energiantarve ja – kulutus liikunnan aikana (Energia- aineenvaihdunta)
- Ravitsemus, nestetasapaino ja palautuminen
- kestävyysharjoittelun tukena
- voimaharjoittelun tukena
- painonhallinnassa

Course material

Ilander, O., Heikura, I., Hietavala, E., Laakso, M., Manner, L. & Mursu, J. 2021. Liikuntaravitsemus 3.0. 1. painos. Lahti: VK-Kustannus Oy.

Jeukendrup, A. & Gleeson, M. 2019. Sport nutrition. Third Edition. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Learning materials for independent study on the Learn eLearning environment. Studying the subjects also requires an active, independent search for information.

Study forms and methods

The course is 5 ECTS CR and is carried out online in Learn eLearning environment. You will see your course period in the course invitation letter.

Individual work at own pace.
The course is in Finnish.

RDI and work-related cooperation

The course does not actually have working life cooperation. In the learning tasks, you should also monitor your exercise and eating habits.

Timing of exams and assignments

The exams and learning tasks of the course must be completed / returned for evaluation during your course period.

If you plan to complete a course during the summer months, it is good to know that the learning tasks are evaluated in August. More detailed instructions are presented on the course platform.

Student workload

The course is 5 ECTS CR which means about 135 hours of independent work for students.
The course includes exams and learning tasks. The learning tasks may also include discussions with other students.

Course part description

The content of the course consists of three topics related to:

1. Basic knowledge of nutrition (1 course credit)
2. Energy demand and consumption during exercise, energy metabolism (2 course credits)
3. Nutrition, fluid balance and recovery to support endurance and strength training and weight management (2 course credits)

Further information

You need a computer during the course.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is assessed as pass / fail.

The exams and learning tasks of the course must be completed / returned for evaluation during your course period. The course is approved (5 ECTS CR) when all learning tasks and exams have been completed / passed.