The Sports Nutrition Specialist unlocks the secrets of nutrition. All fitness programs ranging from general weight loss to highly competitive and rigorous athletics, must be supplemented with a well-designed nutrition program. When you understand the science behind nutrition, you are able to take the first steps to maximizing your training results and goal achievement success. Whether you are creating nutrition prescriptions for a beginner or fuelling an advanced athlete to reach peak perform, our Sports Nutrition Certification will give you the knowledge, skills and abilities to get your clients results, safely and effectively. Subject areas in the Sports Nutrition Certification include: energy metabolism, principles of healthy nutrition, food effects on the metabolism and energy, caloric requirements, macronutrients-carbohydrates, fats and proteins, micronutrients-vitamins, minerals, water and fluids, integrating energy use and training, nutrition supplements, performance enhancing supplements, food label interpretation, individualized nutritional considerations and the dangers of fad diets.