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Certificate in Sports Nutrition
F.C. Barcelona Universitas
  • Start Date: Open
  • 16 weeks
  • Study Content: eBooks


In this exciting course led by the Head of FC Barcelona's Sports Nutrition area, you will learn about the importance of nutrition for high performance in sports and life.

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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and partnership.

The influence that nutrition has on physical performance and individuals’ body composition is a matter of public knowledge. In fact, we hear about a huge number of professional athletes that owe their increased performance to radical changes in diet.

The ingredients that make up athletes’ diets determine the quality of their movements. When we talk about diet or food in the context of sports, we also make references to athletic supplements and hydration. These are all key components when it comes to increasing or maintaining our physical performance.

In this educational program you will learn about the effects that foods and athletic supplements produce in the body. The objective is for you to optimize the selection of dietary components when it comes time to maximize physical performance.

The instructor, Antonia Lizárraga, is the Head of FC Barcelona's Sports Nutrition area.

Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

This fully online, advanced-level certificate course can be completed in English, Spanish, or Portugese.  It is expected to require 6-8 hours of work per week.

Course syllabus

Food and Athletic Performance

MODULE 1: BIOENERGETICS
Unit 1: Energy
Unit 2: Energy Needs of Athletes

MODULE 2: FOOD AND NUTRITION
Unit 1: Nutrients
Unit 2: Sports Nutrition

MODULE 3: APPLIED SPORTS NUTRITION
Unit 1: Nutrition in Competition
Unit 2: Nutrition Applied to Different Sporting Specialties

MODULE 4: INTEGRATIVE READING

Supplementation and Ergogenic Aids in Sports

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS
Unit 1: Classification of Nutritional Supplements
Unit 2: Nutrients

MODULE 2: SPORTS FOODS
Unit 1: Sports Foods for Acute Use
Unit 2: Sports Foods for Chronic Use

MODULE 3: ERGOGENIC AIDS
Unit 1: Ergogenic Aids of Acute or Instant Effects
Unit 2: Ergogenic Aids of Chronic Effect

MODULE 4: INTEGRATIVE READING

Sports Hydration

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS
Unit 1: Water in the Human Body
Unit 2: Thermoregulation during Exercise

MODULE 2: DEHYDRATION, HYPERTHERMIA AND PERFORMANCE LOSS: TRADITIONAL APPROACH
Unit 1: Predetermined Hydration
Unit 2: Topics of Interest

MODULE 3: EVIDENCE-BASED HYDRATION: A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH
Unit 1: Voluntary or Ad-libitum Hydration
Unit 2: Practical Guidelines and Practices

MODULE 4: INTEGRATIVE MODULE

Body Composition, Somatotype and Athletic Performance

MODULE 1: BODY COMPOSITION
Unit 1: Anthropometry
Unit 2: Other Methods for Determining Body Composition

MODULE 2: BODY COMPOSITION, ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE AND NUTRITION
Unit 1: Components that may be Modified by Training or Diet
Unit 2: Body Composition and Athletic Performance by Race, Gender and Age Group

MODULE 3: SOMATOTYPE
Unit 1: Classification
Unit 2: Practical Applications of Somatotype

MODULE 4: INTEGRATIVE MODULE

 

F.C. Barcelona Universitas

FC Barcelona aims to help change the world through sporting excellence via knowledge and innovation

We are looking to form an ecosystem to foster knowledge and innovation. This ecosystem is based on a model that promotes a culture of excellence and collaboration with prestigious brands, universities, research centres, start-ups, entrepreneurs, students, athletes, investors, and visionaries around the world.

By doing so, we aim to generate new knowledge and create new products and services that will be of benefit to our own athletes, members and fans, and society in general.

 

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