Students build on their skills as behavior change educators. They develop an additional understanding of appropriate educational and behavioral change theory and strategies as related to sports psychology. This course develops the students' understanding of how food fuels the body and affects athletic performance. The student gains an understanding of how nutrition affects optimal fitness and sports performance. This course builds on the understanding of energy intake, transformation, and liberation.
Students learn to evaluate, create, and implement exercise programs for a variety of populations.
This course builds on NTR 455 with a critical reasoning approach to clinical situations. Students apply an understanding of how nutrition and exercise interact to influence work capacity in children and adults. This course is partially Internet-based. Students meet on site at least five times during the semester. This course introduces the student to the essential competencies necessary to establish a clinical nutrition practice in fitness and wellness.