The principles of fitness, motivation and conditioning;
• Nutrition for the athletes, stress
management, preventing accidents, stretching, posture and aerobics;
• Vitamins and minerals supplementation for fitness;
• High and low intensity exercise, cross training, walking for weight control and case studies; Introduction to muscle contraction, fast and slow fibres, energy storage, fuels used for exercise;
• Energy balance, fluid balance, fuelling cycle: Pre-exercise, during exercise and during recovery; Athletes eating plan, calorie goals, calorie values, carbohydrate goals, protein goals, fat, vitamins and mineral goals; Competition nutrition; Loosing, gaining and making weight for athletes; Eating disorder and athletes; Sports drink and supplementation;
• National and international regulations for supplements; Risks associated with performance enhancing drugs;
• Metabolic Equivalent Task; My pyramid for sportsman.
