Certificate in Personalised Sports Nutrition
Learn how peak performance cannot be achieved without feeding the body for optimum health and addressing potential underlying physiological imbalances first.
Learn how peak performance cannot be achieved without feeding the body for optimum health and addressing potential underlying physiological imbalances first.
May 2019
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This 10 week certificate course, written to UK level 4 (Irish level 6) offers a practical and theoretical knowledge of the principles of personalised sports nutrition and how this approach best serves an individual interested in improving athletic performance.
The focus of the course is using nutrition analysis, diet and lifestyle changes alongside specially tailored supplements to maximise physical performance whilst ensuring that an individual has all the macro, micro and phytonutrients they require for optimum health and to prevent damage to the different systems of the body that can inadvertently be caused by exercise itself. This course is ideal for professionals who wish to add another dimension to the physical fitness training advice they are currently giving or for those with a personal interest in getting the most out of their sports and fitness regime.
All knowledge gained is applied to real cases along with the common barriers to fitness and peak performance. Students are given practical knowledge on nutrition, lifestyle and supplements in order to advise clients in formulating healthy eating programmes with a focus on maximising physical performance and optimising health. This course is designed for those with existing nutrition knowledge and is ideally suited to those with a nutrition qualification at UK level 3 or 4. It is designed to allow those already giving nutrition advise to the general public to be able to give more tailored advice to amateur sports enthusiasts or those with very energetic lifestyles. It is not designed for those wishing to work with professional athletes.
Unit leader Joanne Gribbin has been updating the IHS Certificate in Personalised Sports Nutrition. You can view an interview with Joanne about the updates on the IHS YouTube channel here
One of the most exciting developments is the addition of 3 live webinars for students. To complement our practical approach, we have invited guest lecturers to chat to students about their experience working with very active clients with different nutrition/lifestyle needs.
Anne Quirke
Anne has worked in the health and fitness industry for over 17 years and currently runs a Sports Performance Nutrition clinic in Roscommon Town. Anne qualified with distinction from the Institute of Health Sciences in 2016. Her special interests are weight management and Functional Sports Nutrition using nutrient dense foods to support gut health, immunity, energy production and adrenal support. A keen athlete, Anne has played competitive soccer for 8 years, has 4 national Powerlifting records and has won the both the captains prize and presidents prize at Roscommon Golf Club as well as receiving Sports Personality of the Year Award for Ladies Golf in 2010. Her experience competing in triathlons and adventure races adds to her understanding of the peri nutrition and nutrient timing for many different sports. Anne works with teams, recreational and International athletes and believes that nutrition is just as important as the training itself.
Gráinne Parker
Gráinne is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin has spent a large part of her working life in business consulting and has a deep understanding of the challenges of combining a busy job & fitting in time for fitness, health and recreation activities. She has completed the three-month cookery course at Dublin Cookery School and has qualified as a Health and Wellness coach with the Institute of Health Sciences. Together with her husband Dominic Munnelly, they own a personal training and health coaching company www.thisistheway.ie where Grainne now works with clients coaching them so they can reach their health and wellness goals. Together with Dominic, she is the author of Move, Train Nourish, The Sustainable Way to a Healthier You, a complete guide to being fit and well which covers Movement, Fitness, Sleep, Stress, Happiness and a set of recipes everyone can enjoy.
“Fantastic content, great notes and great support from Joanne and the team. Well worth doing if you have an interest either for yourself or to support clients” That’s what a 2017 graduate thought of last year’s course.
This exciting and innovative blended learning certificate includes the study of:
This certificate course runs over 10 weeks with comprehensive home study material supplied.
All students are enrolled onto the IHS Virtual Learning Environment. Here you will find all course material, forums, quizzes, assessments etc in one place to help you organise your study and study material as efficiently as possible. You will also upload all assessments here and can also use it to communicate directly with module leaders, other members of staff and fellow students.
The minimum academic entry requirement for this course is a grade C at Junior Certificate or 4 GCSEs grades A to C (preferably including a science subject). Equivalent international qualifications will also be accepted.
A background in sports and fitness coaching or a nutrition qualification at UK level 3 or 4 would be advantageous as is a basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology. However anybody with a passion for fitness, food, nutrition and health will be considered.
Applicants with Prior Learning and Experiential Prior Learning will also be considered. All knowledge, skills and competencies accumulated through life and work experience will be considered.
€495