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Sports Nutrition

A free short course by Sportal Corporate — not a credit-bearing university award.

3h 18m of video8 videos13 written lessons

What the evidence says about fuelling athletes — energy and macronutrients, hydration, timing, supplements, and the risks of under-fuelling.

The course covers where energy comes from and what the macronutrients do, carbohydrate for performance, and hydration and electrolytes. It then gets specific about timing: eating around training and competition, fuelling young athletes, and what athletes actually eat rather than what they are told to. A final lesson works through supplements and the evidence behind the claims.

It suits coaches, athletes and parents, fitness professionals, and students on a nutrition, sports science or physical education course. It is educational and not a substitute for individual advice from a registered dietitian. Eight video lessons are released one at a time, with written notes and key terms. A ten-question quiz at 80% earns a verifiable certificate.

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Free, self-paced, no payment. Work through the lessons, pass the quiz, and get a certificate you can verify by QR code.

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What you will learn

21 lessons · 3h 18m
  1. 1How this course works
  2. 2Video 1 — Introduction to sports nutrition25m
  3. 3Notes — Introduction to sports nutrition
  4. 4Video 2 — Nutrients and where energy comes from11m
  5. 5Notes — Nutrients and where energy comes from
  6. 6Video 3 — Carbohydrate for performance12m
  7. 7Notes — Carbohydrate for performance
  8. 8Video 4 — Hydration and electrolytes17m
  9. 9Notes — Hydration and electrolytes
  10. 10Video 5 — Eating around training and competition23m
  11. 11Notes — Eating around training and competition
  12. 12Video 6 — Fuelling young athletes23m
  13. 13Notes — Fuelling young athletes
  14. 14Video 7 — What athletes actually eat43m
  15. 15Notes — What athletes actually eat
  16. 16Video 8 — Supplements and the evidence44m
  17. 17Notes — Supplements and the evidence
  18. 18Key terms
  19. 19Key takeaways
  20. 20Applied output — An evidence-based fuelling plan for a training and competition week
  21. 21Exercise — Audit three days honestly

Lessons unlock one at a time. Finish them all, score 80% on the quiz, and your certificate is issued automatically.

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