Syllabus
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Course Code: FND-403 Course Name: Physical Fitness & Sports Nutrition |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. Physical Fitness and health status: Definition, concept, goal, assessment criteria and management 2. Healthy life style: Strategies, factors that promote life style changes. 3. Self-management skills to attain physical fitness; its benefits and advantages. |
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| 2 | 4. Body composition: in exercise and sport, health benefits of exercise. 5. Physical Activity: need, principles of physical activity 6. Energy input and output: Different energy systems for endurance and power activity. Fuels and nutrients to support physical activity, carbohydrate loading |
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| 3 | 7. Nutrition in Sports: Introduction and benefits of sports nutrition, sports specific requirement, Diet manipulation, Pre-game, during and post-game meals. 8. Diets for athletes with high energy requirements: Stress, Fracture and Injury. 9. Water and electrolyte balance: Losses and their replenishment during exercise and sports events, types and effect of dehydration, health benefits of sports drinks. |
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| 4 | 10. Special Nutrition considerations for: Female, Older and Disabled athletes, adolescent athlete 11. Nutrition education of athletes and coaches. 12. Alternative system for health and fitness like: Yoga and its types, Meditation, advantages of Vegan and Traditional Diets. |
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