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 Why
Study Nutrition & Wellness?
Personal health
is constantly changing. It is much easier to keep your current
state of health than it is to try to recover your health
after an illness. To have a positive influence on your state
of wellness over time, it is important to understand healthy
eating, the value of regular activity and ways to reduce
stress. Maintaining wellness requires the consistent use
of practical strategies with an overall focus on the body,
mind and spirit. This course will provide excellent tools
for fitness professionals to help them counsel others about
how to build a healthy body. This program is also
very beneficial to all Canadians who want to learn practical
ways to become more active, eat better and make a personal
lifestyle change.
The Nutrition & Wellness Specialist Course
A comprehensive
22-hour course that will increase your knowledge of nutrition
and wellness.
Topics
Include
• The wellness
concept, health evaluation and lifestyle choices
• Nutrition basics (macro and micronutrients)
• Weight management (weight loss and gain)
• Counselling and behaviour modification
• Sports nutrition and supplements
• Nutrition resources and referrals
• Complimentary therapies and therapists
• Spiritual health and stress management
The Nutrition & Wellness Course Manual
Can-Fit-Pro has
developed an excellent manual to be used for the Nutrition
& Wellness course and certification exam. The writing
team consists of a Registered Dietician, a Wholistic Practitioner
and a Certified Fitness Instructor / Personal Trainer with
a Master's Degree. This combination of intellect and practical
experience delivers useful material that is well rounded,
comprehensive, yet easy to understand and apply.
The Nutrition & Wellness Exam
Those
who choose the option to progress and become a certified
Nutrition & Wellness Specialist will complete a theory
and practical exam. These two components assess the candidate's
knowledge, counselling skills and ability to develop useful
lifestyle tools. This certification provides new skills
for fitness professionals and gives them an enhanced ability
to work with others in the promotion of improved health,
physical activity and wellness.
A Certified Nutrition & Wellness
Specialist Provides:
• Nutritional
advice
• Weight management counselling
• Community and corporate wellness seminars
• Stress management solutions
• Lifestyle consulting
• A broad approach to well-being
• Active living guidance
• Referrals to nutrition and wellness professionals
 Nutrition
& Wellness Specialist
Scope of Ability
A Can-Fit-Pro certified Nutrition
& Wellness Specialist is qualified to:
• Evaluate client needs in nutrition, physical activity
and wellness based on the counseling foundations in the
NWS program.
• Provide general nutritional recommendations to clients
based on Canada’s Food Guide.
• Refer a client to a qualified nutrition professional
should they require specific information on dietary requirements,
vitamins, minerals or other supplements or any other aspects
of wellness.
• Refer a client to a qualified fitness professional
for a formal physical fitness plan.
• Promote the benefits of regular physical activity,
a balanced lifestyle combined with a healthy diet using
Canada’s Physical Activity Guide as a reference and
the PAR-Q as an activity readiness evaluation tool.
• Provide emergency care based on the participant
needs (contact EMS, provide Emergency First Aid or CPR).
As a certified Nutrition & Wellness
Specialist, I agree to make safe and effective recommendations
that provide appropriate information and guidelines to meet
the nutrition, physical activity and wellness needs of each
individual who requests my services.
As a certified Nutrition & Wellness Specialist (NWS),
I agree to respect my role, abide by the Code of Ethics
and work within my Scope of Ability at all times.
I recognize that failure to follow this Scope of Ability
will result in immediate removal of my NWS certification
designation.
To download to the Nutrition & Wellness
Specialist Scope of Ability, click here.
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