Nutritional Advice and Meal Plans – Australian Fitness Professionals and Personal Trainers
September 2022
As a qualified Personal Trainer, Group Exercise or Fitness Instructor, the extent to which you can offer nutrition and dietary advice can be a very confusing area. Your Australian fitness qualification (either Certificate III, Certificate IV or Diploma in Fitness) contained basic nutritional knowledge which allows you to provide healthy eating information to clients in accordance with recommended Dietary Guidelines. A sound understanding of nutrition is vital for effective work in fitness (Beck Health & Nutrition courses develop and enhance your nutritional knowledge and practical skills and are far more comprehensive than the components covered in your fitness qualifications) however the extent of nutritional advice that you are able to provide to clients within your Scope of Registration must remain conservative and follow the stipulations of your registering body (e.g. AUSActive (formerly Fitness Australia) and associated professional indemnity insurer.
If you need more information about your Scope of Practice as an AusActive Fitness Professional we would encourage you to contact AusActive (formerly Fitness Australia) or your current professional indemnity insurance provider for advice.
By completing either Beck Health & Nutrition’s Certificate of Nutrition and Diet or Nutrition and Diet for Exercise Professionals course you will be automatically eligible for professional membership from the International Institute for Complementary Therapists and will be eligible for professional indemnity and business insurance relating to future work in nutrition and health coaching, including providing nutrition coaching, health coaching, providing individual meal plans for clients and providing nutritional counselling and dietary analysis based on weight loss, sports and body composition goals. It is really important to note that this insurance is likely to be separate from your existing fitness accrediation and insurance arrangements.
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View course details: Nutrition and Diet for Exercise Professionals (15 CECs)