Nutrition
Using Your National Nutrition Guidelines
Encouraging most of your personal training clients to eat more in line with their national guidelines will be great for their health. Find out what the 'jist' of these guidelines are in this article.
Nutrition Guidelines: Why is Serving Size Important?
Personal training clients have most nutritional success with simple, achieveable changes. Read this article to see how altering a serving size can transform an unhealthy diet into a healthy one.
National Nutrition Guidelines - Australia
Download your copy of the 'Dietary guidelines for Australians' right here, courtesy of the Department of Health and Ageing and the National Health and Medical Research Council
National Nutrition Guidelines - New Zealand
Download a copy of the New Zealand Ministry of Health's 'Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Adults' right here.
National Nutrition Guidelines - Canada
Download a copy of 'Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - A Resource for Educators and Communicators' from Health Canada here
National Nutrition Guidelines - South Africa
Here are the South African Department of Health's guidelines for healthy eating for you to download
National Nutrition Guidelines - United Kingdom
Download your copy of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) nutrient and food based guidelines for the UK here. Or alternatively - keep an eye out for Jamie Oliver's next food mission...
National Nutrition Guidelines - USA
The 'Dietary Guidelines for Americans' from the US Departments of Agriculture and Health & Human Services are a good read for all PT's - not just the American ones. Download your copy here.
National Nutrition Guidelines (for heart health) - Ireland
Download a copy of the Irish Heart Foundation's 'Nutrition Guidelines for Heart Health' here.
Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre
You know what - carb's are NOT the enemy! Read this page to discover just how vital a nutrient they are.
Protein
Unfortunately eating huge quantities of protein won't make your clients muscles grow faster - it will probably add to their waist dimensions! Here are the simple, unadultered facts about protein.
Fats and Oils
As these nutrients are very energy dense it is easy to overconsume them - the good news is there are some simple changes all your personal training clients can make to avoid this overconsumption...
Fluids and Alcohol
In this article we clearly identify the best drink to maintain your personal training clients hydration. And you know what - you will find this drink virtually everywhere, including your local pub...
Vitamins
Do your personal training clients really need vitamin supplements, and if so which ones? Read this article and consider a healthy alternative to manufactured pills.
Minerals
In this article we look at the functions and common food sources of the major minerals required by the human body, with particular reference to the key minerals calcium, sodium and iron.
The Glycaemic Index & Glycaemic Load
Is it necessary for personal trainers to encourage their clients to eat high or low GI or GL diets? Alternatively could we just recommend our clients consume more high fibre foods? Read this article and decide for yourself...
View Eating as a Habit
Improving nutritional intake has little to do with providing client lots of nutritional information - learn how to really help clients by understanding nutritional habits and the influencers of those habits.
How Can Personal Trainers Help People Eat Healthily?
Read this page to discover the three guiding principles trainers need to employ for long term success with clients.
How Important is Nutrition and Healthy Eating?
Can you achieve great results with your clients without adressing nutrition? Read this page and answer that question for yourself...
