Immerse yourself in the study of this postgraduate certificate and improve your skills in nutritional counseling for athletes” 

With this online training the student is not conditioned by fixed schedules or the need to move to another physical location, but can access the contents at any time of the day, balancing their work or personal life with their academic life.

Athletes sometimes compete in situations that are very different and much more adverse than those in which they usually train. This may be the case for a European team competing in the summer World Cup in South America. In these cases the requirements for fluids and certain nutrients increased and will vary depending on whether the conditions are extremely hot or cold. In addition, another factor to take into account will be the altitude, where certain physiological adaptations will occur, largely due to hypoxia.

It is essential for the medical professional to have advanced knowledge in sports nutrition to complement the medical treatment of those who frequently perform physical activities or high performance exercise in adverse conditions. With this intensive training you will gain the knowledge and skills needed to make the dietary changes that will truly have a positive impact on athletes, depending on each clinical situation at hand.

Learn the most suitable diets for each type of athlete and you will be able to give more personalized advice”

This postgraduate certificate in Sports Nutrition in Adverse Conditions contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the program include:

• The graphic, schematic and practical contents of the course are designed to provide all the essential specialization required for professional practice
• Exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system, designed for decision making for patients with nutritional challenges
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This postgraduate certificate is the best investment you can make when selecting a refresher program, for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in Sports Nutrition you will obtain a qualification endorsed by TECH Technological University” 

Its teaching staff includes professionals belonging to the field of nutrition, who contribute their work experience to this program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. The professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in sports nutrition.  

The postgraduate certificate allows you to exercise in simulated environments that provide an immersive learning program in order to train in real situations"

This 100% online postgraduate certificate will allow you to balance your studies with your professional work while increasing your knowledge in this field"

The principal objective of the program is the development of both theoretical and practical learning, so that the professional can master, in a practical and rigorous way, the study of sports nutrition in special population groups. 

This refresher program will generate a sense of security in the performance of your daily practice, which will help you grow personally and professionally”

General Objectives

• To handle advanced knowledge on nutritional planning in professional and non-professional athletes for the healthy performance of physical exercise
• To manage advanced knowledge on nutritional planning in professional athletes of various fields in order to achieve maximum sports performance
• To handle advanced knowledge on nutritional planning for professional athletes in team disciplines in order to achieve maximum sports performance
• To manage and consolidate the initiative and entrepreneurial spirit to implement projects related to nutrition in physical activity and sport
• To know how to incorporate the different scientific advances into one' s own professional field
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment
• To understand the the context in which their area of expertise is being developed
• To manage advanced skills in the detection of possible signs of nutritional changes associated with sports activities
• To handle the necessary skills through the teaching-learning process that will allow them to continue training and learning in the field of sports nutrition both through the contacts established with teachers and professionals of this training as well as in an autonomous way
• To specialize in the structure of muscle tissue and its role in sports
• To know the energetic and nutritional needs of athletes in different pathophysiological situations
• To specialize in the energetic and nutritional needs of athletes in the different situations specific to age and gender
• To become a specialist in the dietary strategies for the prevention and treatment of injured athletes
• To specialize in the energetic and nutritional needs of child athletes
• To specialize in the energetic and nutritional needs of Paralympic athletes

Specific Objectives

• To differentiate between the main performance limiting factors caused by climate
• To develop an acclimatization plan appropriate to the situation given
• To delve into the physiological adaptations due to altitude
• To establish the correct individual hydration guidelines according to the climate

Our goal is to achieve academic excellence and to help you achieve it too"