Help us help the industry

Posted on Tuesday 27th Jul 10

Your nutritional knowledge can change people’s lives

Tell us more about your knowledge and be entered to win FREE registration to FILEX 2011

The fitness industry has a major role in helping Australians improve their health and prevent heart disease, obesity, and sedentary health issues. To help understand the fitness industry and the important role it plays in prevention, we need to understand how you help your clients with their nutrition.

Give us 15 minutes of your time and you can help us develop a better understanding of personal trainers’ nutrition knowledge and how you use this information.

The University of the Sunshine Coast has established a groundbreaking research project and we need your help to benchmark the nutrition knowledge of the fitness industry. As fitness professionals, we want you to help us establish the level of nutrition know-how in the Australian fitness industry.

How many times have you heard a client say they want to ‘Tone up, lose weight, and get fit’? While the type of physical activity plays an essential role, nutrition is also paramount to helping clients achieve these goals. Personal trainers are often asked for advice to support their clients’ fitness goals, but little is known about their scope of practice in relation to body composition assessment, nutrition knowledge and skills, or if the current level of education is suitable. This is where you come in.

By volunteering 15 min of your time to complete our online survey you will help us develop a better understanding of the fitness industry’s nutritional knowledge. The results of this survey will assist in refining nutrition courses and workshops and help you improve the skills you need to achieve better results with your clients.

Imagine the benefit to the many Australians who use professional fitness services. Get involved in this survey and help change the lives of our fellow Australians. To enter the draw for a FREE FILEX 2011 registration, simply finish the survey and leave your email address on the last page to enter the draw.

Complete the survey at www.usc.edu.au/AIFR

For further help or questions contact Dr Mark McKean on mmckean@usc.edu or phone 07 5456 5528

Source: University of the Sunshine Coast & Australian Institute of Fitness