World-Leading Online Nutrition Courses and Qualifications
Why study nutrition?
Nutrition is a fundamental part of our physical and mental wellbeing. It contributes to our mood, energy levels, weight management, digestion and so much more. The study of nutrition offers us the tools to better manage our mindset, our eating habits, and our relationship with food, allowing us to create healthy habits that support our health, fitness, and performance goals.
Learning about nutrition helps us to better understand the effect that different foods have on the body, both physically and mentally, so that we can eat more deliberately and in a way that gives the body what it needs.
Here at the BTN Academy, we understand how frustrating and overwhelming it can be to get reliable and credible nutrition information. All of our online nutrition courses are written by nutrition experts with decades of experience of coaching nutrition in the real world. Our courses are also evidence-based, ensuring that the content aligns with the latest research and scientific thinking.
Whether you are looking to study nutrition for yourself, or you want to learn how to become a nutrition coach so that you can offer guidance and support to others, you’re in the right place at the BTN Academy. When you learn nutrition, you really can change lives.
Certified & accredited by Active iQ, CIMSPA and AfN
Flexible learning to suit your lifestyle & learning preferences
Study anywhere in the world with our online courses
Use your knowledge straight away once passing your chosen course
Lifetime access to course content & ongoing updates
Grow together with like-minded coaches in the BTN community
Take a look at the courses we have to offer
AfN Approved Fundamentals of Nutrition Coaching Course
Master the fundamentals of nutrition and inspire others take charge of their health and wellbeing through our AfN approved nutrition coaching course. This course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of calories, macronutrients, fat loss, muscle building, goal setting and more.
Below is a small selection of the modules covered:
- Tracking and monitoring body composition
- The fasted and fed states
- Effective online coaching
- Stress and your clients’ progress
- Coaching weight loss – barriers and addiction
Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course - Active IQ Level 4
This is an incredibly comprehensive online course that has been built to equip you with the skills to become a competent and confident coach, whether you are already a coach looking to add a qualification to your CV, someone looking to take their understanding to the next level, or someone looking for a career as a nutrition coach that can help a diverse range of clients.
Below is a small selection of the modules covered:
- Coaching bodybuilding competition preparation
- Group online weight loss coaching
- Injury recovery nutrition
- Intermittent fasting
- Team sports nutrition
Skill-enhancing Nutrition CPD Courses
Are you a fitness instructor looking to upskill your health and wellness knowledge?
Or maybe a nutrition geek, hungry for factual information?
If this sounds like you, then sign up to our bitesize academy, where you can select specific modules that match your areas of interest and hone in on the areas you’re passionate about.
We’ve taken 44 modules that make up the majority of our L4 Nutrition Coaching Qualification, so you can pick and choose one module, or selection of modules, to fill in specific gaps in your expertise.
You’ll get our recorded webinar, that section of our textbook, and any accompanying materials, where relevant, for that module.
Is nutrition coaching for you?
What does a nutrition coach do on a day-to-day basis?
- Show clients how to read and interpret nutrition labels
- Motivate clients and provide them with emotional support throughout their lifestyle changes
- Suggest how their client can alter their sleep environment or improve their sleep hygiene to feel better rested
- Show clients how to make alterations to home and work environments that make sticking to goals easier
Frequently asked questions
A nutrition coach works closely with their clients to improve their overall health and wellbeing by teaching them how to manage aspects of their lifestyle. They focus primarily on diet, but will incorporate other factors such as stress management, improving sleep and how different types of movement can contribute to our health and fitness ambitions. They then using this knowledge to help their clients make informed lifestyle choices and create new, lasting habits that lead them towards their goals.
Nutrition coaches often help clients with:
- Weight loss
- Weight gain
- Energy levels
- Creating a healthier lifestyle
- Increased athletic performance
A nutrition coach helps their clients to identify goals and then works collaboratively with the client to achieve them.
Nutrition coaches will also support their clients with motivation and adherence, by making the nutrition strategy as achievable as possible for their clients to complete.
Having an in-depth understanding of nutrition will help you to understand your body’s nutritional needs and how you can apply this to the management of your own mental, physical and social health, such as how to make better food choices, how to achieve your fitness goals, the importance of sleep and its relevance to appetite and weight management. The personal benefits alone are staggering. However, in terms of where the qualification can take you professionally, there are a whole host of options:
- One-to-one clients
- Coaching through group programmes and creating a community
- Nutritional coaching for athletes
- Working in gyms and health centres
- Creating your own nutrition coaching business
- Work within a team – in health centres alongside chiropractors, physiotherapists, personal trainers and other professionals
- The freedom and flexibility to work your own hours from your chosen destination(s!)
Our mission is to create the best nutrition coaches in the industry. Our courses are designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and practical tools to ahcieve success in their careers.
Our courses will empower you to enhance your current coaching services, transition to online coaching, or become a full or part-time nutrition coach. Our courses are taught by industry-leading tutors and successful coaches who have graduated from our program and built successful businesses.
Whether you are looking for a career change, want a nutrition coaching qualification, or simply want to improve your nutrition knowledge, we have a course for you.
A nutrition degree is not compulsory to become a nutrition coach, but you will need a relevant coaching qualification that shows you have the knowledge and experience to work with clients.
Our online nutrition courses can be started at any time (after your successful application to the Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course – Active IQ Level 4), offering you flexibility and convenience. Our blended learning style, fully online approach and 1-2-1 support ensures our courses fit in with your lifestyle & meet your personal support needs. Whether you are looking for a career change, want a nutrition coaching qualification, or simply want to improve your nutrition knowledge, we have a course for you.
Being a nutrition coach does not just revolve round physical health and wellbeing. Working with clients to change their mindset is also a huge part of the role, helping them to develop an alternate view of themselves by combatting poor relationships with food, poor body image and low self-esteem. This is why it is important to educate clients about flexibility and sustainability, providing them with the tools to make healthy choices, without being restrictive and still being able to enjoy themselves.
Ultimately, nutrition coaches empower their clients through continued education, advice, and guidance, so that they can create and maintain healthy eating habits that support their health, fitness, and wellbeing goals.
Find out more about our courses by booking a call with the BTN team today or download our course brochure
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