
How would it feel to really understand nutrition? To know exactly what and when to eat in order to achieve any goal that you had? To be able to learn how to do this from your own home, in your own time, around your other commitments?
To always have a trustworthy and evidence-based manual to which you could refer for the rest of your life? To be able to know whether something else you read online or heard was to be believed? To have the option of going on to learn how to help others do the same?
During our interactive animated and presented online course you will gain a real understanding of the science and application of sleep, stress, calories, macro and micro nutrients, supplements, behaviour change, fibre, hydration, and more.
Our students have described nutritional mastery as ‘empowering’, ‘liberating’, and ‘game-changing’ because their new understanding leads to confidence both with their personal nutrition, and within their coaching practice.
That’s their story, but what would it mean to you?
Modules
10 modules of learning, approx. 35 hours to complete the course and pass
Video learning
Animated videos blended with teaching points for truly engaging learning
Community
Join our supportive community so you can get help every step of the way
What's included?
- A comprehensive course textbook covering all modules, all heavily referenced
- An animated and presented video lecture for each module that’s engaging and makes learning fun
- A mini quiz after each module to test your knowledge as you go, cementing the information you are learning online
- Access to our community so you can learn with others and get 24/7 tutor support
- Finish the course have an AfN nutrition certification


Get started today for just £1, with NO obligation to sign up. Try one module of the course to see if you enjoy it.
Why not begin your journey towards being able to get reliable results for you and your clients by learning nutrition from an evidence-based education provider.
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What started out to me as a personal interest has led me on to doing level 3 in personal training
Gillian Smith (BTN Graduate) ★★★★★
Amazing course, amazing delivery, amazing tutors! My one regret is that I wish I had done it sooner
Chris Harrison ★★★★★
Sign up today for £1When we first started the course my main worry with having been in the industry for 8-10 years was, what are we going to learn? Within two weeks I was like WOW. Awesome, Freaking awesome!
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Module 1: Fundamental principles of weight managementThis module comes in two parts and discusses the final two parts of a healthy diet starting with hydration. How much water do you need, why, where does it go and what does it do in your body that is so important? More interestingly, what role do salts have in all of this and how does your body make sure there is always enough?
Next up is fibre. We talk you through all of the different forms of fibre and where they are found in your food before explaining exactly what it is that fibre does that is so important. Everyone says fibre is a good thing; and it can’t just be about bowel movements, right?
It’s not enough to know what you should eat in order to reach a certain goal, you also need to know how to do that. This module walks you through UK food labels, what everything means and how you can assess the suitability of a food to your overall plan.
We then go into the ways that you can portion food up on a plate to make sure you get all you need. Nutrition isn’t just macronutrients and calories, it’s buying, serving up and eating food; and you need to know both sides.
FAQs
How long will it take?Each module will take 3-4 hours of learning and there are 10 modules. So 30-40 hours.
This course can be done as a stand-alone course for personal interest, as additional CPD to a level 2 or 3 personal training qualification to upskill in nutrition, or as a feeder course to the BTN Practical Academy.
This is an AfN & REPs accredited CPD course perfect for self-guided learning or CPD on existing qualifications, but this is not on a qualification framework, but our Practical Academy is an Active IQ qualification in nutrition coaching.
Yes the course is completely self-paced.
Yes, we have worked with students in every continent barring Antarctica!
Of course, here is the official PDF showing our AfN accreditation and the official paperwork showing our REPS accreditation for the BTN Foundation Academy.
Click here to view a PDF of everything we teach on The BTN Foundation Academy, our modules in detail.
You can start The BTN Foundation Academy 365 days a year, so when you’re ready to start, sign up.
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