FSpS:v2062 Nutrition for health and fitne - Course Information

v2062 Nutrition for health and fitness

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Asynchronous teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Tomáš Hlinský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Michal Kumstát, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Michal Kumstát, Ph.D.
Department of Sport Performance and Exercise Testing – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Sport Performance and Exercise Testing – Faculty of Sports Studies

Prerequisites

Learners are able to regularly self-study an interactive syllabus based on a predetermined semester plan (according to the thematic content of the curriculum - 13 topics).

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 29/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30

Course objectives

The aim of the subject is to acquaint students with nutritional recommendations for the average healthy population and for the population with an increased physical load. To get acquainted with the basic components of human nutrition, their importance, sources, benefits and physiological effects. The course further aims to introduce the field of sports nutrition and supplements. Furthermore, to disprove some of the nutritional myths. Understand the role of water and drinking in human nutrition.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able:
- to understand the basic concepts of nutrition
- to identify the differences in the recommendations between average population and athletes
- to explain the importance of nutrition for the human organism
- to identify problems caused by inadequate or inappropriate nutrition
- to orient in the field of supplements
- to distinguish appropriate and inappropriate nutritional recommendations
- to understand the risks of inadequate nutrition.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the topic
• 2. Nutritional recommendations for the inhabitants of the Czech Republic
• 3. Dietary Reference Intake
• 4. Importance of prevention - nutrition and physical activity of children and elderly
• 5. Sports nutrition and olympian nutrition
• 6. Can nutrition improve sports performance?
• 7. How to balance the energy intake while performing a lot?
• 8. Vitamins and minerals for athletes?
• 9. We have to drink, but what and how much?
• 10. Cooking as a tool for improving athletic performance?
• 11. Today's myths in nutrition
• 12. Would you like some supplements?
• 13. Science topics from the world of sports nutrition

Literature

recommended literature
• KUMSTÁT, Michal. Sportovní výživa jako vědecká disciplína (Sports nutrition as a scientific discipline). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2018, 156 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-9162-7. E-kniha (Flipbook) info
• KUMSTÁT, Michal and Tomáš HLINSKÝ. Sportovní výživa v tréninkové a závodní praxi (Sports nutrition in training and competition). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019. ISBN 978-80-210-9456-7. info
• Sports nutrition. Edited by Ron J. Maughan. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014, xiv, 666. ISBN 9781118275764. info
• WILLIAMS, Melvin H.; Dawn E. ANDERSON and Eric S. RAWSON. Nutrition for health, fitness & sport. 10th ed. New York: Mc Graw- Hill, 2013, xix, 666. ISBN 9780071318167. info

Teaching methods

Theoretical teaching takes place asynchronously, supported by an interactive syllabus and self-study of interactive study aids. Practical education is presented through practical homework exercises for individual semester weeks and course projects.

Assessment methods

• Active participation in interactive curriculum activities (completion of weekly tasks); 
• Continuous completion of questionnaires (to successfully complete the course, it is necessary to complete at least 11 out of 13 for full marks; the deadline for submission is always midnight on Sunday of the given semester week); 
• Completion of course projects according to the assignment in the interactive syllabus and their submission by the specified deadline (a total of 3 projects in the form of posts and comments in discussion forums; one main post and two comments per project; at least 4 semester weeks are always allocated for the completion of the project; the deadline is fixed and no additional completion is possible); 
• If the above conditions are met, students will receive a Z grade during the examination period. An X grade is always awarded when any of the semester projects or more than the permissible number of ongoing responses (three or more) are not completed.

Language of instruction

Czech

Study support

https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/fsps/jaro2026/v2062/index.qwarp

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Minimální počet studentů přihlášených do seminární skupiny je 12.

Teacher's information

Teaching and all course requirements are listed in the interactive syllabus, with more detailed specifications provided for individual activities in each chapter.

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