Dietitian Course: Current Trends in Sports Nutrition

CURRENT TRENDS IN SPORTS NUTRITION

Want to get the update in sports nutrition? This webinar will discuss the last Nutrition and Athletic Performance Position Stand guidelines and focuses on fueling the athlete. It will discuss current fueling strategies and ways to improve both performance and recovery on an individualized basis. You will learn how to educate athletes on fueling whether working with a team or an individual.

Upon successful completion of this one-hour course, the participant should be able to:

Understand recommendations in sports nutrition based on last Nutrition and Athletic Performance Position Stand Paper.

Recommend fueling and hydration strategies pre, during and post-exercise.

Learn about new strategies in nutrition supplements to augment training and recovery.

Live Event Date: Apr 08, 2020

Learning Need Codes (LNC): 2070, 4060, 6030

Performance Indicators/Learning Objectives: 4.2.7, 6.1.5, 8.1.1

Target Audience: RDNs, DTRs, Sports Professionals

Number of Credits: 1.0

Level(s): 1, 2

Total Cost: $18 ($18.00 per credit)

About the Presenter: Amy Goodson, MS, RD, CSSD, LD

Amy Goodson, MS, RD, CSSD, LD is a registered dietitian and Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. She focuses on overall health, wellness and sports nutrition. Amy has worked with the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, TCU Athletics, Ben Hogan Sports Medicine, Dairy Farmers of America and more. She is a co-author of Swim, Bike, Run, Eat and nutrition contributor to retired NFL Player Donald Driver’s book, The 3-D Body Revolution. She is a writer for Women’s Running Magazine and is the owner of RD Career Jumpstart, a business designed to help dietetic students, interns and new registered dietitians determine and take the steps necessary to reach their dream career.

With a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s degree in exercise and sports nutrition, Amy is passionate about marrying the two to provide quality, science-based nutrition information through speaking, media, writing and consulting. Amy is an ambassador spokesperson for the American Heart Association and National Dairy Council, partner with Potatoes USA, a speaker and consultant for Gatorade Sports Science Institute and is a media dietitian for RDTV where she does food and nutrition TV segments nation-wide. Amy has over 600 media placements in a variety of TV, radio and print outlets.

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