Course

Part A

Unit 1 Health, Fitness and Nutrition

• Definition, components and assessment criteria of age specific fitness and health
• Holistic approach to the management of fitness and
• Effect of specific nutrients on physical
• Nutrition, exercise, physical fitness and health inter-

Unit 2 Carbohydrates and Exercise

• Mobilization of carbohydrates, proteins, fats during
• Importance of carbohydrate

Unit 3 Nutrition for Sports Person

• Nutritional Requirements of Sportspersons, Pre-game and Post game
• Water and Electrolyte: Losses and their replenishments during exercise and sport events and effect of

Part B

Unit 4 Body Composition Analysis in Sports Person

• Kinanthropometry
• Composition of Human Body for sports person
• Estimation of body fat among athletic groups
• Somatotyping– Ectomorph, mesomorph and endomorph, their specific characteristics

Unit 5 Ergogenic aids

• Dietary Supplements
• Sports drink – Importance, Composition and types

Unit 6 Alternative systems for health and fitness

• Yoga and Meditation
• Spiritual Health Chakras – Location of chakras and consciousness, Ayurveda, Naturopathy
• Gunas, satvic food, tamsic food and Rajsic
• Sports injury

PRACTICAL:

1. To conduct a market survey on different types of supplements and Sports Drinks available in the
2. To develop sports drink for pre, during and post-game
3. To conduct a dietary survey of sportsperson and evaluate it as per nutritional guidelines given for
4. To conduct two case studies on sportspersons with special reference to pre game and post-game

1. Health Fitness and Sports – Theory

• To understand the role of Nutrition in sports and
• To determine the basic nutritional requirements of a sportsperson during competitions
• To classify the physiological basis of fuel mobilization during
• To relate the various alternative systems for Health and Fitness.

1. Health Fitness and Sports – Practical

Objectives:

• To understand the role of nutrition in
• To compare various dietary supplements available in market
• To evaluate various types of sports drinks
• To design meals according to the nutritional requirements of a sportsperson during competition

Health Fitness and Sports – Theory

• To understand the role of nutrition in
• To compare various dietary supplements available in market
• To evaluate various types of sports drinks
• To design meals according to the nutritional requirements of a sportsperson during competition

Health Fitness and Sports – Practical

1. Whitney N and Rolfes S.R. Understanding Nutrition. Wadsworth Publishing; 10 edition (May 25, 2004)
2. Ira Nutrition in Exercise and Sports. 3 illustrated, revised publisher CRC press, 1997
3. J. Nutrition, Physical activity and health in early life. Illustrated, revised publisher CRC press, 1996