Why Study Nutrition & Wellness?

Personal health is constantly changing. It is much easier to keep your current state of health than it is to try to recover your health after an illness. To have a positive influence on your state of wellness over time, it is important to understand healthy eating, the value of regular activity and ways to reduce stress. Maintaining wellness requires the consistent use of practical strategies with an overall focus on the body, mind and spirit. This course will provide excellent tools for fitness professionals to help them counsel others about how to build a healthy body.  This program is also very beneficial to all Canadians who want to learn practical ways to become more active, eat better and make a personal lifestyle change.

The Nutrition & Wellness Specialist Course

A comprehensive 22-hour course that will increase your knowledge of nutrition and wellness.

Topics Include

• The wellness concept, health evaluation and lifestyle choices
• Nutrition basics (macro and micronutrients)
• Weight management (weight loss and gain)
• Counselling and behaviour modification
• Sports nutrition and supplements
• Nutrition resources and referrals
• Complimentary therapies and therapists
• Spiritual health and stress management

The Nutrition & Wellness Course Manual

Can-Fit-Pro has developed an excellent manual to be used for the Nutrition & Wellness course and certification exam. The writing team consists of a Registered Dietician, a Wholistic Practitioner and a Certified Fitness Instructor / Personal Trainer with a Master's Degree. This combination of intellect and practical experience delivers useful material that is well rounded, comprehensive, yet easy to understand and apply.

The Nutrition & Wellness Exam

Those who choose the option to progress and become a certified Nutrition & Wellness Specialist will complete a theory and practical exam. These two components assess the candidate's knowledge, counselling skills and ability to develop useful lifestyle tools. This certification provides new skills for fitness professionals and gives them an enhanced ability to work with others in the promotion of improved health, physical activity and wellness.

A Certified Nutrition & Wellness Specialist Provides:

• Nutritional advice
• Weight management counselling
• Community and corporate wellness seminars
• Stress management solutions
• Lifestyle consulting
• A broad approach to well-being
• Active living guidance
• Referrals to nutrition and wellness professionals

Nutrition & Wellness Specialist
Scope of Ability
A Can-Fit-Pro certified Nutrition & Wellness Specialist is qualified to:

• Evaluate client needs in nutrition, physical activity and wellness based on the counseling foundations in the NWS program.
• Provide general nutritional recommendations to clients based on Canada’s Food Guide.
• Refer a client to a qualified nutrition professional should they require specific information on dietary requirements, vitamins, minerals or other supplements or any other aspects of wellness.
• Refer a client to a qualified fitness professional for a formal physical fitness plan.
• Promote the benefits of regular physical activity, a balanced lifestyle combined with a healthy diet using Canada’s Physical Activity Guide as a reference and the PAR-Q as an activity readiness evaluation tool.
• Provide emergency care based on the participant needs (contact EMS, provide Emergency First Aid or CPR).

As a certified Nutrition & Wellness Specialist, I agree to make safe and effective recommendations that provide appropriate information and guidelines to meet the nutrition, physical activity and wellness needs of each individual who requests my services.
As a certified Nutrition & Wellness Specialist (NWS), I agree to respect my role, abide by the Code of Ethics and work within my Scope of Ability at all times.
I recognize that failure to follow this Scope of Ability will result in immediate removal of my NWS certification designation.

To download to the Nutrition & Wellness Specialist Scope of Ability, click here.