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Performance Nutrition HQ Modules

Welcome to Performance Nutrition HQ. This e-learning platform has been designed by sports dietitians to support athletes to optimise their health and performance outcomes through strategic use of nutrition.

These modules are each estimated to take around 20 minutes to complete. Please note, these modules will not store your progress if you exit before completing. However, when you return to the module you can select a start point from anywhere in the left-hand menu.

Module content includes:

  • Videos
  • Written content
  • Knowledge tests*
Introduction

Who this module is for:
Athletes, carers and coaches of emerging athletes

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Nutrition Fundamentals

Learn about the nutrients in food, the role they play in supporting your training, and why an adequate energy intake is essential for health and performance.
Who this module is for:
Athletes, carers and coaches of emerging athletes
Estimated time to complete:
20 minutes

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Training and Competition Nutrition

Understand why focusing on nutrition should be a priority for all athletes and how to optimise fueling for, and recovery from, training and competing.
Who this module is for:
Athletes, carers and coaches of emerging athletes
Estimated time to complete:
20 minutes

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Hydration

Increase your knowledge about the impact of hydration on performance and learn the best fluids (and the amount you need to drink) before, during and after exercise.
Who this module is for:
Athletes, carers and coaches of emerging athletes
Estimated time to complete:
20 minutes

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Building Your Nutrition Plan

Discover the importance of planning to meet your fueling and recovery needs and learn how to construct a performance lunchbox.
Who this module is for:
Athletes, carers and coaches of emerging athletes
Estimated time to complete:
20 minutes

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Supplements

Understand what supplements are, the situations where you may benefit from using them, and how to do so in a considered, safe way.
Who this module is for:
Athletes, carers and coaches of emerging athletes
Estimated time to complete:
20 minutes

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Understanding Food Labels

Learn how to read food labels and use them to empower point of purchase food choice decisions, how to distinguish facts from marketing tricks, and how everyday foods differ from sports foods.
Who this module is for:
Athletes, carers and coaches of emerging athletes
Estimated time to complete:
20 minutes

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About the modules

These modules are a valuable educational tool, but the advice is general and should not be relied on solely. We encourage all athletes to be proactive in discussing their health, wellbeing and performance with their coaches, families, and support teams and to establish a strong relationship with their sports dietitian.

Don’t currently engage with a sports dietitian? Find a sports dietitian near you SDA - Sports Dietitians Australia

Acknowledgments

These modules are an initiative of the Australian High Performance Sport System. The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) acknowledges the generous contributions made by our National Institute Network and National Sporting Organisation partners in the development of these modules.

Special thanks to Gary Slater (AIS) for supporting this project along with Michelle Cort (Cricket Australia), Sally Anderson (Queensland Academy of Sport/Diving Australia), Holly Edstein (New South Wales Institute of Sport), Elaine Bo (Victorian Institute of Sport) and Jessica Rothwell (Athletics Australia). Thanks also to Rebecca Wiasak (AIS) for visual content creation and technical expertise, and to our wonderful athletes Tom Barns, Chris Bond, Cameron Green, Priscilla Hon, Jemima Montag, Caitlin Parker and Corey Warner for their personal insights.

This project was led by Bethanie Allanson (Western Australian Institute of Sport).

More information

For more information, please email performancesupport@ausport.gov.au

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