Title: Explain how nutritional needs are impacted by physical activity.
Course: Sports Medicine/Athletic Training I (14062-I) > Section: Understanding Nutrition

Explanation should include impact of physical activity on hydration, body-mass index (BMI), caloric balance equation, and the preparticipation meal.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the consequences of exercising in a dehydrated state?
- What is an ergogenic aid? What are the consequences of abusing ergogenic aids such as anabolic steroids?
- What factors should be considered before taking “nutritional” supplements for performance enhancement?

NASM-Certified Personal Trainer

Appendix E

- Review fitness assessment considerations.
- Review concepts for program design.
- Describe hydration concepts.
- Identify fitness technologies and trends.
- Describe behavior change strategies for client results.
- Describe exam taking best practices and preparation.

Chapter 17 Nutrition

- Describe the macronutrients and their functions.
- Describe how the macronutrient composition of an individual’s food intake can affect satiety, compliance, daily energy expenditure, and weight control.
- Provide basic nutritional recommendations for optimizing health.
- Answer questions, handle issues, and dispel myths regarding the relationship of macronutrients to the successful alteration of body composition.

Chapter 18 Supplementation

- Define what dietary supplements are and describe the various classes and uses of them.
- Understand basic supplemental recommendations for optimizing health.
- Respond to questions about dietary supplements based on objective, scientific facts.
- Define the term ergogenic and common substances used to enhance performance.

Chapter 4 Exercise Metabolism and Bioenergetics

- Describe the primary methods of how the body produces energy for exercise.
- Differentiate between aerobic and anaerobic metabolism.
- Distinguish which energy pathways predominate for various intensities and durations of exercise.
- Understand the interaction of carbohydrate, fat, and protein as fuels for exercise.
- State the differences in the energy use during steady state and exhaustive exercise.
- Discriminate between the energy requirements of steady state versus intermittent exercise.
- Describe basic training-induced adaptations in energy production.