Spring 2013: Science 45 “Designing and Coordinating Your Nutrition & Exercise”

Coordinating your nutrition with exercise produces significantly greater health, performance, and weight-loss results. This course begins with the theory
and application of the core components of exercise (cardiovascular, interval, and strengthening) plus the three “W”s of nutrition (What you eat, When you eat, and Water). We will then discuss the fundamental concepts of how to adjust exercise and nutrition for specific quality-of-life goals, guiding you in designing and coordinating your exercise and nutrition so that they are mutually supportive. This avoids the potential irony of exercise actually reducing your health, perfor- mance, or ability to lose weight. You will learn a simple system of estimating caloric expenditure and macronu- trient needs in order to lose weight, increase health, or drive performance. This course is designed for anyone wondering why their exercise has hit a plateau sooner than they expected, why they can’t lose weight in spite of exercising more and eating fewer calories, or why some aspects of their health have declined as they have exercised more.