Course outline
An introduction to the fundamentals of plant-based nutrition for fitness. This course aims to address the common misconceptions about a plant-based diet, from how much protein you need, what micronutrients may be missing, to the relevance of food pairing. Whether it’s achieving lean muscle gain, improving digestion, boosting athletic performance (strength/endurance) or optimizing health, this course will provide participants with the fundamental principles of adopting and advocating a healthy plant-based diet.
Insights
- Learn why you should consider a plant-based nutrition to achieve better performance, body composition and long term health
- Delivered by plant-based Athlete, Author and Educator Luke Tan
- 0.6 ACE CEC’s
- Course date: 22 May 2021, Saturday
- Early Bird Price S$345 (before 25/04/21)
- Regular Price S$395

Is this for you?
Be it health, fitness, the environment or ethics, a vegetarian/vegan/plant-based diet is fast gaining popularity. Athletes are now turning to a plant-based diet to boost their performance while medical practitioners are now advocating a plant-based nutrition for treatment of chronic disease. So what is the best way to approach plant-based nutrition to improve body composition (lean muscle gain/fat loss), enhance recovery and optimise long term health? While staying within the scope of practice for Personal Trainers, this workshop will give you all you need to support your clients to live a fit and healthy plant-based lifestyle.
Course objectives
On completion of the workshops students will be able to:
- Describe the benefits and limitations of plant vs animal protein
- Explain how plant-based nutrition can help achieve better health and fitness
- Help and support clients who are considering a plant-based lifestyle

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
9am to 5pm
- Challenge what you already know about nutrition and discover how to use a plant-based diet to optimise health, fitness & body composition
- Learn why you should consider plants as fuel
- But where do you get your protein? Look at the abundance of plant based protein sources
- Vegetarian, vegan or plant-based – What is the difference and what is healthy?
- What constitute a heathy plant-based lifestyle?
- Learn the top principles to support long-term health and active living
- Case studies- weight loss, muscle gain and long term health
- Summary of concepts

Fitness Educator
Luke Tan