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Body Composition
This course dives into everything you need to know regarding body composition and the role it plays within a sport setting. Dr Rob Naughton will guide you through:
- What is body composition?Ā
- What are we as practitioners looking to do with body composition?
- Unavoidable factors that affect body compositionĀ
- Variety of methods to determine body compositionĀ
- What the data provides and what to do with it
- Various case study examples within different sports
By the end of this course you will have a thorougher understanding of body composition and the role it plays within sports. It is a sensitive subject and one that must be approached by the correct technician or a professionally certified individual. Body composition is vastly different across sports and the goals of an athlete. This course helps provide an understanding of the subject and how keeping data confidential is imperative.
Some recommended reading for this course consist of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) and Dexa Scans.
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