Generic advice doesn't deliver results. Clients now expect support tailored to their unique biology. Learn how to interpret DNA reports and personalise plans with The Genetics of Physical Performance and Health.
Generic advice doesn’t deliver results. Clients now expect support tailored to their unique biology.
The Genetics of Physical Performance & Health gives you the knowledge and confidence to understand and apply genetic insights in your fitness and health practice. Learn at your own pace, upskill, and offer your clients a more personalised approach that sets you apart.
“The best fitness professionals have always embraced new science before it became standard practice.
Genetic insight is the next frontier. The question isn't whether this becomes an expected part of professional practice; it's whether you're ahead of the curve or catching up to it. The professionals investing in this knowledge now are the ones who'll be shaping the industry in five years."
Justin Musgrove
Former CEO of Fitness First & The Bannatyne Group
Written by our in-house team of experts, The Genetics of Physical Performance & Health is delivered over four essential modules:
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Explore how DNA structure, genes and proteins determine human characteristics.
- Learn about DNA and genes
- Understand how genes are expressed
- Identify the differences between genetics and epigenetics
Learn how gene variants like ACTN3 and ACE influence physical ability, exercise and performance.
- Learn how mutations lead to variation
- Examine how genetic variants affect muscle and cardiovascular properties
- Discover how we can provide personalised recommendations based on genetics
Understand why people respond differently to training, based on gene - environment interaction.
- Learn how many genes contribute to changes in health
- Understand how genetics and the environment together affect health
- Discover how to interpret genetic and lifestyle data together
Explore how genetic insights can personalise fitness and health strategies for your clients.
- Find out how to collect a client's DNA sample
- Learn how genetic testing is performed
- Find out about common misconceptions around DNA testing
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By learning how to apply genetic insights, you can improve client outcomes, increase retention and offer a truly differentiated service. This course gives you a practical skill set that adds long-term value to your career and business.
Awarded CIMSPA Enhancing Quality Assurance status - meaning the quality of how this course is taught, not just what it covers, has been independently assessed.
Practical and relevant content, no science degree needed.
Learn online, at your own pace, with clear, digestible modules and strengthen your knowledge with end of module quizzes and tests.
Use your knowledge to create more effective, personalised plans. Position yourself as a forward-thinking professional with specialised expertise.
Reach out and ask questions of our team of scientists and geneticists anytime by emailing into support@fitnessgenes.com.
The Genetics of Physical Performance & Health course was developed and led by FitnessGenes co-founder Dr. Stuart J Grice. Stuart spent 12 years as a tutor and Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford within the MRC Functional Genomics Unit, where he published groundbreaking research on the genetic mechanisms of metabolic and neuromuscular health.
Our science team has spent over a decade analysing more than 180 genetic traits and delivering personalised recommendations to clients across 50+ countries.
By combining their expert knowledge of foundation genomics and the role of DNA in health and fitness, this course provides the complete overview you need to confidently analyse, apply, and communicate your clients' genetic data.
Receive full access to our online training course, with six CIMSPA CPD points awarded upon completion.
“Highly insightful. I loved learning about the body's response to exercise and how to adapt how you train a person. Easy to follow”
Julia Pizzichemi
Director
Anatomy Matters
The course was an in-depth insight as to how fitness directly relates to science. Allowing the reader to understand how people react differently to exercise and nutrition is imperative when operating in the fitness sector.
Loren Goode
Personal Trainer
Lifestyle Fitness
"I’m genuinely blown away by the quality and depth of what FitnessGenes offers. The structure is smart, the content rich and, most importantly, it’s all evidence-based and data-driven".
Finn-Tore Camacho Bjørnsand
Head of Performance and Physiology, YDUN
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