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Professional Education:
The Genetics of Physical Performance & Health

Learn how to interpret DNA reports and personalise plans to improve client results, keep them for longer and grow your business.

£149
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The Genetics Of Physical Performance & Health

01
The Foundations of Genetics
DNA, genes & epigenetics
02
Genetic Variants & Performance
ACTN3, ACE & muscle properties
03
Polygenic Traits & Interaction
Gene-environment interaction
04
Applied Genomics in Fitness & Health
DNA reports & personalised programming

Join the world's first Certified Genomics course for health and fitness professionals.

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.

“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

What you'll Learn Throughout this course

Written by our in-house team of experts, The Genetics of Physical Performance & Health is delivered over four essential modules:

Module 1:

The Foundations of Genetics

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

Module 2:

Genetic Variants & Performance

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

Module 3:

Polygenic Traits & Interaction

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

Module 4:

Applied Genomics in Fitness & Health

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

Personalisation drives retention, and expertise builds trust

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.

CIMSPA Education Partner

Our course has been recognised by The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) as meeting their professional quality standards.

Designed for fitness professionals

Practical and relevant content, no science degree needed.

Flexible and accessible

Learn online, at your own pace, with clear, digestible modules and strengthen your knowledge with end of module quizzes and tests.

Stronger client results

Use your knowledge to create more effective, personalised plans. Position yourself as a forward-thinking professional with specialised expertise.

Live Expert Support

Join our bi-monthly office hours to ask questions and get direct support from our team of scientists and geneticists.

Written By Our Team of Experts

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Lead by FitnessGenes co-founder Dr. Stuart J Grice, our in-house science team have researched more than 180 genetic traits over the past decade, delivering client results, insights and recommendations for each.

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.

Your course authors have shared expertise in:

Genomics

Exercise science

Molecular biology

Neuroscience

Medicine

Bioinformatics

The Genetics of Physical Performance & Health

£149.00

Receive full access to our online training course, with six CIMSPA CPD points awarded upon completion.

Full access to The Genetics of Physical Performance & Health online training course

Six CPD points upon completion, awarded by CIMSPA

Online support from the in-house FitnessGenes team

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