IDR215 Nutrition, Recovery, and Athletic Performance
- ECTS Credits:
- 5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Monica Klungland Torstveit
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
Teaching language
EnglishCourse contents
Sport nutrition and recovery: Clarification of concepts
- The recovery steps
- Nutrition, sleep, and quality rest
- Recovery methods
- Active recovery methods (e.g., low intensity activity)
- Passive recovery methods (e.g., massage, compression clothing, hydrotherapy, medication, stretching)
- Proactive recovery methods (e.g., relaxation)
- Psychological recovery
- Other factors of relevance for athletic recovery (such as gender differences, temperature and climate, travel, and lifestyle)
- Subjective and objective assessment of athletic recovery
- Practical dilemmas (e.g., recovery for all athletes on the same team, individual preferences, sponsors' requirements)
- Possible consequences of limited recovery (such as overtraining, low energy availability and burnout); development, management, and prevention.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to:
- Understand how nutrition and sleep is related to athletes’ health and performance.
- Understand how different recovery methods/techniques and psychological recovery may influence sports performance.
- Demonstrate knowledge about subjective and objective assessment of athletic recovery.
- Discuss possible consequences of limited recovery, such as overtraining, low energy availability and burnout, as well as practical dilemmas.
- Reflect upon and convey advantages and challenges with different recovery methods to athletes and coaches.
Examination requirements
All mandatory tasks must be completed and approved. An overview of all tasks will be presented in Canvas.
Teaching methods
The course is taught as a combination of lectures, group work, case discussions, and individual tasks. A selection of oral and written tasks will be mandatory.
Expected workload for the average student is 135 hours.
Evaluation
The study program manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Assessment methods and criteria
3-hour written individual exam. Graded assessment.