NASM - Certified Nutrition Coach (NASM-CNC)

Nutrition serves as an incredibly enriching discipline due to its potential to change the lives of clients. Nutrition serves as the foundation for our health and the fuel for our performance. However, to get to a balance in life, you need support, discipline, empathy, methodology and drive to positively change behaviors.

And as a Certified Nutrition Coach, you’ll learn the science of nutrition and use it to promote better health in yourself and others through smarter dietary choices, sustainable change, and a better relationship with food.

  • Evaluate client nutrition needs and provide guidance on a healthy, effective diet that supports their fitness and wellness goals
  • Learn & utilise the latest evidence-based nutrition science
  • Master & use behavior change strategies to develop long-lasting weight loss and healthful nutrition habits
  • Help clients navigate realistic diet challenges like food labels, portion sizes, and fad diets
  • Self-paced online programme makes it easy and convenient to launch your new career from home in as little as 4 weeks
  • CEU Value: 1.9 NASM

The NASM Nutrition Coach Certification programme provides in-depth training in nutritional science, behaviour change strategies, and nutrition coaching. By the time you’re finished, you’ll have all the expert knowledge you need to help clients transform their relationship to food and guide them to make better dietary choices.

Curriculum
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Chapter 1: Introduction Learn about the role of a Nutrition Coach and how the NASM Nutrition Certification can help enhance your career. Chapter 2: Scope of Practice Understand a Nutrition Coach's scope of practice, professional expectations, and differentiate among related nutrition professions. Chapter 3: Evidence-Based Nutrition and Practice In this chapter, you'll learn the importance of evidence-based practice as a nutrition specialist, the difference between basic scientific principles and methodology, and how to define scientific research processes. Chapter 4: Food Preference and Influences Understand the effects of nutritional intake on individual health, identify the role of dietary habits in overall health, and describe factors that influence dietary patterns. You'll also be able to recognise the dangers of a one-diet-fits-all approach and identify how different factors can influence eating patterns. Chapter 5: Energy Balance and Metabolism This chapter explores how macronutrients fuel activity and bodily functions, as well as how to balance the energy in versus energy out equation. You'll understand the First Law of Thermodynamics, energy balance, and energy systems. Chapter 6: Protein Protein is an important macronutrient that many bodily functions depend on. Learn the structure and function of protein, total daily protein requirements, and methods for establishing protein requirements in a dietary program. Chapter 7: Carbohydrates Carbohydrates provide energy for the body. Understand their structure and function, the digestion and absorption process, daily carbohydrate requirements, and more. Chapter 8: Fats Dietary fat has many important functions. In this chapter, you'll learn about the function and intake recommendations, healthy versus unhealthy fats, as well as key myths and hot topics related to fat. Chapter 9: Alcohol This chapter explains the digestion and absorption process of alcohol, as well as the physiological effects and methods for accommodating alcohol in a dietary program. Chapter 10: Micronutrients Micronutrients help maintain the metabolic processes required to produce energy. Understand the difference between water-soluble vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins, and minerals, identify common food sources, and learn to calculate daily recommended intakes and the values for each micronutrient. Chapter 11: Hydration In this chapter, you'll learn the compartmental aspects and shifts of water in the body following significant sweat losses. You'll also discover methods to help decrease excessive hypo- or hyper-hydration and learn about proper hydration strategies. Chapter 12: Nutrient Timing Discover appropriate nutrient-timing strategies for performance and for altering body composition, as well as the role that nutrient timing plays within an overall nutrition strategy. Chapter 13: Supplements Understand the role of supplementation across various goals, explain the strength of the evidence base for commonly used supplements, and learn to communicate with clients about the pros and cons of supplementation.
  • 110 Infographics
  • 14 Videos
  • 53 Knowledge Checks
  • 1 Printable Handout
Chapter 14: Psychology of Weight Control and Behaviour Change In this chapter, you'll learn how psychology affects fitness and wellness. Identify barriers to diet and exercise, common eating disorders, and common client types used to develop customised programs. Chapter 15: Coaching and Communication It's important for Personal Nutrition Coaches to communicate in a way that positively influences adherence to their programmes. You'll identify strategies for building rapport and use effective communication skills to elicit behavior change. Chapter 16: Motivational Interviewing This chapter explains motivational interviewing and strategies that are used to help clients understand the underlying reasons for their own change while affirming their motivation. Chapter 17: Goal Setting Understand different types of goals, the benefits of effective goal-setting, methods for providing feedback and tracking progress, and identify obstacles commonly encountered when setting goals.
  • 18 Infographics
  • 11 Videos
  • 16 Knowledge Checks
Chapter 18: Dietary Assessment and Body Composition Testing In this chapter, you'll discover a step-by-step approach to assessing dietary intake and monitoring body composition. You'll compare body-composition assessment methods and understand the importance of consistency and accessibility. Chapter 19: Food and Supplement Labels and Portion Size Learn about the labeling standards for food and supplement products, as well as portion size recommendations. Chapter 20: Helping Clients Navigate the Real World This chapter explains strategies that can help clients make healthy food choices in everyday situations, such as at the grocery store or dining out. Chapter 21: Navigating Diets Learn the latest facts regarding diets and how they impact health, body composition, and athletic performance. This chapter explores many different diets and provides details regarding their safety and effectiveness. Chapter 22: Nutrition Hot Topics and Controversies An in-depth approach to explaining the science behind many of the nutrition hot topics and controversies faced by clients today. Chapter 23: Managing Weight-Loss Plateaus and Maintaining Weight Loss This chapter examines the science and psychology of weight-loss plateausand how to help clients avoid this vicious cycle. Chapter 24: Programming - Putting it All Together Nutrition Coaches must have a foundational level of knowledge regarding nutritional science and behaviour psychology. However, knowledge without action is virtually useless, especially when helping clients achieve their health-and-wellness goals. This chapter puts all of this knowledge into practice and details a step-by-step process for nutrition programming.
  • 62 Infographics
  • 16 Videos
  • 29 Knowledge Checks
  • 10 Printable Handouts
After the completion of the course, you will take an online final exam from the comfort of your own home, or wherever you prefer to take tests. The test is 100, multiple-choice questions. The exam is closed-book and invigilated online. The exam is timed and cannot exceed 90 minutes. To pass, you need a score of 70% or higher and you have up to 3 attempts to pass.
As one of the most trusted sources of fitness training certifications in the world, NASM is a distinguished name that will stand out to fitness employers.
  • Peer-Reviewed Content from the Brightest Minds in the Industry
  • State-of-the-Art Digital Learning Platform
  • Programmes Designed to Meet Multiple Learning Styles
  • 35+ Years Of Experience Training Fitness Professionals
  • 1.5M+ Fitness Professionals Trained
  • 100+ Countries with NASM Fitness and Coach Professionals
You can complete your Certified Nutrition Coach Certification in as few as 4 weeks. In addition to its interactive multimedia-rich content, learning tools, resources, and comprehensive study-planning guide, you can reach out to the team at PFC Academy for support.
Absolutely! You can complete the NASM Certified Nutrition Coach (NASM-CNC) programme while also working full-time. The study material is 100% online and self-paced, and can be accessed on a computer, or a mobile device such as a phone or tablet.
NASM-CNC is approved for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by the following organisations: NASM- 1.9 CEUs AFAA - 15 CEUs ACE - 3.0 CECs CIMPSA -10 CPD Points EREPS - 10 Learning Hours
A Nutritionist is different from a Nutrition Coach. With the foundational knowledge you’ll gain as a Certified Nutrition Coach, you’ll have the expertise needed to help clients make smarter nutrition choices and create sustainable change in their lives. When you sign up to become a Certified Nutrition Coach through NASM, you’ll learn how to assess your client’s nutritional needs and ensure they’re met through three unique yet equally important modules:
  • Nutrition Science: From proteins to fats, energy balance to counting macros, get a comprehensive look at the scope of your practice as a nutrition leader.
  • Behaviour Change: Learn how to use motivation and communication to enhance the psychology behind how we eat.
  • Nutrition Coaching: Put everything together to create a personalised course of action for your clients. Whether it’s weight loss or weight gain, bulking up or maintaining where they’re at, you now have the keys to nutritional success.
A Certified Nutrition Coach (CNC) works with a more general clientele to develop strategies that address issues like obesity, body composition, aging, and lifestyle approaches to disease management. A Certified Sports Nutrition Coach (CSNC) digs a little deeper, working specifically with athletes to educate and provide coaching around performance nutrition within sports. While these two roles differ in the audience they serve, they do work hand in hand to provide a well-rounded understanding of nutrition. To that end, NASM's CNC program sets down an effective foundation in nutrition to build from, helping through a fundamental understanding of how to serve clients’ nutrition needs. From there, NASM's CSNC programme takes what you learn throughout CNC and builds upon it to target a specific client base to focus on strategies that impact performance and recovery.
The final exam is administered online within your student portal. It is a closed-book exam and invigilated online. There are 100 multiple-choice questions and you'll have 90 minutes to complete it. A score of 70% or better is required to pass. You have 365 days from the date of account activation to complete your final exam. Your account will be activated within 3-5 working days of payment.
You will have 3 attempts to pass your final exam. These 3 attempts are included in your package, and if needed, you can purchase retest attempts through us at PFC Academy.

To maintain your NASM Certified Nutrition Coach (NASM-CNC) credential, you need to recertify every two years. This ensures that you stay current with industry standards and continue to grow as a fitness professional. Here’s what the process looks like:

  1. Complete Continuing Education Units (CEUs):

    • You’ll need 1.9 NASM CEUs (19 contact hours) within your two-year certification cycle.

    • The remaining CEUs can be earned through NASM-approved courses, workshops, specialisations, or approved outside providers.

  2. Submit Recertification Application:

    • Once your CEUs are completed, log in to your NASM account and submit your recertification application online.

    • Provide proof of CEUs

  3. Pay the Recertification Fee:

  4. Meet Deadlines:

    • Recertification is due every two years from the date you originally earned your NASM-CNC

    • Late submissions may incur additional fees, so it’s best to submit early.

By staying on top of your CEUs, recertification becomes a straightforward process. It’s also a great opportunity to expand your knowledge, specialise in new areas, and continue delivering safe and effective training to your clients.

NASM - Certified Nutrition Coach (NASM-CNC)

CEU: 1.9 NASM | 1.5 AFAA
Become a Certified Nutrition Coach

RM0.00 - RM0.00 SST - SST

  • NASM-CNC
    Option: Add-On Bundle
    NASM-CPT
    NASM-CES
    NASM-VCS
    Live Workshop Preferred Location
*Note : Price excludes 8% SST

NASM Certified Nutrition Coach (NASM-CNC) Online Self-Study Account:

  • Evidence-Based Programme Designed and Reviewed by 20 Leading Nutrition Experts
  • 100% Online & Self-Paced Programme
  • State-of-the-Art, Digital Learning Platform
  • 41 High-Quality Videos Across 24 In-Depth Chapters
  • 190 Custom Infographics, 11 Printable Handouts, and 98 Knowledge Checks
  • Comprehensive Practice Exam
  • Downloadable PDF of Textbook
  • 5-Year Unlimited Access to Online Content
  • 1.9 NASM CEUs
  • 3 x Final Exam Attempts
  • Certificate Upon Passing Exam

The NASM Nutrition Certification is a non-accredited certification. To maintain the certification, you must collect 1.9 NASM CEUs every 2 years. A renewal fee must also be paid to renew your certification.

  1. Upon payment, your online account will be activated with 1-3 days.
  2. Once your account has been activated, you will receive your account details through email, and you can get started! 
  3. You will have our support - we're just a text or call away.

1. Register and pay for the course.

2. Complete the self-guided online study materials in your own time from the comfort of home.

3. Pass the exam (within 365 days of account activation) and receive your digital certificate!

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