Level 1 Nutrition Certification Reviews

Every week there’s a new headline or documentary claiming to uncover the “facts” on health and it leaves all of us consumers confused on what to focus on. All I want to know is how can I coach myself and my athletes on the fundamental aspects of nutrition to be able to reach the level of health they want to achieve.

Now with a Precision Nutrition Certification I feel confident to be able to help my athletes and clients see how the choices they are making are working for or against THEIR individual goals. By being able to explain how particular foods are processed and affects the body in different ways I am able to coach all levels of athletes and has also given me the tools to live my healthiest life.

My biggest struggles before joining the PN1 level certification were around having this interest and passion and desire to learn more about nutrition and wanting to apply it in a way to help others, but not knowing how to make that next step! I have a full time job that I also love, which is teaching kindergarten, and I wasn’t sure how it what it would look like to keep teaching and also start nutrition coaching.

Once I started the PN coursework, I knew I had made the right choice to pursue my passion! I really enjoyed being a student, again. I found it was a great refresher for concepts I learned with my first degree in exercise science, but also lots of new information related to this great holistic view of nutrition. I was really impressed with the PN certification. Upon completion I felt much more prepared, and had a clearer focus of what my next steps in nutrition coaching would look like! I was so excited to finish!

I’ve been in the fitness industry for 6 years as a Strength Trainer. As a fitness professional, I’m often asked nutrition questions; people just assume if you’re a trainer, you know how to help people lose fat. This is a fallacy. Before my education with Precision Nutrition I wasn’t consistent with the nutrition advice I offered my clients. I shared critical thinking skills with others in regards to nutrition but I wasn’t well-versed in nutrition basics (the science).

Completing the certification has been a game changer for me in my coaching practice and with my training clients. In addition to all things digestion, energy balance, metabolism, etc. Pn1 also covers the science behind behavior change and the management of coaching clients journey. I have helped more than 30 people on their journey toward better health in the last year. I continually use Precision Nutrition as resource for myself and clients because their information is science-based, succinct, and current.

The difference-maker that separates PN from the rest is their dedication towards two critical components of creating a world-class coaching curriculum; learning style and applicability. No matter what type of learning style you are, PN’s combination of video software and professional textbook caters to your every need so you can maximize your educational experience.

Beyond this, I have found the applicability of the knowledge provided in the course to easily be used in my practice for everybody from stay-at-home parents all the way to world record-breaking athletes.

As a coach who has seen it all, I can confidently tell you that PN is at the top of the nutrition mountain for showing coaches exactly what they need to do to positively impact more lives and create a successful and rewarding career.

In my over 15 years as a registered dietitian, I’ve taken a lot of nutrition courses. What sets this one apart has a lot to do with the way pn presents the material. Don’t kid yourself, complex nutritional science topics are covered but pn delivers them in a clear, concise, no bs way – that is actually kind of fun (not your typical nutritional science textbook!). They zero in on what is key for fitness professionals to know and trim off the excess fluff.

Pn’s overall approach to nutrition coaching is one that’s grounded in sustainability. It’s a refreshing move away from the extreme, fast fix approaches that we know work for a short time and then stop working, leaving you and your clients frustrated and feeling like a failure. You can trust that what you learn here are the tools you need to get your clients to a sustainable place.

In the final section of the course, you’re given a system to follow that allows you to put all of that nutritional science stuff into action in real life in a meaningful consistent kind of way in your business. So it’s not just about having the background knowledge, but it’s also about giving you the real life tools and system you can use to put all of that knowledge into action in your business.

Filtering out the good information from the bad is a tough but necessary part of being in this field. It takes attention to detail and can be extremely time consuming, especially when taking deeper dives into research. I found that aspect of coaching to be one of the more daunting responsibilities on my plate.

Now that I am PNL1 certified, I have all the tools and resources I need to make sure I am giving my clients what is best. With the knowledge and skills I have gained, I am confident in taking the most recent findings and communicating them to my clients in an effective and relatable manner.