Virgin Active Certificate in Advanced Nutrition Essentials for Fitness & Leisure

This course is suitable for roles such as Personal Trainers, Yoga Instructors, L3 Coaches, Club Managers and Advanced Exercise to Music Instructors.
This course is only available to Virgin Active Team Members (staff)

Successful completion of this course results in eligibility for an AfN Certificate in Advanced Nutrition Essentials for Fitness and Leisure to be issued.

This flexible online course will help Virgin Active team members to deepen their understanding of nutrition and will provide them with evidence based practical knowledge that they can apply in Virgin Active gyms.

Virgin Active team members will have access to one-to-one support from a nutrition tutor during the course, as well as workbooks, recipe videos, case studies and infographics.

Course aimed at

This course is for company employees only.

This course is suitable for roles such as Sports Science Degree Student, Sports Physiotherapist, Specialist Personal Trainer/Exercise Instructor, Area Manager, Advanced Dance Teacher

Course details

Course code: CC1004

Duration: Around 85 hours


Training Provider:



Virgin Active Academy

Certification Dates

Certification Awarded:

14th February 2023

(Course certified for 3-years from date awarded, subject to satisfactory annual renewal)

Certified Course note

Please Note: Completion of this AfN Certified Course does not make an individual a AfN/UKVRN certified nutritionist/ nutrition assistant/ nutrition advisor/weight specialist/ diet advisor/nutrition coach or other such title nor eligible for UKVRN registration as either a Registered Associate Nutritionist or Registered Nutritionist.

Please click here for details of AfN Accredited Degree Programmes from which graduates are eligible for direct entry to the UKVRN as a Registered Associate Nutritionist.