The purpose of this study was to analyse the nutrition knowledge of fitness instructors in Aracaju/SE. The participants were compound of 111 teachers and 58 trainees and completed questionnaires regarding feeding, nutrition advice and nutrition knowledge. 65% of the respondents provided nutrition advice. The participants correctly answered to 59,7% of the nutrition knowledge questionnaire. Fitness instructors showed to have a higher percentage of correct answers in questions related to General nutrition than in Sports nutrition.
Nutritional knowledge; Fitness Center; Physical Education; Nutrition
