Spring 2027

Nutrition in Physical Activity and Health

This course provides scientific knowledge and practical application of nutrition as it relates to exercise, health, and sports performance.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Dan Schaefer3.9/5Tara La Rowe

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.70 GPA, 82.6% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 93.9% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.76 GPA, 88.6% A/AB (n=44 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify how nutritional and hydration demands vary by physical activity frequency, intensity, type, and time

  • Outline dietary assessment techniques and common dietary strategies for both the healthy population and populations with additional dietary needs

  • Apply the potential benefits of nutrient timing strategies to optimize performance and to promote tissue growth, recovery, and repair

  • Synthesize and discuss nutrition research related physical activity and health

  • Evaluate the safety and efficacy of common nutritional strategies, supplements, and ergogenic aids

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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ANAT&PHY 335

KINES/NUTRSCI 525

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 5 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.70 GPA, 82.6% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 93.9% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.76 GPA, 88.6% A/AB (n=44 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

TARA LA ROWE is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 100
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 400

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.70 GPA, 82.6% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 93.9% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.76 GPA, 88.6% A/AB (n=44 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Nutrition in the context of exercise, health, and sports
  • Nutritional and hydration demands based on activity variables
  • Nutrient timing for performance and tissue recovery
  • Safety and efficacy of supplements and ergogenic aids

Skills

  • Identifying nutritional and hydration demands across varying physical activities
  • Outlining dietary assessment techniques and strategies for diverse populations
  • Applying nutrient timing strategies for performance optimization and recovery
  • Evaluating the safety and efficacy of nutritional strategies and supplements

Grades

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1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Selected offering source records
KINES/NUTRSCI 525 · Spring 2027

Nutrition in Physical Activity and Health

Recorded 2026-10-14
KINES/NUTRSCI 525 · Spring 2027

Nutrition in Physical Activity and Health

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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