For your initial client assessment, you must complete the goal section.
Then, based on your client's goals, decide which information in subsequent sections would be relevant to monitor. If you are opting to track something not included on this form, please indicate what/how you will monitor in the initial assessment section below.
Questions to Consider
Practice coaching a classmate through the PREP circuit. As the assessor you should be helping your client be:
Answer the related question below, save, mark as complete, and move to the next task.
Complete the following:
Then Save your data.
Then Save your data.
Then mark this task complete and move to the next task.
During this initial meeting, it’s good practice to acquire some background information to help you be better prepared.
Make sure to exchange contact info (emails and/or texting) so that you will be able to communicate for the next ~6 weeks.
Two of the tools you can use to collect important information in your initial meeting are:
It is strongly recommended that you retain digital copies of both of these document. Please cut and paste both of those links into an email and ask your client to complete the forms.
In order to become a more effective coach, teacher or trainer, it’s important to put yourself in the role of student or client. As part of the experiential nature of the Principles of Fitness course, you have the opportunity to serve as a personal training client for a 2nd year FHP student.
Personal Training Overview (10 hours)
Please complete the training preferences , and we’ll get you matched with a trainer shortly.
For this task, you will need to collect:
Input these values into your data tracking sheet below.
As mentioned in the preamble, despite there being many potential confounding variables, equations are available to predict VO2max using the 1.5 mile run test.
What is your predicted VO2max using the following two equations:
Kathy is a 45 year old female. She is a breast cancer survivor. As part of her treatment she had a bilateral mastectomy. This has left her with a lot of chest muscle weakness. Her goal is to regain strength and mobility within her upper body. She is a bit self conscious and has been reluctant to return to her group fitness class. She is also worried that she isn't strong enough and may hurt herself.
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Susan is an 83 year old female. Over the past two years Susan’s vision has worsened. Last year she had a fall that left her bruised and concerned. Her main goal is to improve her balance and functional strength in order to reduce the likelihood of falling. She still lives alone in her home but does not drive. Her son, with no medical training, often drops her off at appointments.
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Below is a sample video showing you several common dynamic warm-up movements. As you will notice, often there is a sequence of 2 or 3 movement patterns (i.e. lunge or squat + another upper body or core movement).
