A warm-up is designed to help:
Blood pressure is a measure of the pressure or force of blood against the walls of your blood vessels (known as arteries). Your blood pressure reading is based on two measures called systolic and diastolic:
Blood Pressure Ratings and Risk Categories
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For almost everyone, the benefits of physical activity far outweigh any risks. For some individuals, specific advice from a Qualified Exercise Professional (QEP – has post-secondary education in exercise sciences and an advanced certification in the area – see csep.ca/certifications) or health care provider is advisable.
This following questionnaire (which replaced the Par-Q+ in 2018) is intended for all ages – to help move you along the path to becoming more physically active.
To learn more about discovery questions and effective screening procedures, click on the toggles below.
To see examples of poor vs. good communication, please watch the video below. Once you have watched both examples, please move on to the next task.
All the lab courses in FHP employ the same evaluation rubric. This rubric consists of four sections worth a total of 40 marks.
Over the course of the term, working in groups of 3 or 4, you will be asked to use this rubric to evaluate your peers, as well as have your peers evaluate your ability to teach/instruct.
Example of peer evaluation process
You can see a record of all the peer evaluations you have had done to you by selecting the Peer Practice Summary tab on the course homepage.
Click the toggle below to view a sample of the lab rubric.
Becoming an effective communicator is of fundamental importance to fitness professionals.
Fitness professionals who communicate well will see clients having higher levels of initial trust, motivation and compliance with the exercise and lifestyle modifications we prescribe.
Image Source: http://www.rightattitudes.com/2008/10/04/7-38-55-rule-personal-communication/
But did you know that effective communication is less than 10% the actual words you say, and has far more to do with how you say those words (vocal elements), as well as your body language (non-verbal elements).
Vocal elements
Non-verbal elements
In this week’s lab, we are going to be reviewing the general expectations for labs in the Fitness and Health Promotion program at Fanshawe College.
What is a profession?
In the FHP program, we are focused on becoming fitness professionals. As such, these lab experiences will help prepare you for a career as a personal trainer, group exercise instructor, employee wellness coach, or fitness appraiser.
What is professionalism?
To learn more about the elements that contribute to professionalism, please click on each of the toggles below:
As a fitness professional, it is important to always dress in a manner that allows you to perform physical activity, but still projects a professional demeanor.
The FHP Uniform
Required attire for all FHP labs consists of:
Hats and sweaters may be worn during labs, but are not considered appropriate during lab exams or client work.
Inappropriate attire
In addition, alterations to the uniform like cutting the sleeves, tying the front/side of the uniform are not permitted. Neither are excessively short shorts.
The Fitness Lab (C1047) is not intended for use without supervision. An approved Fitness and Health Promotion (FHP) technician and/or faculty member must be present at all times during its use.
Failure to follow the above rules may result in removal from the Lab space.
** Reminder: No outdoor shoes allowed in lab **
As a result, regular attendance in all labs, is a fundamental expectation of the FHP program.
But attendance alone does not produce a quality fitness professional.
Accountability also involves regular participation in all lab-based activities, as well as monitoring your own-progress and learning. To that end, you will be regularly tracking your progress in each lab through the use of this website.
It is a program expectation that you attend and participate in all labs for any given course.
The evaluation rubric for all FHP labs will be conducted according to the following rubric:
| 4: Excellent | 3: Good | 2: Satisfactory | 1: Poor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excellent effort, on time, follows lab rules, full FHP uniform, brought required resources, active engagement in peer practice and debriefing sessions. | Good effort, on time, mostly follows lab rules, missing one of required attire or resource elements, somewhat engaged. | Average effort, missed less than 10 minutes, missing two or more of required attire or resource elements, mostly not engaged. | Substandard effort, missed greater than 10 minutes, inappropriate attire, not following lab rules, unprepared, not engaged. |
N.B. In the event that you miss a lab entirely, you will receive a 0 for non-participation.
For a particular course, you will see a record of any lab infractions you have accumulated by clicking on the lab infractions tab on the course homepage.
