SISFFIT033 - Complete client fitness assessments

Unit code: SISFFIT033 | Study level: TAFE

Credit points

N/A

Location

Footscray Park

Werribee

Prerequisites

N/A

Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to assess current fitness capabilities of clients using information from industry standard pre-exercise screening as the starting point. It requires the ability to complete assessments using a range of activities and measurements and to document outcomes.
Assessment may occur prior to clients beginning an exercise program, before changes to programs and when their health status changes. Outcomes are used by fitness instructors to plan client programs. Skills for planning are covered in complementary units.This unit applies to gym instructors and personal trainers, who work unsupervised when interacting with clients using discretion and judgement to provide individually tailored client assessments. They practise in settings such as fitness facilities, gyms, leisure and community centres, client workplaces and homes and outdoor locations, depending on their job role.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following skills
Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

complete a fitness assessment of three different clients including:

a female adult
a male adult
a client aged 55 years or over

for each of the above three clients:

measure heart rate at rest, during exercise and post exercise using a heart rate monitor
select and use client-appropriate activities to assess:
cardiovascular endurance
muscle strength
muscle endurance
flexibility
accurately record results in client records and prepare information to facilitate exercise program development
suggest two options for suitable exercise activities according to fitness assessment outcomes and client goals

according to actual client interactions or case studies:

identify two clients with risk factors that require referral to medical or allied health professionals
prepare accurate referral documentation for each of the two clients to obtain guidance from medical or allied health professionals for exercise participation and prescription.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

key legal obligations to maintain confidentiality of client information including requirements for the collection, use, maintenance and secure storage of private information, particularly sensitive health information
boundaries and responsibilities of fitness instructors in completing fitness assessments and providing exercise prescription
how fitness assessments and referral of at-risk clients relate to duty of care
type of information provided by industry standard pre-exercise screening processes and implications for fitness assessments:

client needs and exercise preferences
client body measurements
contraindications and precautions for exercise including those provided by medical and allied health professionals
indicative recommended level of exercise intensity

purpose of fitness assessments and benefits for clients and instructors
key aspects of health-related components of fitness, methods used to assess these and how to interpret results:

cardiovascular endurance
muscle strength
muscle endurance
flexibility

methods for measuring exercise intensity:

heart rate response
talk test
rated perceived exertion (RPE) scale
power output

types of exercise equipment used for fitness assessments and how to complete assessments without using exercise equipment
functions of heart rate monitors used for fitness assessments and how to operate
meaning of exercise intolerance and common signs and symptoms
fitness assessment situations and outcomes indicating the need for referral to medical and allied health professionals
essential information included in referrals
formats of client fitness assessment records and the types of information they include
services available in the fitness industry that match different fitness levels and types of client goals.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the VUPolytechnic and/or via the VU Polytechnic e-learning system.