SISFFIT041 - Develop personalised exercise programs

Unit code: SISFFIT041 | 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 develop exercise programs and a series of sessions tailored to individual client needs, exercise preferences and fitness goals.
It requires the ability to integrate information from pre-exercise screenings, fitness assessments, and any medical guidance that may have been received for particular clients, to design suitable programs. Skills for instructing sessions are covered in a complementary unit.
Program design involves effective application of exercise science and training principles. This unit has a direct relationship with, and is supported by, SISFFIT049 Use exercise science principles in fitness instruction.This unit applies to personal trainers who work independently with clients using discretion and judgement to develop individually tailored client programs. They practise in settings such as fitness facilities, gyms, leisure and community centres, client workplaces and homes and outdoor locations.

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 required 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:

develop and document one personalised exercise program for three clients, to collectively include:

a female adult client
a male adult client
a client for whom medical guidance has been received

consistently use client-centred communication to identify each of the above client’s program needs and preferences
for each of the above three clients, develop and document four personalised session plans, each with a minimum duration of 45 minutes
across the above 12 sessions collectively, incorporate both indoor and outdoor sessions and the following types of exercises:

cardiovascular
resistance
flexibility
low and high impact

exercises that target the:

health related components of fitness
skill related components of fitness

exercises with and without equipment.

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

boundaries and responsibilities of fitness instructors in providing personalised exercise prescription and relationship to duty of care
type of client information provided by pre-exercise screening and fitness assessment processes, and implications for exercise programming:

client needs and exercise preferences
client body composition data
client fitness data and indication of suitable exercise intensity

types of client guidance that may be provided by medical and allied health professionals and implications for exercise programming:

injury management protocols
contraindications and precautions for types of exercise for those with medical conditions and health risk factors
exercise recommendations for client health improvement and collaborative rehabilitation

factors that affect the design of personalised exercise programs:
physical differences that need to be considered for:

adults of different sexes
older people
antenatal, postnatal, menopausal and post-menopausal women

exercise history and current abilities
desired frequency of training sessions
client goals
client-centred communication techniques for establishing and building trust and rapport, and how they may vary depending on individual client characteristics
the meaning of the following components of fitness, and how exercises can target client goals and improvements for each:
health related components:

cardiovascular endurance
muscle strength
muscle endurance
flexibility
body composition

skill related components:

power
speed
agility
coordination
balance
reaction time
proprioception

different types of high and low impact exercises and equipment that can be used:
cardiovascular exercises:

continuous
interval

resistance exercises using:

free weights
gym equipment including weight machines
body weight

flexibility exercises:

dynamic
static

benefits and impacts on the body of different types of exercises and specific injury prevention strategies
how different types of exercises can be combined and sequenced for safety and optimum effectiveness
how to effectively apply and combine exercise science principles to the design of personalised exercise programs and sessions to target client goals
how the FITT (frequency, intensity, time and type) principle is used to structure exercise programs and sessions
the principle of recovery, its importance and how this relates to different types of exercise for:

cardiovascular endurance training
muscle strength and endurance training
neuromuscular coordination training
flexibility training

established phases of exercise sessions, their underpinning rationale and timing for each within designated time of session:

warm up
main workout
cool down and stretches

components of exercise sessions, and how they can be used effectively to target client goals:

exercise order
volume and intensity and load of exercises
repetitions and sets
repetition tempo
rest intervals

training techniques that can be used in personalised exercise sessions, how they can be used, and considerations for their use:

supersets
drop sets
pre-fatigue techniques
plyometric training
interval training including high intensity interval training (HIIT)
circuit training
fartlek

format and inclusions of documented:

exercise programs
exercise session plans
client profile and client evaluation records.

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.