SISFFIT049 - Use exercise science principles in fitness instruction

Unit code: SISFFIT049 | Study level: TAFE

Nominal hours:

Location

Footscray Park

Werribee

Prerequisites

N/A

Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify how exercise science principles (also known as exercise training principles) apply to fitness instruction, and use those principles in the design and ongoing modification of exercise programs for clients.
This unit has a direct relationship with, and supports the following units involving the application of exercise science and training principles to program design:
SISFFIT041 Develop personalised exercise programs
SISFFIT043 Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for body composition goals
SISFFIT044 Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for older clients
SISFFIT045 Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for adolescent clients.This unit applies to personal trainers who work independently with clients using discretion and judgement to develop and deliver individually tailored client exercise 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:

source information from credible sources about the exercise science principles of:

adaptation
overload
specificity
individualisation
progression and regression
reversibility

evaluate key aspects of the above information relevant to fitness instruction and identify how it can be used to inform the design of personalised exercise programs
document how exercise science principles are incorporated into the design of four client programs, and record the following details for each client:

a profile of the client and how individual characteristics of age, sex, fitness levels and basic physical characteristics have been used to design the program
how the program is systematically structured to provide progression towards planned goals and adaptations
rationale for the selection of exercises that relate to the principle of specificity
how the principle of overload has been used to determine the volume and intensity of exercises and frequency of sessions
rationale for the types of recovery that are incorporated into sessions, and how sessions are sequenced to allow recovery from specific types of exercises between sessions.

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:

credible sources of evidence-based exercise science information that draw links with fitness instruction activities relevant to personal trainers
meaning and key physiological aspects of the following exercise science principles, how the principles interrelate, and how they underpin exercise program design and instruction:

adaptation
overload
specificity
individualisation
progression and regression
reversibility

how each of the exercise science principles is applied to achieve improvements in:
health related components of fitness:

cardiovascular endurance
muscle strength
muscle endurance
flexibility
body composition

skill related components of fitness:

power
speed
agility
coordination
balance
reaction time
proprioception

meaning of the following terms as they apply to exercise:

acute physiological response
chronic physiological adaptation

key aspects of physiological responses to exercise:

cardiovascular system including acute responses and chronic adaptations of the cardiovascular system to aerobic, - anaerobic and strength training
respiratory system including acute responses and chronic adaptations of the respiratory system to aerobic, anaerobic and strength training

musculoskeletal system:

acute musculoskeletal responses and chronic adaptations to aerobic, anaerobic and strength training
responses of bone, joints and muscle tissue to weight bearing activities

neuromuscular system:

acute neuromuscular responses and chronic adaptations to aerobic, anaerobic and strength training
responses to high intensity, strength, power, speed and hypertrophy training

endocrine system:

acute responses and chronic adaptations of the endocrine system to anaerobic training
acute and chronic hormonal responses to aerobic and strength training

key aspects of physiological adaptations relevant to participating in long-term and endurance training:

energy system and substrate utilisation
nervous system improvements
improved thermoregulation
increased lactate threshold

key physiological adaptations that occur from both high and low impact training
role of exercise and fitness in the prevention of common exercise related injuries and day-to-day falls, and types of * physiological adaptations that are related to this reduced risk
meaning of overtraining, common physiological responses, and client signs and symptoms
key aspects of physiology that relate to short and longer term recovery periods:

physiological needs and responses between sets of exercises
physiological needs and responses during cool down phase of exercise sessions
physiological needs and responses between exercise sessions.

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.