Factors that affect exercise programming
Number of related health conditions
Different personal goals
Training aptitudes
Limitations in contact time to address all physiological issues
What does FITT stand for
Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type
4 steps to prioritizing a clients needs
- Be able to identify the most important findings during a comprehensive screening and evaluation
- Prioritizing the defined needs
- Understand which activities and exercises address the problems, based on physiological adaptation response
- implement the exercise principles and components in a manner that will foster goal achievement
Health and function assessment (3 categories)
Musculoskeletal-posture and functional tests
Cardiovascular-resting heart rate and resting blood pressure
Metabolic-body composition, central girth measurements, blood glucose levels, BMI
Health and fitness assessments (3 categories)
Cardio respiratory-cardiovascular assessments
Muscular fitness-anaerobic strength, endurance and power tests
Movement fitness-Stability, flexibility, mobility
Apley scratch test
Used to evaluate individuals with problems in the rotator cuff
