SISFFIT043 — Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for body composition goals

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86 assessable components: 6 elements (29 performance criteria), 11 performance evidence and 41 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Identify client body composition needs.

1.1Review outcomes of pre-exercise screening and fitness assessment and identify relevant information for design of exercise program targeting body composition goals.
1.2Take body measurements and use results for program development.
1.3Identify implications of medical guidance for exercise programming and duty of care to follow.
1.4Consult with client and confirm their body composition goals, exercise preferences and identified barriers.
1.5Build client trust and rapport using client-centred communication showing sensitivity and empathy during interactions.
1.6Develop and document client profile to assist with programming and ongoing evaluation.

2 Develop personalised exercise programs for body composition.

2.1Review client characteristics, exercise preferences, goals, current abilities and medical advice to determine types of exercises and equipment.
2.2Determine appropriate training volume and frequency of sessions required to achieve client body composition goals.
2.3Design a systematically structured program that incorporates the effective use of exercise science principles.
2.4Design overall program aligned to client’s short- and long-term body composition goals.
2.5Document exercise program according to organisational format.

3 Plan individual sessions.

3.1Determine objectives of individual sessions within overall exercise program.
3.2Select exercises and equipment that target body composition goals and take account of individual client characteristics.
3.3Plan sessions that incorporate volume and intensity and load of exercises appropriate to client’s existing fitness capabilities.
3.4Plan for exercise phases and volume within client’s preferred session duration.
3.5Develop sequenced and varied sessions to enhance client motivation and program adherence.
3.6Document session plans according to organisational format.

4 Instruct exercise sessions targeting body composition goals.

4.1Use and combine verbal, visual and tactile instructional methods according to nature of information and client needs.
4.2Observe client technique for safety and effectiveness and provide corrective instruction based on observations.
4.3Provide succinct explanations about the relationship between exercises, their impact on body composition and implications for achieving goals.
4.4Monitor client performance against objectives using measures suited to the type of exercise.
4.5Identify signs of fatigue and exercise intolerance and make session modifications.

5 Encourage and support clients during sessions.

5.1Encourage and respond to client questions about individual exercises and overall program.
5.2Use communication techniques that provide positive reinforcement and motivation to client.
5.3Highlight client’s key strengths during instruction and provide information about progression towards body composition goals.

6 Evaluate program effectiveness.

6.1Monitor client progression towards body composition goals through ongoing observation and measurements and compare with expectations in program plan.
6.2Request ongoing feedback from client to identify program likes and dislikes and their views on goal achievement.
6.3Modify and update program and future sessions according to feedback and evaluation.
6.4Update client records with details of evaluation and modifications made.

Performance evidence

develop and document one personalised exercise program that targets specific body composition goals for a total of three clients to collectively include:
a female adult
a male adult
a client seeking to lose weight or fat
a client seeking to build muscle or increase weight
for each of the above three clients:
take, record and interpret key body measurements
develop and document two personalised session plans, each with a minimum duration of 30 minutes
instruct two sessions for two of the above clients (four sessions in total), according to session plans, each with a minimum duration of 30 minutes
consistently use client-centred communication and instructional techniques
according to actual client interactions or case studies, evaluate the effectiveness of one client program, modify program and session content and document details of the evaluation and changes.

Knowledge evidence

boundaries and responsibilities of fitness instructors in providing personalised body composition exercise prescription and relationship to duty of care
information and recommendations contained in fitness industry eating disorder publications, and how fitness instructors can effectively respond to behavioural warnings signs for:
eating disorders
excessive exercise disorders
body dysmorphic disorder
muscle dysmorphia
specific information related to body composition that is provided by pre-exercise screening and fitness assessment processes
key body measurements, how to take these, and their role as baseline and progress markers in body composition exercise programs:
height
weight
body mass index
body circumference including waist, hip and limbs
waist to hip ratio
strengths and limitations of commonly used methods for measuring body composition, information provided in reports and how fitness instructors use for programming purposes:
skinfold measurement and analysis
bioelectrical impedance analysis
air displacement plethysmography
DEXA (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry) scans
aspects of exercise science principles relevant to the design of programs and sessions targeting body composition goals
exercises that target body composition goals and types of equipment that can be used:
muscle maintenance and hypertrophy
fat loss
factors for consideration when selecting exercises for programs targeting body composition goals:
current physical activity status of client: sedentary and active as defined in established national guidelines for physical activity
building on existing strengths and positives
functional and equipment limitations due to existing body composition
definition and role of the following in developing and instructing exercise programs targeting body composition goals:
metabolism and resting metabolic rate
energy expenditure, energy intake and the balance between them for body composition maintenance and changes
basic concept of thermogenesis, including adaptive thermogenesis, and thermic effects of:
food
physical activity
instructional techniques relevant to the delivery of sessions targeting body composition goals including spotting for weight training
communication techniques used for clients with body composition goals:
establishing and maintaining individual rapport
motivating individuals to achieve goals, including techniques for intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
providing constructive feedback and positive reinforcement
methods used to evaluate effectiveness of personalised exercise programs:
ongoing informal discussions with client and targeted questions to elicit opinion about achievement of body composition goals
ongoing observation and measurement of client performance and improvements
staged formal assessments and comparison measurement.

Foundation skills

Reading skills to:: interpret sometimes unfamiliar information of varying complexity in client pre-exercise screening and medical guidance records, including health and fitness terminology and abbreviations.
Writing skills to:: produce detailed program and session plans that use fitness terminology and abbreviations for instructional use use fundamental sentence structure to complete forms, basic evaluation records and client records that require factual and subjective information.
Oral communication skills to:: ask open and closed probe questions and actively listen to elicit information from clients and to determine client understanding of information provided provide information about body composition management to clients using plain language and terms easily understood.
Numeracy skills to:: take and record accurate basic body measurements interpret and use potentially complex body composition data complete and record calculations and estimations of varying complexity for program and session plans involving times, frequency, intervals, volume, speeds and loads.
Initiative and enterprise skills to:: critically evaluate: all client requirements for appropriate program design successes and failures of program to initiate improvements.

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