SISFFIT044 — Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for older clients

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58 assessable components: 6 elements (32 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 15 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 needs.

1.1Review outcomes of pre-exercise screening and fitness assessment and identify relevant information for exercise program design.
1.2Identify implications of medical guidance for exercise programming and duty of care to follow.
1.3Consult with client and confirm their goals, exercise preferences and identified barriers.
1.4Explain and promote the links between exercise and healthy ageing.
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 older clients.

2.1Identify program considerations that support safe and sustainable exercise participation for older clients.
2.2Review client characteristics, exercise preferences, goals, current abilities and medical advice to determine types of exercises and equipment.
2.3Determine appropriate training volume and frequency of sessions required to achieve client goals.
2.4Design a systematically structured program that incorporates the effective use of exercise science principles.
2.5Design overall program consistent with client’s capabilities and goals.
2.6Document 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 suitable for older clients that target client’s goals.
3.3Plan sessions that incorporate volume and intensity and load of exercises appropriate to client’s age and 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.
3.6Incorporate injury and fall prevention strategies that respond to exercise and day-to-day risks for older clients.
3.7Document session plans according to organisational format.

4 Instruct exercise sessions for older clients.

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, client goals and improved health outcomes.
4.4Monitor client performance against objectives using measures suited to the type of exercise.
4.5Identify signs of fatigue and exercise intolerance and make required 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 of fitness capabilities.
5.4Provide feedback to medical and allied health professionals on client response to exercise sessions and seek required further guidance.

6 Evaluate program effectiveness.

6.1Monitor client progression towards 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.

Performance evidence

develop and document one personalised exercise program for three different clients aged 55 years or over including: - a female client - a male client - a client for whom medical advice has been received
for each of the above three clients: - develop and document two personalised session plans, each with a minimum duration of 30 minutes - incorporate exercises and injury prevention strategies suited to older clients - incorporate strength and balance exercises that can help prevent falls
instruct two of the above sessions for two of the 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 that are suited to older clients
according to actual client interactions or case studies: - follow protocols for written reports to medical or allied health professionals for one client for whom guidance has been received, and communicate about: - client’s current fitness capabilities and goals - client response to exercise sessions - questions, concerns and further guidance sought
evaluate the effectiveness of one client program, modify program and session content and document details of the evaluation and changes made

Knowledge evidence

boundaries and responsibilities of fitness instructors in providing personalised exercise prescription for older clients and relationship to duty of care
format and inclusions of client progress reports to medical and allied health professionals
specific information provided by pre-exercise screening and fitness assessment processes relevant to developing exercise programs for older clients
current philosophies of service delivery for older people: - concept of healthy ageing - empowerment - re-ablement - rights-based approaches - client-centred practice
contents of the key overarching recommendations contained in established national physical activity guidelines for older people
barriers to exercise for older people: - sensory decline, specifically hearing and vision loss - discomfort and pain - fear of injury and falls - fixed income - cognitive decline - isolation and depression
common health changes related to ageing: - reduced: - bone density and risk of osteoporosis - coordination and balance - muscle mass, strength and physical endurance - joint flexibility and mobility - increased risk of: - falls and injury - high cholesterol - high blood pressure - cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease and stroke - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - cancer - osteoarthritis - diabetes mellitus - mental health issues including depression and anxiety
exercises suited to older clients that target improvements in the above age related health changes, the particular importance of strength and balance exercises, and types of equipment that can be used
aspects of exercise science principles relevant to the design of programs and sessions for older clients
injury risks and issues for older clients during exercise and how to prevent and address these in exercise instruction: - falls - strains - sore joints - overexertion
appropriateness of different demonstration and instruction techniques for effective instruction of older clients
how older clients with sensory, cognitive and physical decline can be supported during instruction
communication considerations for older clients: - allowing time for interactions - avoiding fitness terminology - recognising and adapting to visual and hearing impairments - being positive and focussing on strengths - respecting the older person’s rights - checking own understanding and the understanding of the older person
how to recognise and respond to indicators of over exertion and discomfort that can present in older clients, and when exercise should be modified or stopped: - chest pain at rest and during activity - severe breathlessness, feeling faint, dizziness and loss of balance - unusual fatigue and shortness of breath - significant muscle, bone and joint pain beyond what is normally expected during exercise
methods used to evaluate effectiveness of personalised exercise programs: - ongoing informal discussions with client and targeted questions to elicit opinion about achievement of goals - reports from older clients about improvements to health and functional movement - ongoing observation and measurement of client performance and improvements - staged formal assessments and comparison measurement

Foundation skills

Reading 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: 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, reports, basic evaluation records and client records that require factual and subjective information.
Oral communication skills: 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 healthy ageing to clients using plain language and terms easily understood.
Numeracy skills: Numeracy skills to: complete calculations of varying complexity for program and session plans involving times, frequency, intervals, volume, speeds and loads.
Initiative and enterprise skills: 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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