SISFFIT047 — Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective exercise

Elements & performance criteria

Performance evidence

• source and review information about anatomy and physiology relevant to fitness instruction from three credible sources, and select specific information for use in different areas of fitness instruction work
• choose two exercises that are suitable for each of the following client types (ten exercises in total): - female adults - male adults - clients aged 55 years or over - sedentary clients - active clients
• for each of the ten exercises: - demonstrate safe and effective exercise technique to clients during either individual or group exercise sessions - during session instruction, provide a plain language explanation to the individual client or group about: - the relationship between the exercise and its beneficial impacts on the body and health, and muscular function - associated injury risk factors and safe exercise technique.

Knowledge evidence

• types of activities where fitness instructors use knowledge of anatomy and physiology: - interpreting client health information and related terminology - developing exercise programs and sessions appropriate for participant characteristics and goals - providing instruction about exercise technique - explaining purpose of exercises and answering client questions
• credible sources of information about human anatomy and physiology that draw links with fitness instruction activities
• overview of the six levels of structural organisation of the human body: - chemical - cellular - tissue - organ - system - organism
• basic aspects of the following and any variances for different sexes: - cardiovascular system: - structure and overall function - role of blood and circulation pathways - relationships between exercise intensity and circulatory and ventilator responses - short- and long-term effects of different types of exercise on blood pressure and cardiorespiratory fitness - respiratory system: - structure and overall function - mechanics of breathing - respiratory system demands of exercise activities - muscular system: - structure and overall function - types of muscle tissue and classifications - major muscle groups - function of muscle proprioceptors - functions and actions of major muscles during movement and exercise, and resulting joint actions - short- and long-term effects of different types of exercise on muscle - changes to the muscular skeletal system over the lifespan - skeletal system: - structure and overall function - major bones, major joints and joint structures - bony landmarks - short- and long-term effects of different types of exercise on bones and joints - nervous system: - structure and overall function - the specific role of the central and peripheral nervous systems in controlling skeletal muscle - nerves and nerve impulses - short- and long-term effects of different types of exercise on neuromuscular system
• overview of these aspects of human biomechanics: - forces which act on the body during exercise - lever systems in the body - anatomical planes and axes of movement, and relationships to joints and range of movement: - sagittal - frontal - transverse
• meaning of the following anatomical terms of location: - medial and lateral - anterior and posterior - superior and inferior - proximal and distal - superficial and deep
• meaning of the following anatomical terms relating to movement: - flexion - extension - abduction - adduction - pronation - supination - dorsiflexion - plantarflexion - circumduction - inversion - eversion
• basics of thermoregulation and its application to exercise activities: - processes of heat gain and heat loss - effects of environmental conditions - effects of dehydration on body temperature
• basic definitions of these types of injuries, and common exercise related causes: - primary and secondary - direct and indirect - acute and overuse
• how exercise activities can be adjusted to safely accommodate common and low risk injuries
• client-focussed plain language explanations of anatomical and physiological information
• types of visual aids that can assist with providing anatomical and physiological information to clients.

Foundation skills

• Reading skills: interpret information of varying complexity about anatomy and physiology, including anatomical terminology.
• Oral communication skills: explain information that includes anatomical and physiological references using terms that participants can understand support verbal explanations using visual aids including diagrams and infographics.
• Initiative and enterprise skills: critically analyse information about anatomy and physiology for its application to fitness instruction critically interpret and synthesise complex information into participant focussed fundamental information.

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