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SISFFIT048 — Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective water-based exercise

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What an assessment for SISFFIT048 must cover

67 assessable components: 3 elements (6 performance criteria), 11 performance evidence and 47 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 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 role of anatomy and physiology in aqua fitness instruction.

  • 1.1Identify situations where aqua instructors use knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
  • 1.2Identify and use credible sources of information about anatomy and physiology that are relevant to aqua instruction.

2 Select effective water-based exercise activities for participants.

  • 2.1Identify aspects of anatomy and physiology that impact selection of suitable exercises for participants.
  • 2.2Select exercises that account for variations associated with participant sex and age.

3 Support participants to exercise safely and effectively.

  • 3.1Provide succinct explanations about the relationship between water-based exercises and their beneficial impacts on the body and health.
  • 3.2Explain injury risk factors and demonstrate and explain safe and effective exercise technique to participants.

Performance evidence

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

Knowledge evidence

  • types of activities where aqua instructors use knowledge of anatomy and physiology:
  • interpreting participant health information and related terminology
  • developing water-based exercise sessions appropriate for participant characteristics and session goals
  • providing instruction about exercise technique
  • explaining purpose of exercises and answering participant questions
  • credible sources of information about human anatomy and physiology that draw links with aqua fitness instruction activities
  • basic aspects of the following and any variances for different sexes:
  • cardiovascular system:
  • structure and overall function
  • relationships between water-based exercise intensity and circulatory and ventilator responses
  • short- and long-term effects of water-based exercise on blood pressure and cardiorespiratory fitness
  • respiratory system:
  • structure and overall function
  • mechanics of breathing
  • respiratory system demands of water-based exercise activities
  • muscular system:
  • structure and overall function
  • major muscle groups
  • functions and actions of major muscles during water-based movement and exercise, and resulting joint actions
  • short- and long-term effects of water-based 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
  • short- and long-term effects of water-based exercise on bones and joints
  • overview of physiological and biomechanical differences between aquatic and land-based exercises
  • properties of water and physiological impact and benefits in water-based exercise:
  • mass
  • density
  • viscosity
  • hydrostatic pressure at different depths
  • forces that act on the body in water at different depths, and how these affect participants during water-based exercise:
  • buoyancy
  • resistance
  • turbulence
  • propulsion
  • inertia
  • basics of thermoregulation and its application to exercising in water:
  • processes of heat gain and heat loss
  • effects of different water temperatures
  • 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 water-based exercise activities can be adjusted to safely accommodate common and low risk injuries
  • participant- focussed plain language explanations of anatomical and physiological information.

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.
  • Initiative and enterprise skills: critically analyse information about anatomy and physiology for its application to aqua fitness instruction; critically interpret and synthesise complex information into participant focussed fundamental information.

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What does an assessment tool for SISFFIT048 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SISFFIT048 needs to address all 67 unit components: 3 elements with 6 performance criteria, 11 performance evidence requirements, 47 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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