Elements and Performance Criteria
- Gather pre-programming information, including a client's current fitness level
- Identify a client's fitness level from their fitness screening and appraisal
- Identify a range of exercises to target specific fitness components
- Identify factors that will effect a client's ability to perform in an exercise program
- Consider medical or injury problems stated by the client during the appraisal, exercise screening, and recommendations from a medical practitioner or allied health professional when a program is developed for a client
- Consider the client's fitness level in a range of areas when developing a client exercise profile
- Design a program that would create a balanced fitness profile, or meets the specific client needs
- Develop a basic exercise plan of general activities suited to client's needs, lifestyle and exercise preferences
- Plan a general activity program for a client to maximise the positive aspects of their environment and personal attributes for long term adherence to a program
- Incorporate motivation techniques to maximise exercise program adherence
- Develop a general activities plan
- Record recommendations to the client in terms of safety and adherence
- Gain the client's agreement to the exercise plan
- Develop a fitness program for clients
- Utilise principles of exercise program design to develop fitness programs for clients given all relevant information regarding the client
- Outline the relative contribution to aerobic and anaerobic fitness of a variety of activities relevant to the client
- Apply programming guidelines to developing aerobic, strength, endurance and stretching programs relevant to client's goals and fitness and, the relative benefits desired from the program
- Develop appropriate aerobic fitness, strength, endurance, and stretching programs for clients
- Give clear and effective instruction ensuring effective services provision and vocal effectiveness
- Demonstrate an effective instructional model
- Instruct a set of exercises so that they can be accurately copied
- Use an appropriate client interaction skills and techniques to show a caring attitude
- Self-evaluate aspects of one's performance as an instructor
- Demonstrate strategies for voice projection and communication that prevent vocal damage in the gymnasium, aqua and/or exercise to music situation
- Supervise fitness activities in a manner that makes the client feel at ease, safe and motivated
- Provide effective and efficient instructor supervision
- Apply gymnasium rules and etiquette
- Deal with appropriately, negative attitudes and personal difficulties that clients might experience in a fitness activities situation
- Use appropriate behaviour and strategies to assist clients in a variety of situations where clients might feel embarrassed, competitive or aggressive
- Utilise appropriate behaviour and strategies to ensure easy and effective fitness activities
- Time management strategies are displayed during fitness activities and program instruction
- Review and adapt a client's exercise program in accordance with their progress
- Evaluate parameters of the fitness level being developed in the program
- Obtain feedback from clients on their own personal progress and their degree of satisfaction with service provision at the centre
- Undertake relevant fitness appraisals to monitor a client's fitness development
- Record the clients amended/adapted exercise program on to a program card
- Display an appropriate instructional style
- Demonstrate the personal qualities of an effective instructor, using styles and behaviours that encourage clients and recognise behaviours that intimidate clients
- Utilise relationship and task-oriented instructional styles, appropriate to the instructors own personality, while relating to clients in a caring, approachable and energetic manner