Assist your Supervisor to instruct a minimum of 6 different group training sessions (with a minimum of 3 and maximum of 12 clients within each session). The sessions may be either indoor or outdoor.
1. Prior to the sessions, question the Supervisor and discuss the following participant information:
a) What are the personal details of the participants in the group? (including pre –exercise screening, health and fitness assessment information, required exercise intensities).
Provide a brief summary:
b) Outline the rationale and procedure for referring any of the clients to a medical and/or an allied health professional?
c) Outline three goals of the clients and the aims of the sessions?
d) Outline three types of exercises and training methods that have been included in past sessions and how the sessions were structured?
2. After assisting with the initial 6 sessions, develop 2 new sessions that progress the group of clients to achieve their goals. Use a variety of PT tools and contemporary equipment. Include some PNF stretching that participants can perform with a partner in the cool down. Also include exercises to cover the following: body composition, muscle endurance, cardiovascular endurance and balance.
Use the program card templates to record your session plans.
3. Under the supervision of your Supervisor, instruct both sessions to the group
Task 2: Working with Allied Health
Aim of the Task:
To provide the student with the opportunity to:
- Experience the process of continuous communication between a fitness professional and an allied health professional
- Observe and instruct exercise programs developed in collaboration with allied health professionals.
1. Have your Supervisor assist you to identify two personal training clients who have required referral and ongoing communication with an allied health and/or medical professional.
Summarise the reasons for referral and the type of allied health professional involved.
Summarise the ongoing communication between the Allied Health professional and the personal trainer. :
- Have the Supervisor show you the client’s personal profile records including pre-exercise screening, health and fitness assessment information and history of communication between the personal trainer and the allied health professional.
Give one example of each the following:
a) How guidance from the allied health professional was communicated to the personal trainer (include how it was documented and what information was included):
b) How the personal trainer updated the allied health professional with feedback on the client’s progress (include information about what information was communicated, how it was communicated and documented and how often)
