Liaise with clients to identify and agree their needs and objectives for personal training
Overview
This standard is about the competence that personal trainers require to identify and support clients' needs and objectives to undertake personal training programmes. This is likely to be the initial stage of meeting a client to establish an effective relationship while gathering suitable information in inform programme design.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
meet with the client at an appropriate time and place
establish a rapport and engage the client using appropriate techniques
explain yours and the clients' role and responsibilities in the personal training process
effectively communicate with the client that encourages them to engage openly and honestly
implement a process of informed consent for the collection of information and exercise prescription
identify appropriate methods of collecting relevant client information and data
collect and record information and data from clients
refer or signpost any client's needs and potential you cannot meet to other professionals
9. analyse the clients' readiness to change by identifying lifestyle behaviours and barriers
support the client to identify suitable ways to overcome these barriers
support the client to establish suitable goals based on the information and data collected
provide the client with relevant and credible information to support agreed goals
work in accordance with all relevant legislation, guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
the current legislation, guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols which are relevant to your work practice and to which you must adhere
the principles of anatomy and physiology including skeletal, cardiovascular, myofascial, nervous, endocrine, energy and digestive system.
how to apply anatomy and physiology when planning and delivering progressive programmes for a range of personal training clients.
the components of health and skill related fitness and how to apply these into a progressive programme of exercise to suit your clients' needs
the scope and professional boundaries of personal training a range of clients to include, but not exhausted to pre and post-natal women, older adults, disabled people and young people.
the health benefits of physical activity and risks of inactivity
the general healthy eating advice based on credible sources and how to apply these to a clients' programme
the importance of meeting the client at the correct time and place to provide a professional setting
how to build rapport with different clients
10. the importance of establishing roles and responsibilities at the start to ensure the best outcome
11. how a personal trainers' communication skills can influence the quality of information received
12. how non-verbal communication can influence the information gathered from the client
13. the level of commitment and motivation needed for the achievement of the personal training programme
14. when and how to gather informed consent appropriate for the clients' information and exercise prescription.
15. how to identify appropriate methods for gathering information and data from clients
16. when and how to refer clients
the models of behaviour change
the types of barriers to participation commonly encountered and the strategies to overcome these barriers
how to assess the clients' readiness to change those lifestyle behaviours to achieve their overall objectives
the process of effective goal-setting and action planning with the client
how to support and empower clients to develop their own strategies to adherence
how to access relevant credible information to support the clients overall needs and objectives
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Methods
interview
questionnaire
physical assessments
observation
Information technology applications
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
Links To Other NOS
This standard links to SKAEAF13, SKAEAF14, SKAEAF15 and SKAEAF20