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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Specific fitness goals may include: | sports, cardio and muscle conditioning increased strength or endurance flexibility and mobility decrease stress increase functional capacity. |
Client may include: | experienced or inexperienced older adult de-conditioned older adolescents: 16 years and over active or inactive pre-natal post-natal menopausal. |
Motivational techniques may include | arousal control techniques and theories zone of optimal function. |
Fitness plan may include: | long and short term goals periodisation and training phases time and commitment to training sessions exercise adherence. |
Aims may include: | competition or performance targets self improvement fitness targets lifestyle adjustments. |
Exercise repertoire may include: | cardio strength and conditioning flexibility. |
Training programs may include: | warm up cool down resistance specification: exercises equipment repetitions sets resistance intensity frequency variations cardiorespiratory specifications: exercises equipment intensity duration frequency heart-rate training zones flexibility specifications: target muscles range of motion duration type of stretch static dynamic Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF). |
Exercise variables may include: | range of motion speed of movement source of resistance level of impact on the body equipment selection exercise order exercise selection - machines vs free weights. |
Benefits may include: | physiological psychological social. |
Program variables may include: | training frequency and session duration exercise order repetitions sets resistance intensity overload techniques: cardiorespiratory and flexibility training. |
Principles of training may include: | training thresholds progressive overload specificity individuality reversibility recovery variation diminishing returns. |
Exercise analysis may include: | identification of joints where movement is occurring classification of the exercise as being isolation or compound identification of working muscles and the joints on which they act identification of joints and body parts that require stability - antagonists, agonists, stabilisers identification of the muscles responsible for stabilising the joints and body parts assessment of the degree of difficulty in performing the exercise assessment of how well the exercise meets the functional requirements of the client. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | Occupational Health and Safety client supervision communication protocols privacy records management and security use, care and maintenance of equipment. |
Resistance exercises may include: | bench and chest press flye cable crossover shoulder press lateral and front-arm raise shrug upright row shoulder internal and external rotation biceps, preacher and hammer curl overhead triceps press lying triceps extensions and press triceps kickback bent over and one-arm row supported and t-bar row pullover wrist curl bent over lateral raises and reverse flye squat lunge deadlift - bent and stiff leg calf raise hip abduction and adduction leg curl, extension and press hack squat back and hip extension (glute-ham raise) abdominal, including oblique and reverse, crunch abdominal isometric hold basic core stability and proprioceptive exercises lat pull-downs seated row. |
Misconceptions may include: | hypertrophy outcomes slowness reduced flexibility spot reduction of body fat. |
Instructional techniques may include: | clear and accurate explanation demonstration of correct technique observation of client performance positive feedback spotting techniques. |
Resistance exercise equipment may include: | machines free weights body weight benches racks exercise balls elastic resistance proprioception and stability training devices. |
Circuit training session plan may include: | phases of: preparation conditioning recovery adaptation rest intervals required equipment floor plan for equipment arrangement. |
Principles of exercise planning may include: | frequency intensity duration movement environment program type. |
Common types of injuries may include: | muscle or soft tissue back heart condition joint. |
Re-evaluation criteria may include: | signs and symptoms of overtraining loss of motivation lifestyle factors illness or injury plateau in performance time elapsed since last evaluation client satisfaction change in fitness goals. |
Legislation and regulatory requirements may include: | Organisational Health and Safety duty of care privacy anti-discrimination copyright licensing child protection trade practices consumer protection environmental business registration and licences. |
Industry guidelines may include: | Peak-body guidelines national standards for the use of electrical equipment number of machines on a single circuit. |
Potentially harmful practices may include: | hyperextension exercising while sick or in extremes of temperature multiple repetitions ballistic movements spinal hyperextension loaded knee hyperflexion on-the-spot pounding straight leg sit-ups lever length additional equipment. |
Intervention strategies may include: | stopping or modifying the exercise modifying equipment. |
Equipment may include: | cardiovascular: bikes treadmills elliptical trainers steppers rowing machines free weight: bars dumbbells collars straps barbells benches hydraulic innovative exercise, medicine and swiss balls bars and body bars steps bands: dyna tethers tubing specific muscle targets: abdominal assisters rotator cuff plyometric training systems resistance pin-loaded equipment electronically braked air-braked pool-based sound and microphone systems. |
Overtraining may include: | fatigue elevated resting heart rate loss of motivation to exercise and exercise form plateau or decrease in performance development of over-use injuries. |