Elements and Performance Criteria
- Apply knowledge of anatomical and physiological terminology to fitness instruction.
- Apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology to fitness instruction
- Identify and apply the structural levels of organisation in the study of anatomy and physiology to the development of a fitness program or fitness instruction.
- Apply the relevant principles of the structural levels of organisation in the study of anatomy and physiology to fitness instruction.
- Identify contra-indications fitness activities, and where to refer to appropriate medical and allied health professionals is indicated.
- Apply the principles of anatomy and physiology as they relate to fitness instructions in the provision of fitness advice.
- Use anatomical terminology and describe and demonstrate movements of the body to clients.
- Apply the relevant principles of the body's systems to fitness instruction
- Apply an understanding of the structure and function of the musculoskeletal system when providing information about exercise programs.
- Describe the structure, growth and development of bone tissue and factors affecting growth to clients.
- Relate the type and the structure of joints to joint mobility, joint integrity and risk of injury when planning exercise programs and providing information to clients.
- Identify and describe the movements allowed at the major joints of the body when providing information about exercise programs.
- Identify the major bones, bony landmarks, major joints and major muscles when providing information about fitness testing and exercise programs.
- Use knowledge of the structure of skeletal muscle and the process of muscle contraction to plan and develop exercise programs.
- Apply knowledge of major muscles and their actions, and the role of the muscle during contraction, to select suitable exercises when planning exercise programs.
- Analyse common exercises to identify to clients, the joint action occurring, the muscle responsible and the type of contraction
- Discuss the interplay between muscle innervation and muscle contraction.
- Relate the oxidative capacity of different muscle fibres to different fitness activities.
- Describe ideal postural alignment and common pathological postures to fitness clients.
- Relate the structure and function of the cardiovascular system and respiratory system to fitness activities.
- Explain the structure and function of the cardiovascular system and the respiratory system when providing information to clients.
- Describe the process of gaseous transport and gaseous exchange occurring during fitness activities to clients.
- Explain the role of the cardio-respiratory system in the carrying, delivery and extraction of oxygen for muscle contraction and relate to exercise intensity.
- Investigate the oxygen demands of various fitness activities to identify the relationship between exercise intensity and the circulatory and ventilation responses.
- Relate the differences in individual respiratory volumes and basic circulatory responses, and the regulation of these physiological responses to the client's fitness levels.
- Apply knowledge of the structure and function of the nervous system to fitness activities.
- Describe the basic structure of the nervous system and its role in the control of movement and exercise to clients.
- Apply the process of excitation and conduction of nerve impulses during muscle contraction, when providing information about fitness activities.
- Explain the role of the sensory receptors during movement, in stretching and flexibility to clients.
- Explain to clients the relationship between the composition of motor units and motor unit innervation to the strength of muscle contraction, during fitness activities.
- Apply knowledge of the body's energy systems to exercise instruction.