Elements and Performance Criteria
- Consult with referred clients presenting with stable metabolic conditions.
- Receive exercise referral from an accredited exercise physiologist or relevant medical or allied health professional.
- Confirm exercise referral has sufficient detail to allow flexibility for modifications to accommodate progression of the client.
- Become familiar with typical adverse signs and symptoms that may arise during exercise for this pathology.
- Consult with a relevant medial or allied health professional as necessary.
- Discuss with the client their complete exercise history and their metabolic condition and co-morbidities and record information according to relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures.
- Explain the physiology of the metabolic condition and associated risk factors to the client in simple terms and confirm client understanding.
- Explain to the client the causes and consequences of the different components of the metabolic condition in the context of their effect on exercise capacity and condition.
- Explain to the client the role of physical activity in managing metabolic conditions and enhancing health.
- Confirm the outcomes of goals and needs analysis in collaboration with the client and the medical or allied health professionals if appropriate.
- Explain to the client their need to be referred back to a medical or allied health professional if their condition becomes unstable.
- Identify any potential barriers to exercise and discuss methods to enhance exercise adherence with the client.
- Clarify any areas of concern with the referring accredited exercise physiologist, or relevant medical or allied health professional in conjunction with the client.
- Obtain the informed consent of the client and maintain the client's records according to relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures.
- Deliver prescribed exercise programs.
- Undertake appropriate fitness assessments as required.
- Work with medical or allied health professionals to deliver an exercise plan in accordance with recognised exercise recommendations, fitness test results, client limitations, and potential interactions of medications.
- Explain to the client the role of muscular conditioning, and the reasons for their inclusion as part of the client's exercise prescription.
- Apply instructional techniques to ensure safe and appropriate application of the exercise program by the client.
- Explain to the client the exercise variables to be delivered in the context of managing their specific metabolic conditions.
- Demonstrate the safe and appropriate use of selected exercise equipment and report or address any unsafe equipment according to organisational policies and procedures.
- Monitor and review clients responses to the prescribed exercise program
- Monitor perceived exercise intensity and make adjustment as required.
- Assess the client's performance and explain and correct any unsafe exercise procedures.
- Monitor client responses for any typical signs and symptoms requiring intervention that may occur during exercise.
- Apply procedures to respond to signs and symptoms requiring intervention as required according to relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures.
- Recognise signs of an unstable condition and refer the client back to a relevant medical or allied health professional.
- Report outcomes to the referred source as well as the client.
- Revise the client's record and advise the referral source of suggested changes to the exercise program if required.
- Provide advice regarding additional lifestyle modifications to enhance the management of the condition.
- Obtain information about the client's current lifestyle.
- Identify to client appropriate and non-appropriate methods of managing body composition.
- Explain to the client the negative health effects of poor management of body composition.
- Provide information in accordance with healthy eating guidelines to improve general health and enhance the management of the metabolic condition.
- Discuss the physiological mechanisms of decreasing adipose tissue in a method that is understandable to the client.
- Explain the importance of healthy eating for body composition management to the client.
- Explain the effect of exercise on management of body composition.
- Recommend other lifestyles changes to improve current disease status.
- Discuss possible barriers to behaviour change and implementation of healthy eating practices.
- Apply extensive knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system to the delivery of exercise programs for moderate risk clients
- Apply knowledge of the structure and function of the endocrine system to the delivery of exercise for relevant medical conditions or injuries.
- Apply knowledge of the effects ofhormoneson metabolism and energy production when providing information to clients regarding exercise, healthy eating and body composition management.
- Explain the interrelationship between the nervous system and the endocrine system to control body systems to moderate risk clients.
- Explain the effects of some of the medical conditions and disorders on homeostasis of the endocrine system.
- Apply knowledge of the structure and function of the digestive system when providing advice about healthy eating and body composition to moderate risk clients
- Explain clearly the structure and function of the digestive system when providing advice relating to healthy eating, metabolism and body composition management to clients.
- Use an understanding of the process of digestion and absorption of food in relation to energy production when providing information to clients.