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SISFFIT020 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Instruct exercise programs for body composition goals

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Issue Date: March 2024


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Unit of Competency SISFFIT020 - Instruct exercise programs for body composition goals
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to design exercise plans and programs to change and maintain desired and realistic body composition of clients. It applies to exercise programs aimed at health-related components of fitness, with particular attention to body composition. This unit does not directly apply to provision of healthy eating information regarding body composition goals, however it does cover the calculation of energy expenditure to enable planning and instruction of appropriate programs to achieve identified goals. This unit applies to the planning of programs for clients who have completed industry endorsed pre-exercise screening and risk stratification procedures. This unit applies to personal trainers who typically work autonomously in controlled and uncontrolled fitness environments. Work is performed according to relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures.No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Skills must be demonstrated in:

a fitness industry workplace or simulated environment with clients with real or simulated body composition goals.

Assessment must ensure access to:

industry endorsed risk stratification procedures

manufacturer guidelines on equipment safety and usage

current industry endorsed best practice for client pre-exercise health screening and risk stratification.

Assessment must ensure use of:

organisational policies and procedures:

privacy

work health and safety/occupational health and safety

confidentiality

referral forms and processes

recording and storage of information

body composition appraisal methods to suit the goals of clients

anthropometric standards

current fitness industry recognised methods for achieving body composition outcomes

session plan templates with space to identify modifications/adjustments needed

client record forms

clients; these can be:

clients in an industry workplace, or

individuals who participate in role plays or simulated activities, set up for the purpose of assessment, in a simulated industry environment operated within a training organisation.

Assessment activities that allow the individual to:

develop a variety of body composition exercise programs over a period of time suitable for ensuring adequate time for the client to achieve several health and fitness-related body composition goals including:

fat loss

muscle hypertrophy

demonstrate ability to instruct sessions that cater for:

beginners, intermediate and advanced participants

low and high impact.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisation’s requirements for assessors, and:

have achieved a Diploma of Fitness or above; and

have at least 1 year consecutive post qualification fitness industry experience in the application of the skills and knowledge of the Diploma of Fitness.

Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Fitness
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities
Slides
PPT
Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Identify client body composition requirements.
  • Consider and confirm client body composition goals, expectations and preferences using suitable questioning techniques.
  • Review and advise client of outcomes of pre-exercise health screening procedures.
  • Refer client to medical or allied health professionals as required.
  • Identify potential barriers to achieving needs and goals.
  • Provide information to client on the relationship between healthy eating, exercise and health.
  • Determine daily energy expenditure of client.
  • Measure body composition of client using anthropometric standards.
  • Develop and document client profile for re-evaluation purposes.
       
Element: Develop exercise plan to improve body composition.
  • Determine type of training, training methods and equipment required to achieve client body composition goals.
  • Develop client personalised strategies to increase exercise adherence.
  • Develop and document program plans that incorporate key instructional information and short and long-term body composition goals.
  • Set realistic guidelines and confirm exercise plan with client.
  • Develop customised training sessions that include a variety of exercises and equipment to meet client goals.
       
Element: Implement exercise plan.
  • Instruct client in specific programs and exercises.
  • Select and use motivational techniques that encourage exercise, and healthy eating adherence.
  • Respond to clients experiencing difficulties and answer questions as required.
  • Monitor and record client progress.
       
Element: Evaluate exercise plan.
  • Monitor and evaluate exercise program at appropriate intervals.
  • Reappraise client body composition at agreed stages of program.
  • Review client short and long-term goals and exercise plan.
  • Evaluate program or activities and discuss modifications to program.
  • Modify exercise plan for client and document evaluation and modification of programs.
       
Element: Identify client body composition requirements.
  • Consider and confirm client body composition goals, expectations and preferences using suitable questioning techniques.
  • Review and advise client of outcomes of pre-exercise health screening procedures.
  • Refer client to medical or allied health professionals as required.
  • Identify potential barriers to achieving needs and goals.
  • Provide information to client on the relationship between healthy eating, exercise and health.
  • Determine daily energy expenditure of client.
  • Measure body composition of client using anthropometric standards.
  • Develop and document client profile for re-evaluation purposes.
       
Element: Develop exercise plan to improve body composition.
  • Determine type of training, training methods and equipment required to achieve client body composition goals.
  • Develop client personalised strategies to increase exercise adherence.
  • Develop and document program plans that incorporate key instructional information and short and long-term body composition goals.
  • Set realistic guidelines and confirm exercise plan with client.
  • Develop customised training sessions that include a variety of exercises and equipment to meet client goals.
       
Element: Implement exercise plan.
  • Instruct client in specific programs and exercises.
  • Select and use motivational techniques that encourage exercise, and healthy eating adherence.
  • Respond to clients experiencing difficulties and answer questions as required.
  • Monitor and record client progress.
       
Element: Evaluate exercise plan.
  • Monitor and evaluate exercise program at appropriate intervals.
  • Reappraise client body composition at agreed stages of program.
  • Review client short and long-term goals and exercise plan.
  • Evaluate program or activities and discuss modifications to program.
  • Modify exercise plan for client and document evaluation and modification of programs.
       


Evidence Required

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ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Identify client body composition requirements.

1.1 Consider and confirm client body composition goals, expectations and preferences using suitable questioning techniques.

1.2 Review and advise client of outcomes of pre-exercise health screening procedures.

1.3 Refer client to medical or allied health professionals as required.

1.4 Identify potential barriers to achieving needs and goals.

1.5 Provide information to client on the relationship between healthy eating, exercise and health.

1.6 Determine daily energy expenditure of client.

1.7 Measure body composition of client using anthropometric standards.

1.8 Develop and document client profile for re-evaluation purposes.

2. Develop exercise plan to improve body composition.

2.1 Determine type of training, training methods and equipment required to achieve client body composition goals.

2.2 Develop client personalised strategies to increase exercise adherence.

2.3 Develop and document program plans that incorporate key instructional information and short and long-term body composition goals.

2.4 Set realistic guidelines and confirm exercise plan with client.

2.5 Develop customised training sessions that include a variety of exercises and equipment to meet client goals.

3. Implement exercise plan.

3.1 Instruct client in specific programs and exercises.

3.2 Select and use motivational techniques that encourage exercise, and healthy eating adherence.

3.3 Respond to clients experiencing difficulties and answer questions as required.

3.4 Monitor and record client progress.

4. Evaluate exercise plan.

4.1 Monitor and evaluate exercise program at appropriate intervals.

4.2 Reappraise client body composition at agreed stages of program.

4.3 Review client short and long-term goals and exercise plan.

4.4 Evaluate program or activities and discuss modifications to program.

4.5 Modify exercise plan for client and document evaluation and modification of programs.

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role. This must include period(s) totalling at least ten hours comprising at least ten different client contact sessions, and:

plan, document, implement and evaluate at least five exercise plans that meet specific body composition needs and goals of individual clients

conduct sessions that consider each client’s:

training schedule

likes and dislikes

financial constraints

specific responses to questionnaire

religious restrictions

injuries

medical and exercise history

functional limitations

correctly measure body composition for each client using appropriate measures:

weight

height

hip circumference

waist circumference

skin folds

bioelectrical impedance analysis

body mass indices

appropriately use and apply anthropometric standards:

somatotypes

skin fold indices

body mass indices

waist-hip ratios

healthy weight range charts

use appropriate and motivating instructional techniques with each client to increase exercise adherence and positive health and fitness habits:

goal setting

intrinsic an extrinsic motivation

establishment of habits

positive reinforcement.

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

legislative and regulatory requirements regarding exercise planning for body composition goals:

work health and safety/occupational health and safety

duty of care

privacy

anti-discrimination

Australian consumer law

business registration and licences

organisational policies and procedures in regards to:

ventilation and/or climate control

hygiene

emergency

risk management

standards of personal presentation

participant’s clothing and footwear

use, care and maintenance of equipment

client supervision

communication protocols

records management and security

industry endorsed client pre-exercise health screening processes

industry endorsed risk stratification procedures, exercise implications and referral requirements

client considerations for planning exercise programs to target body composition goals:

training schedule

likes and dislikes

financial constraints

specific responses to questionnaire

religious restrictions

injuries

medical and exercise history

functional limitations

exercise programming principles to target body composition goals:

muscle hypertrophy

fat loss

lean body mass

barriers to achieving goals:

unhealthy eating

physically inactive

exercise patterns

lack of good quality sleep

stress management

management of body composition:

metabolism

energy expenditure

energy intake

balance between energy intake and energy expenditure

resting metabolic rate

thermogenesis

adaptive thermogenesis

thermic effect of food

thermic effect of exercise

changes to body composition

fat loss

muscle gain

factors affecting ‘weight’ on scales:

lean body mass

water

fat

clothing

role of medical or allied health professionals in relation to body composition programming

motivational techniques and strategies to support body composition goals:

building rapport

questioning techniques

feedback

goal setting

reinforcement

benefits and limitations of body composition appraisal methods.


Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Identify client body composition requirements.

1.1 Consider and confirm client body composition goals, expectations and preferences using suitable questioning techniques.

1.2 Review and advise client of outcomes of pre-exercise health screening procedures.

1.3 Refer client to medical or allied health professionals as required.

1.4 Identify potential barriers to achieving needs and goals.

1.5 Provide information to client on the relationship between healthy eating, exercise and health.

1.6 Determine daily energy expenditure of client.

1.7 Measure body composition of client using anthropometric standards.

1.8 Develop and document client profile for re-evaluation purposes.

2. Develop exercise plan to improve body composition.

2.1 Determine type of training, training methods and equipment required to achieve client body composition goals.

2.2 Develop client personalised strategies to increase exercise adherence.

2.3 Develop and document program plans that incorporate key instructional information and short and long-term body composition goals.

2.4 Set realistic guidelines and confirm exercise plan with client.

2.5 Develop customised training sessions that include a variety of exercises and equipment to meet client goals.

3. Implement exercise plan.

3.1 Instruct client in specific programs and exercises.

3.2 Select and use motivational techniques that encourage exercise, and healthy eating adherence.

3.3 Respond to clients experiencing difficulties and answer questions as required.

3.4 Monitor and record client progress.

4. Evaluate exercise plan.

4.1 Monitor and evaluate exercise program at appropriate intervals.

4.2 Reappraise client body composition at agreed stages of program.

4.3 Review client short and long-term goals and exercise plan.

4.4 Evaluate program or activities and discuss modifications to program.

4.5 Modify exercise plan for client and document evaluation and modification of programs.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Consider and confirm client body composition goals, expectations and preferences using suitable questioning techniques. 
Review and advise client of outcomes of pre-exercise health screening procedures. 
Refer client to medical or allied health professionals as required. 
Identify potential barriers to achieving needs and goals. 
Provide information to client on the relationship between healthy eating, exercise and health. 
Determine daily energy expenditure of client. 
Measure body composition of client using anthropometric standards. 
Develop and document client profile for re-evaluation purposes. 
Determine type of training, training methods and equipment required to achieve client body composition goals. 
Develop client personalised strategies to increase exercise adherence. 
Develop and document program plans that incorporate key instructional information and short and long-term body composition goals. 
Set realistic guidelines and confirm exercise plan with client. 
Develop customised training sessions that include a variety of exercises and equipment to meet client goals. 
Instruct client in specific programs and exercises. 
Select and use motivational techniques that encourage exercise, and healthy eating adherence. 
Respond to clients experiencing difficulties and answer questions as required. 
Monitor and record client progress. 
Monitor and evaluate exercise program at appropriate intervals. 
Reappraise client body composition at agreed stages of program. 
Review client short and long-term goals and exercise plan. 
Evaluate program or activities and discuss modifications to program. 
Modify exercise plan for client and document evaluation and modification of programs. 
Consider and confirm client body composition goals, expectations and preferences using suitable questioning techniques. 
Review and advise client of outcomes of pre-exercise health screening procedures. 
Refer client to medical or allied health professionals as required. 
Identify potential barriers to achieving needs and goals. 
Provide information to client on the relationship between healthy eating, exercise and health. 
Determine daily energy expenditure of client. 
Measure body composition of client using anthropometric standards. 
Develop and document client profile for re-evaluation purposes. 
Determine type of training, training methods and equipment required to achieve client body composition goals. 
Develop client personalised strategies to increase exercise adherence. 
Develop and document program plans that incorporate key instructional information and short and long-term body composition goals. 
Set realistic guidelines and confirm exercise plan with client. 
Develop customised training sessions that include a variety of exercises and equipment to meet client goals. 
Instruct client in specific programs and exercises. 
Select and use motivational techniques that encourage exercise, and healthy eating adherence. 
Respond to clients experiencing difficulties and answer questions as required. 
Monitor and record client progress. 
Monitor and evaluate exercise program at appropriate intervals. 
Reappraise client body composition at agreed stages of program. 
Review client short and long-term goals and exercise plan. 
Evaluate program or activities and discuss modifications to program. 
Modify exercise plan for client and document evaluation and modification of programs. 

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