PopulationKnow your clients

Population CharacteristicsAgeHeightWeightHealth statusPhysical activity

statusLifestyle issues

SexEconomicsTime Management Obstacles

Case StudyAnalysis of one individual’s (case)

background and history

Case StudiesDemographic Factors:agegenderethnicity

Case StudiesDemographic Factors:occupationheightweightfamily history

Programming BasicsFirst step (initial meeting)

meet with the client to determine interests, goals, objectives.

Basic StepsPurposeOpen lines of

communicationBuild trustEstablish

credibilityEmpowermentDetermine what

will be done next

Goals and ObjectivesDetermine preliminary goals and objectives

Know where you are goingSelect appropriate assessmentsRevisit after prescreeningModify frequently

Goals and ObjectivesGoals and objectives help to:

establish the parameters of any exercise program,

determine the degree and type of prescreening that needs to occur,

and establish realistic expectations in term of expectable outcomes.

Goals and ObjectivesShort and long term goals should be

determined between the client and the exercise programmer.

Goals and ObjectivesRemember that you are assisting a client in

developing a program to meet their goals and objectives – not yours!

Goals and ObjectivesRealism is crucial in the establishment of

goals to ensure success and to maintain credibility.

Goals and ObjectivesGoal – major outcome

Objective – subordinate to goal.

Each goal will have several objectives.

Goals and ObjectivesWhat does your client want to accomplish?

Basic Health vs Optimal FitnessMost people who exercise do so to attain

eitherBasic health benefitsOptimal fitness benefits

Basic Health BenefitsWilling to do enough to improve health and

reduce disease riskLargest segment of exercise populationMoving from sedentary to moderately active

will accomplish this goal

Optimal FitnessWilling to work harder

More competitive and motivatedWilling to risk pain and injuryDose-response

Basic Health BenefitsVast majority of physically active adults are

not involved in structured, formal exercise programs, nor do they need to be.

Lessons from SpidermanPeter Parker’s

(Spiderman) Uncle Ben says to him in Spiderman 2

“With great power comes great responsibility”

Lessons from SpidermanThe extension of this concept also can mean:

“If we wish people to take responsibility, we must empower them”

EmpowermentWhat does this mean and how does it apply to

exercise programming?

Get them involved in the programming process

It’s their program!!!!!

Programming BasicsThere is an inverse relationship between

activity and mortality risk across activity categories,some exercise is better than none, and more

exercise - up to a point - is better than less.

Programming BasicsPublic health efforts should be directed

toward “getting more people more active more of the time” rather than elevating everyone to an arbitrary fitness or activity level.