Personal Trainer's Toolkit: Client Onboarding and Fitness Testing

Posted 2 years ago by Central Queensland University

Study Method : Online
Duration : 2 weeks
Subject : Healthcare & Medicine
Overview
Set your personal training clients up for success and help them achieve their goals with an effective onboarding process.
Course Description

Learn how to onboard clients and health screen in a fitness setting.

This two-week course provides you with the knowledge you need as a health and fitness professional to successfully prepare your client for a training programme.

You’ll gain an understanding of the orientation and pre-screening requirements, and how you can use this knowledge to create a comprehensive and effective onboarding process.

You’ll also explore how you can use fitness testing to better understand your client’s baseline so you can create a fitness programme that is tailored to their needs.

Understand your role as a fitness professional

You’ll examine the legal responsibilities and roles as a health and fitness professional to gain knowledge of the industry and what’s expected of you.

Having analysed a range of fitness testing methods, you’ll also reflect on the use of the Adult Pre-Exercise Screening System (APSS) and how to apply these methods to different fitness levels and programme requirements in your client base.

With this knowledge, you’ll be able to effectively assess your client’s progression and help them reach their fitness goals.

Learn alongside professionals at CQUniversity

You’ll take part in practical learning experiences and project-based learning alongside experts at CQUniversity, Australia’s leading regional university.

This course will equip you with real-world knowledge and skills that you can take into your health and fitness workplace.

This course will help you if you are a fitness professional, personal trainer, or training leader looking to build a client base through a professional onboarding process.

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Requirements
Career Path
  • Describe the legal responsibilities and professional roles of health and fitness professionals.
  • Reflect on the use of the Adult Pre-Exercise Screening Tool (APEST) in the fitness setting.
  • Evaluate the range of fitness testing methods they apply to a range of fitness levels and program requirements to assess baseline, progress and reach goals of the client.