DIPLOMA IN PERSONAL TRAINING Fitness and Sports Sciences Association (FSSA)

Units in DPT (Diploma in PT):

1.Carry out client fitness assessments

Exercise professionals should be able to:

a)Prepare to assess client fitness

b)Conduct fitness assessments

c)Analyse and record current levels of client fitness

d) Provide feedback to clients about their current levels of fitness

2. Plan and deliver personal training sessions

Exercise professionals should be able to:

a)Plan personal training sessions
b) Prepare the environment and equipment for personal training sessions

c) Prepare clients for personal training sessions
d) Demonstrate exercise exercises and use of equipment

e) Instruct and adapt planned exercises

f) Bring exercise sessions to an end

g)Reflect on providing personal training sessions

3. Design personal training programmes

Exercise professionals should be able to:

a) Collect information about clients
b) Analyse information and agree goals with clients
c) Plan personal training programmes
d) Plan components of personal training programmes
e) Present and agree personal training programmes with clients

4. Manage, review, adapt and evaluate personal training programmes

Exercise professionals should be able to:

a) Manage personal training programmes for clients
b) Monitor and review on-going progress with clients
c) Adapt personal training programmes with clients
d) Work with clients to evaluate personal training programmes e) Identify lessons for future practice

5. Apply the principles of nutrition and weight management to exercise programme design

Exercise professionals should be able to:

a) Collect and analyse nutrition and weight management information

b) Plan how to apply the principles of nutrition and weight management to an exercise programme

c) Apply the principles of nutrition and weight management to an exercise programme

d) Modify and review nutrition and weight management strategies

6. Apply the principles of exercise science to

programme design

Exercise professionals should be able to:

a) Apply knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy to programme design

b) Apply knowledge of biomechanics to programme design c) Apply knowledge of physiology to programme design

7. Support long term behaviour change by monitoring client exercise adherence and applying motivational techniques
Exercise professionals should be able to:

a) Collect information to assist clients to develop strategies for long-term behaviour change

b) Assist clients to develop strategies for long-term behaviour change

c) Assist clients to implement strategies to improve client exercise adherence

8. Undertake small business planning

(Entrepreneurship)

Exercise professionals should be able to:

a) Develop a business plan
b) Develop strategies for minimising commercial risks