Getting
to know my clients and
understand their body inside and out is my first priority.
Two physically alike healhty
individuals with similar objectives, fitness backgrounds, and nutritional habits will not
necessarily be trained the same way.
The
assessment typically lasts 2.5 to 3 hours and covers the following
issues:
- client's goals and objectives
- attitude towards exercise (current and previous fitness practice, likes and dislikes...)
- lifestyle review (amount of time at work, type of work physical or sedentary, sleeping pattern, traveling, amount of time available for training...)
- health history and current medical or physical conditions (heart rate, blood pressure and postural control, review possible cardio-vascular risks...)
- nutritional assessment (nutritional habits, possible food related problems, estimation of basal metabolic rate and average daily caloric intake...)
- anthropometric
evaluation (height and
weight ratios, determine body composition, fat percentage, body mass
index, ideal proportions...)
- fitness
tests (measure
aerobic capacity and cardio-respiratory endurance, test strength,
muscular endurance, determine preponderant muscle fiber type, test
flexibility, joint mobility, balance and coordination...)
