General Fitness Programming - Healthy Adult

Key considerations for decision making

• health and medical status

• age and fitness level

• goals and motivation

• lifestyle and schedule

• available resources

• training history

• preferences and barriers

Health and medical status considerations

• presence of chronic disease

• medications

• past injuries

• any contraindications to exercise

• screening tool = GAQ (and consent)

Age and fitness level considerations

• baseline assessment is

• other assessment strategies (FMS)

Goals and motivation considerations

• specific

• measurable

• realistic

Lifestyle and schedule considerations

• work schedule

• other commitments

• family

• sport

Available resources considerations

• access to equipment and space

• what are they willing to do

Training history considerations

• what did they do

• when

Preferences and barriers considerations

• what do they like/dislike