attention all personal trainers guess, do not assess

Attention All Personal Trainers: Guess, Do Not Assess!

By John Paul Catanzaro

Not everyone is “numbers-oriented” to begin with. Forcing an assessment on a prospect can be quite disturbing to some. In fact, many gyms do this on purpose to show the potential client how out of shape they are and how much they need personal training.www.fitnessprofessionalonline.com

Postural Assessment

It displays the before and after changes that occur in body composition, andIt displays the before and after changes in posture.

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Fitness Testing

Push-UpsSit-And-Reach Test Step Aerobic Test




Functional Assessment

Most people present with the following issues: tight hip flexors and weak lower abdominals, rounded shoulders and forward head syndrome, and left-right discrepancies.




Fitness professionals are not really qualified to assess dysfunction nor is that what most people are looking for, according to strength and conditioning coach




The bottom line is that you can attempt to correct such

“dysfunction” through appropriate

training, without the need of an assessment.




Anyhow, the software would analyze food intake and

energy expenditure, and then spit back a whole

bunch of numbers based on dietary reference

intakes, recommended nutrient intakes, and the

food guide pyramid..www.fitnessprofessionalonline.com




What was the result of this approach? In three words: confusion, regression, and neuroticism.



Food allergy testing was the next big thing. You could do some extensive (and expensive) blood work for this purpose, or a less invasive (but still rather expensive) finger prick test.




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