Chapter 9: Passive Screening & Assessments

Question 1

Explain why it is important for a Personal Training Specialist to conduct pre-exercise screening for every client and list at least five types of information that should be gathered from the health history questionnaire.

Answer 1

Importance includes:

• being professional and fulfilling duty of care to see if clients should be referred to allied health professionals
• understand your clients better creating good communication
• identify strengths/weaknesses and due to any muscular imbalance or past injury

Info on ParQ+ form:

• client details
• current medical conditions
• cardiac risks & family health history
• current or past injuries
• past and present exercise and nutritional history
• past and present work history
• determine safe, effective exercise for each client

Question 2

Describe the ways in which postural faults can affect a client’s training results.

Answer 2

Postural faults that are not addressed can negatively affect a client by decreasing performance and aesthetic changes, as well as increasing the risk of injury and occurrence of pain.

Question 3

Upper crossed syndrome presents

Answer 3

short and tight pectorals, upper trapezius, and levator scapulae

Question 4

Lower crossed syndrome presents

Answer 4

short and tight iliopsoas, rectus femoris, and lumbar erectors

Question 5

A BMI of 30 or higher may indicate that a client is ____________.

Answer 5

overweight and at risk OR muscular and not at risk

Question 6

When must the PAR-Q+ must be completed?

Answer 6

before the personal trainer begins working with any client

Question 7

Bioelectrical impedance measurements allow the Personal Training Specialist to assess

Answer 7

body composition