Unit 1

Question 1

What is the EAP?

Answer 1

Designed to help employer in employees with the rules and responsibilities during workplace emergencies

Question 2

What are reps/cimspa

Answer 2

Recognised regulating organisations for fitness professionals, providing insurance and evidence of your qualification to suit your job rol

Question 3

What is the basic level of insurance you need as a personal trainer

Answer 3

Public liability insurance

Question 4

What are normal operating procedures?

Answer 4

Every day operations at a fitness facility, for example, security procedures were opening and closing

Question 5

What are emergency operating procedures?

Answer 5

Design 10 minimise the risk of recurrence of accident/injuries

Question 6

What is a health screening?

Answer 6

Prior to any client activity, you need to screen their readiness to undertake a exercise program and you need signed consent and a physical activity readiness questionnaire

Question 7

Why is the screening process of client important?

Answer 7

Outlined any issues, the client may face in training

Question 8

What exercise considerations do you need before signing to your client?

Answer 8

Medical status
Risk category
Prior surgeries
Injuries
Screening results
Body types
Exercises that will suit
Occupation in lifestyle
Special population considerations
Like/dislike and enjoyment

Question 9

What are the three body types?

Answer 9

Ectomorph
Endomorph
Mesomorph

Question 10

What is an endomorph?

Answer 10

Muscular and powerful build with a higher chance of holding body fat
Usually excel in strength and power sports, such as rugby, weightlifting, and shotput 

Question 11

What is a mesomorph?

Answer 11

Gain and lose mass fairly easily.
Muscular, lean, athletic and strong, usually well built and hold lower 


Question 12

What is an ectomorph?

Answer 12

Slim and lean more suited to endurance training, and typically have a hard time adding weight 

Question 13

What are different lifestyle factors to take into consideration?

Answer 13

Diet, activity, habit, drinking, smoking, social life, family commitments 

Question 14

What are special considerations you need to take into account?

Answer 14

Older adults, adolescence, disabled client

Question 15

What is the duty of care?

Answer 15

Applies to anyone who works with children safeguarding against sexual physical and emotional harm

Question 16

What legislation is there in place for safeguarding 

Answer 16

Children act, 1989, police act, 1997, protection of children act 1999, every child matters, 2004, the disability discrimination act 1995, safeguarding vulnerable groups 2006

Question 17

What is the children act 1989

Answer 17

Insures that children are safeguarded by managing with local authorities courts, parents and agencies within the UK are doing

Question 18

What is the police act 1997

Answer 18

It is a criminal offence for an employer not run a background check on staff working with children or vulnerable adults or to get a job to someone who is unsuitable to work with children and vulnerable adults

Question 19

What is the protection of children’s act 1999

Answer 19

People that are identified unsuitable to work with children do not have access to work with children

Question 20

What is the every child matters and the children act 2004

Answer 20

Essentially, the act aims to minimise the risk for children and young people and support families and carers, making sure they are well trained to work with more vulnerable children and adults 

Question 21

What is the disability discrimination act 1995 in 2004

Answer 21

It is against the law to discriminate against people with disabilities in relation to employment, Goods, services education and transport. 

Question 22

What are the four levels of DBS checks?

Answer 22

Basic check, standard check, enhanced check, enhanced check with Bard list


Question 23

What does a basic DBS check include?

Answer 23

Details of convictions and conditional caution

Question 24

What does a standard DBS check include?

Answer 24

Details of both spent an unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, warnings

Question 25

What does enhanced DBS check include?

Answer 25

Same details as a standard check and it will also contain nonconviction information relevant to the police force

Question 26

What does an enhanced check with Barred list include?

Answer 26

Same as an enhanced check, and in addition, the Barred list is also checked

Question 27

Define physical abuse

Answer 27

Hitting, shaking, bruising, burning/ internal injuries, other forms-alcohol, and drug provision


Question 28

Define emotional abuse

Answer 28

Chronic belittling, embarrassing, humiliating or ridiculing a child 

Question 29

Define sexual abuse

Answer 29

Sexual assault, exploitation of minors by their parents, caregivers, strangers – can appears as isolated incident or series of events

Question 30

Define neglect

Answer 30

Emotional neglect includes failing to provide children with appropriate support attention and affection required

Physical neglect includes not providing adequate food, clothing, shelter, and medical care if required

Question 31

Define bullying/harassment

Answer 31

Deliberate hurtful offensive, malicious, intimidating, or insulting behaviour


Question 32

What sort of abuse do you need to be aware of for vulnerable adults?

Answer 32

Financial, sexual, psychological or emotional, domestic violence, modern, slavery, physical, neglect, self neglect, discrimination

Question 33

How is physical activity categorised?

Answer 33

In active – 30 minutes per week
Fairly active – 32, 149 minutes per week
Active – 150 minutes plus per week

Question 34

What type of activity should children and young people between 5 to 18, engage in?

Answer 34

Moderate to vigourous intense physical activity for a minimum of 60 minutes per day

Question 35

What type of physical activity should adults between 19 and 64 engage in?

Answer 35

Muscle strengthening twice a week
150 minutes per week minimum

Question 36

What type of exercise should order adult age 65 or order participated in

Answer 36

Moderate intensity, aerobic activity for about 150 minutes per week

Question 37

What credible resources should you use for health and fitness?

Answer 37

Department of health
NHS
Public-health, England
British medical journal
National Centre for biotechnology
Information NCBI
British nutrition foundation
Food standards agency
British Heart Foundation

Question 38

What is cardiovascular fitness?

Answer 38

The ability of a heart, lungs and muscles to take in transport and utilise oxygen during exercise

Activities that improve the efficiency of the heart, lungs and circulatory system include swimming, running, cycling, rowing, dancing

During cardiovascular activity, there is an increase in heart rate and breathing rate, thus increasing blood flow and oxygen delivery to the body which produces energy aerobically. This is felt by the pulse quickening and breathing getting deeper.

Question 39

What is muscular endurance?

Answer 39

The ability of the muscles to work continuously with low to moderate resistance

Sessions involving high repetitions and low resistance require muscular endurance

Daily activities that are defined as a muscular endurance include carrying shopping, climbing stairs, maintaining optimal posture and gardening

Question 40

Define muscular strength

Answer 40

The ability of the muscles to exert maximum force against high resistance

Strength focus activities involve lifting, heavy resistance for lower repetitions and lifting heavyweights or moving heavy objects

Muscular strength is useful for enabling people to produce a greater amount of force when required while minimising. The amount of effort required to perform submaximal every day tasks.

Question 41

What is flexibility?

Answer 41

The ability to move joint effectively through a full range of motion

Flexibility is specific to each individual and can vary enormously examples of activities that require good flexibility, including yoga, dance, martial arts

Daily activities that require flexibility include body, bend, twist, moving through four ranges of motion

The shape of a persons, bones and cartilage, and the length of muscles and connective tissue that crossover a joint contribute towards a persons flexibility. The nervous system affects the amount of muscle tension which, in turn affect muscle tone.

Question 42

What is body composition?

Answer 42

The proportion of fat and fat free mass is normally measured as a percentage of body fat, which is an effective indicator of health

Question 43

What is the Fitt principle?

Answer 43

Frequency- refers to how often you exercise and is recorded in days per week

Intensity -difficulty of an exercise, measured using calculations, such as maximum heart rate and set/reputations performed, amount of weights lifted and rest period

Time -how long is from being physically active/exercising

Type -describe the type of activity/exercise you will be doing 

Question 44

What are variables that should be taken into consideration when selling gym goals

Answer 44

Age, fitness levels, exercise experience, time available, ability to recover, injury, history, specific goal 

Question 45

What is nasty?

Answer 45

N-name, the exercise describing its purpose, and the major muscles/areas of the body used

A-demonstrate how to make adjustments to the equipment being used for example the seat height weight and Speed

S-Silent demonstration -allows the client to focus on the technique of the exercise without distraction

T-eaching points..highlight the main teaching points

Y-your turn.. be client now attempts the exercise