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What is the EAP?

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

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What are reps/cimspa

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

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

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Public liability insurance

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What are normal operating procedures?

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

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What are emergency operating procedures?

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Design 10 minimise the risk of recurrence of accident/injuries

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What is a health screening?

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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

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Why is the screening process of client important?

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Outlined any issues, the client may face in training

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

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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

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What are the three body types?

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Ectomorph
Endomorph
Mesomorph

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What is an endomorph?

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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 

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What is a mesomorph?

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


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What is an ectomorph?

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

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What are different lifestyle factors to take into consideration?

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

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What are special considerations you need to take into account?

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Older adults, adolescence, disabled client

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What is the duty of care?

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

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What legislation is there in place for safeguarding 

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

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What is the children act 1989

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

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What is the police act 1997

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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

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What is the protection of children’s act 1999

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

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What is the every child matters and the children act 2004

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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 

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What is the disability discrimination act 1995 in 2004

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

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What are the four levels of DBS checks?

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


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What does a basic DBS check include?

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Details of convictions and conditional caution

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What does a standard DBS check include?

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

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What does enhanced DBS check include?
Same details as a standard check and it will also contain nonconviction information relevant to the police force
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What does an enhanced check with Barred list include?
Same as an enhanced check, and in addition, the Barred list is also checked
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Define physical abuse
Hitting, shaking, bruising, burning/ internal injuries, other forms-alcohol, and drug provision 
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Define emotional abuse
Chronic belittling, embarrassing, humiliating or ridiculing a child 
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Define sexual abuse
Sexual assault, exploitation of minors by their parents, caregivers, strangers – can appears as isolated incident or series of events
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Define neglect
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
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Define bullying/harassment
Deliberate hurtful offensive, malicious, intimidating, or insulting behaviour 
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What sort of abuse do you need to be aware of for vulnerable adults?
Financial, sexual, psychological or emotional, domestic violence, modern, slavery, physical, neglect, self neglect, discrimination
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How is physical activity categorised?
In active – 30 minutes per week Fairly active – 32, 149 minutes per week Active – 150 minutes plus per week
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What type of activity should children and young people between 5 to 18, engage in?
Moderate to vigourous intense physical activity for a minimum of 60 minutes per day
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What type of physical activity should adults between 19 and 64 engage in?
Muscle strengthening twice a week 150 minutes per week minimum
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What type of exercise should order adult age 65 or order participated in
Moderate intensity, aerobic activity for about 150 minutes per week
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What credible resources should you use for health and fitness?
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
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What is cardiovascular fitness?
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.
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What is muscular endurance?
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
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Define muscular strength
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.
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What is flexibility?
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.
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What is body composition?
The proportion of fat and fat free mass is normally measured as a percentage of body fat, which is an effective indicator of health
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What is the Fitt principle?
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 
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What are variables that should be taken into consideration when selling gym goals
Age, fitness levels, exercise experience, time available, ability to recover, injury, history, specific goal 
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What is nasty?
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

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