Objective Information In Fitness Assessment

Please use any data (numbers) you want except for the age which is 33.
-Attached are the fitness assessment templates you can use as a reference for the narrative explination.

Instructions
Assignment #3 Instructions:
For Assignment #3, you will gather objective data on yourself. Remember you are your own client for this class. This is a continuation of the client initial interview and assessment process you began in assignment 1 WK 1 and Assignment 2 WK 3. The protocols that you develop now can serve as a blueprint for your future work as a Personal Trainer or Coach and as an assessment template for your individual use.

Defining the term Objective Information as it relates to a Fitness Assessments, will assist you in analyzing why Objective Information is important to gather when developing an exercise program and how it relates to goal implementation.

Assignment #3 WK4
For this assignment you will define the term Objective Information as it relates to Fitness Assessments. Describe why Objective Information is important to your program design and implementation. You will also perform ALL of the fitness assessments identified below. These assessments may not be beneficial to YOU as an individual client, however as a trainer and/or coach you will need to know how to complete each assessment on any given client.

In gathering your objective data you must first determine the appropriate assessments to perform on your client. Using the guidelines in the attached document “WK4 Assignment 3 Rationale for fitness assessments”, identify the fitness assessments that you would perform on yourself if you could choose the assessment data you wanted to gather. Identify the assessments you would exclude. Explain your decisions.

This Data is to be collected on yourself, as YOU are the client. Once data is gathered you will explain how you (as a trainer or coach) plan on using this information to assist you in your exercise program design.

Use the following documents to assist you with your data collection:

CPT7_body_composition_assessment_template

CPT7_cardio_assessment_template

CPT7_dynamic-posture_assessment_template

CPT7_static_posture_assessment

NASM Objective Assessment Form client Cheat Sheet

nasm_ces_assessment_form

NASM_CPT_Postural_Assessment_Solutions_Table

overhead_squat_solutions_table-(ces-version)

Physiological Measurements

Age, Height, Heart Rate, Blood Pressure

Body Composition Assessments

Skinfold caliper or any form of body fat calculation (scale)

Circumference Measurements

Waist-to-hip ratio

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Cardiorespiratory Assessments

YMCA 3-Minute Step Test or

(Rockport Run/Walk can also be used: Protocol located in Assignment 4: (WK6) Attachments)

Static Posture Assessment*
*Use still photos of yourself to gather data within this assessment. Do not turn your head to look in a mirror.

Movement Assessments (dynamic posture)
Overhead Squat Assessment**
Single-Leg Squat Assessment**
Pushing Assessment (if possible to perform If not explain why)

Pulling Assessment (if possible to perform If not explain why)

**Use a video of yourself to gather data within this assessment. Do not turn your head to look in a mirror.

Performance Assessments

Push-Up Test

Davies Test

Shark Skill Test

Upper Extremity Strength Assessment: Bench Press

Lower Extremity Strength Assessment: Squat

After you have collected all of this information review the section titled “Implementing Fitness assessments” [6th Chapter 6, pp. 155- 159] [7th chapter 12) and answer the following questions in narrative form.
Why is collecting this Data important?

Why is it important that you, personally, know how to perform all of the assessments?

What are some additional Assessments that you would like to include with yourself or your future clients/athletes? How will these additional assessments assist you with exercise program design?

What did you learn by doing this assignment?

Use the attached Assignment 3 WK4 Template for your submission. Within your assignment use a combination of narrative & any templates charts/graphs that you think are appropriate (see assignment attachments noted within the instructions).

Requirements:

The narrative of your paper should be a minimum of 3 written pages (not and reference page); charts or tables will enhance your project but will not count toward your total page count. Please support the rationale for your thoughts and opinions. Cite the sources of any definitions or ideas that are not your own using appropriate academic sources (minimum of 2 References required readings as sources are allowed and encouraged).

References: Chapters 11, Sutton, B., (2022). NASM Essentials of Personal Fitness Training. (7Ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Ch 11. Health, Wellness, and Fitness Assessments

References:Chapters 12, Sutton, B., (2022). NASM Essentials of Personal Fitness Training. (7Ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Ch 12. Posture, Movement, and Performance Assessments.

Formatting:

The writing component must meet all rules of APA formatting (7th edition)

title page
headings: See outline above for heading title ideas
page numbers
in-text citations
reference page
Including the title and reference pages, your entire submission will be no shorter than 5 pages.

**Also, please refer to our APUS Library for help with APA formatting. And the Perdue Owl: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Please use your (both in class and via NASM.org), the NASM forms (attached), and any other you may find as reference material for this assignment. Our APUS Library Search Engines are a good place to begin.

There are several ways to incorporate a Template/Table into your WORD document; a few hints:

If you are unsure of how to do this -the easiest way is to complete your template on one document, then take a screenshot (I use a Mac & the command for screenshot is command+shift+4, which then gets saved as a pic. On a PC, there is often a “print screen” button which actually saves the screenshot to your desktop OR to a clipboard for you to paste in a word doc), open and copy the picture, then paste it into the document in the appropriate spot.