Health Appraisal and Risk Assessment

By: June Lindle, M.A.
$49.95

Successful completion of the quiz is necessary to receive Continuing Education Credits.

Approved for:
3.0 Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA)
3.0 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
0.3 National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA)
0.3 Council on Prof. Stand. Kinesiotherapy (COPS-KT)
1.5 National Council on Strength & Fitness (NCSF)
1.0 National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT)
3.0 National Strength Professionals Association (NSPA)
3.0 YMCA
3.0 World Instructor Training Schools (W.I.T.S.)
3.0 NETA

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Education Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Prerequisites: None
Target Audience: Aquatic Fitness Professional, Group Fitness, Personal Trainer, Coach

Course Description:
Health Appraisal and Risk Assessment sets the stage for liability and your legal responsibility with your client. It is an necessary and important FIRST STEP for all fitness professionals who work with clients in a one-on-one setting. This course includes several printable assessment forms and covers Many important topics.

Course Objectives:
By reviewing and studying this learning Course you will:

  • Understand the importance and necessity of health appraisal and risk assessment for all clients.
  • Learn how to properly perform a health appraisal.
  • Understand ACSM risk factor thresholds for coronary artery disease.
  • Be familiar with the signs and symptoms suggestive of cardiovascular and pulmonary disease.
  • Be able to place your client into an ACSM risk stratification to determine whether a physician's consent is necessary.
  • You will practice the health appraisal and risk assessment process with sample clients.

ISBN# 978-1-935746-02-7

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