Training and Assessment Materials

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to deliver prescribed exercise programs to stable clients with cardiorespiratory conditions in collaboration with medical or allied health professionals.

Application of the Unit
This unit applies to specialised exercise trainers whose clients have been provided an exercise prescription from an accredited exercise physiologist or relevant medical or allied health professional.

The specialised exercise trainer is able to apply the understanding and skills to deliver the program and modify the program in terms of frequency, mode, intensity and volume to accommodate the progression of the client within the parameters prescribed by the accredited exercise physiologist or relevant medical or allied health professional. 

They apply self directed application of knowledge and skills related to cardiorespiratory conditions, and exercise judgment in delivering the prescribed exercise. The specialised exercise trainer demonstrates the ability to analyse the client's responses to exercise and where appropriate consult with the accredited exercise physiologist or relevant medical or allied health professional.

This unit excludes clients with serious cardiac and respiratory conditions.