adapt fitness exercises
Suggest relevant exercise adaptations or options to allow for individual client differences or needs and provide participants with advice on intensity and how to progress their individual performance and results.
Personal trainers design, implement and evaluate exercise or physical activity programmes for one or more individual clients by collecting and analysing client information. They strive to ensure the effectiveness of personal exercise programmes. A personal trainer should also actively encourage potential clients to participate in and adhere to regular programmes, employing appropriate motivational strategies.
Competences and skills
27 ESCO relationsEssential skills and competences 19 competences
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
16 competencesanalyse personal fitness information
Carry out fitness assessments to establish fitness and skill level and analyse information relating to individual clients.
collect client fitness information
Collect fitness information relating to individual clients. Identify client information which is to be collected and advise clients of correct procedures, protocols and risks prior to commencing physical assessment and exercising.
correct potentially harmful movements
Recognise when a particpant performs a movement that could cause short or long term damage to the body. Respond with verbal instructions and/or physical demonstration to ensure competence is achieved.
develop codified movements
Identify codified movements to be used. Use and demonstrate codified movements to the performers.
ensure safety of exercise environment
Select the correct training environment and assess risks to ensure it provides a safe, clean and friendly fitness environment and that it will be the best use of the environment in which clients are exercising.
identify customer objectives
Identify individual motives resulting in short, medium and long term fitness goals.
inform clients of healthy lifestyle benefits
Provide accurate information about the role of physical activity and stimulate exercisers with controlled health conditions to adopt and maintain a healthy lifestyle behaviour. Inform clients on principles of nutrition and weight management.
integrate exercise science to the design of the programme
Design movements and exercises according to the functions of the musculoskeletal system and biomechanical concepts. Develop programme according to physiological concepts, the cardio-respiratory and energy systems.
integrate principles of training
Apply components of health related fitness to the design of an individual programme in order to meet client’s abilities, needs and lifestyle and exercise preferences.
motivate fitness clients
Positively interact with and motivate fitness clients to participate in regular physical activity and promote fitness exercise as a part of a healthy lifestyle.
prepare exercise session
Prepare equipment and facilities for the session ensuring compliance with industry and national guidelines for normal operating procedures and plan timings and sequences for the session.
prescribe exercises
Provide a range of exercise programmes in accordance with the needs of the clients by applying principles of exercise programming.
promote healthy fitness environment
Pursue and promote a clean and healthy fitness environment.
promote healthy lifestyle
Provide information to clients about the role of physical activity, modes of exercise and related services and the importance of healthy activities for daily living.
provide fitness information
Provide clients with accurate information on the principles of nutrition and fitness exercises.
Cross-sector
3 competencesassess physical conditions of clients
Check the new clients' health conditions to assess their suitability for participation.
demonstrate professional attitude to clients
Demonstrate responsibility and professional duty of care to clients which will include communication skills and a focus of customer care orientation.
show professional responsibility
Ensure that other workers and clients are treated with respect and that appropriate civil liability insurance is in place at all times of instructing.
Optional knowledge 5 competences
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
1 competencenutrition of healthy persons
The type of nutrition needed for healthy individuals of all ages.
Cross-sector
4 competenceshuman anatomy
The dynamic relationship of human structure and function and the muscosceletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, urinary, reproductive, integumentary and nervous systems; normal and altered anatomy and physiology throughout the human lifespan.
human physiology
The science that studies the human organs and its interactions and mechanisms.
older adults' needs
The physical, mental, and social needs of frail, older adults.
sports nutrition
Nutritional information such as vitamins and energy pills related to a specific sporting activity.
Optional skills and competences 3 competences
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Cross-sector
3 competencescommunicate with youth
Use verbal and non-verbal communication and communicate through writing, electronic means, or drawing. Adapt your communication to children and young people`s age, needs, characteristics, abilities, preferences, and culture.
evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves
Assess the condition of an older patient and decide if he or she needs assistance in taking care of him- or herself to eat or to bathe and in meeting his/hers social and psychological needs.
monitor children's physical development
Recognise and describe the development of children, observing the following criteria: weight, length, and head size, nutritional requirements, renal function, hormonal influences on development, response to stress, and infection.