You

have an existing client that you have been training for the last 6 months. The

client is really enjoying the sessions. However, your latest testing shows that

your positive training effects from your program are now starting to plateau.

Your client has expressed their desire to want more from your training sessions.

In the initial consultation, you identified they are on prescription medication

for their blood pressure, they are have a LDL profile of 4.0mmol/L and is 60

years old. You stratified her participation to only engage with light to

moderate intensity.  

What the most appropriate action?

Consider that the scope of an

exercise scientist is to prescribe exercise on apparently healthy adults i.e.

client is free of chronic disease.

Consider that the scope of an

exercise scientist is to prescribe exercise on apparently healthy adults i.e.

client is free of chronic disease.

You

are conducting a maximal exercise test on a treadmill. Your client is 5 minutes

into the protocol, and you notice that your client is sweaty but pale.

What is your next action?

You

receive a new client and conduct an initial consultation. The client is a 38

year old mother of 2 children who use to be an elite swimmer. Her youngest

child is only 1 year old and she has not engaged with regular physical activity

since giving birth. From the consult, you find the client has answered to no to

all ESSA APSS 2021 Stage 1 screening questions.

What is the most appropriate level of exercise intensity you should start your new client at?

Your

client is performing a YMCA Submaximal Exercise Test on the bike. In this particular

test, you are monitoring the heart rate, blood pressure and RPE. Your client

complains that their chest is starting to hurt but reports an RPE of 3 and has

requested to stop.

What the most appropriate action?

You

received a new client referred to you by the client’s general practitioner with

the goal to lose weight. The client is a 56 year old man. He has adult children,

wife, and works a standard corporate job (9am-5pm business hours). From the

consult, you find the client has answered to no to all ESSA APSS 2021 Stage 1

screening questions and no other risk factors other than a BMI of 31 kg/m2. The

client engages in 1 hour road cycling around Centennial Park 3 times a week

with his friends.

What is the most appropriate level of exercise intensity you should start your new client at?

A

21-year-old female who is a regular participant of the Randwick Parkrun. Her

currently 5km finish time is 28 mins but she will like to reduce her time 5km

time to 25mins so she has come to help her get faster. You identified that she

has no significant risk factors to exercise.

What is the most appropriate level of exercise intensity you should start your new client at?

Your

client is on the bike for a YMCA Submaximal Exercise Test. In this particular

test, you are monitoring the heart rate, blood pressure and RPE. Your client’s

systolic blood pressure drops from 160mmHg to 147mmHg, they feel dizzy and

their chest is starting to hurt.

What are the key points you need

to achieve in the initial consultation with a new client?