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FITNESS ASSESSMENT & TESTING

April 26 @ 9:30 am - April 27 @ 5:00 pm

This in-person clinic is conducted in collaboration with VMB Fitness Academy, Thrissur, Kerala.

Fitness and sports professionals will receive 12 hours of intensive training in Fitness Assessment & Testing – F.A.T. Without F. A. T., you cannot prescribe exercises accurately and safely!

  • Dates:
    • Start: April 26
    • End: April 27
    • Both days: from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm
  • Venue: VMB Fitness Academy – Gurudeva Ln, Koorkenchery, Thrissur, Kerala – 680007

The Clinic will introduce fitness professionals to the art and sciences fitness assessment and testing. They will learn to –

  • Conduct pre-screening of clients across groups of adults, old adults, children and special populations
  • Identify client-specific tests and administer them
  • Learn and practice fitness tests in strength, strength endurance, aerobic, endurance, body balance, flexibility and body composition including the tests through bioelectrical impedance devices, skinfold calipers, goniometers, etc.
  • Learn how to interpret the assessment results
  • Introduce the application of the principles of exercise periodization on the basis the fitness assessment analyses.

By the end of the program, the attendees will be be able to –

  • ASSESS fitness clients
  • Effectively communicate with medical doctors and physiotherapists
  • SAFELY prescribe exercise plans
  • General: ₹2,000*
  • GAYO Students: ₹1,750 *

* Add 18% GST

Note:

  1. No instalment facility, please
  2. Fee must be paid in full by April 15 (12 noon)
  3. Additional fee payable for CEUs / CPDs for NSCA / ISSA / other certifications
  • GĀYO
    • This clinic leads to 12 CEUs for the renewal of the following certificates –
      • Certificate Course for Personal Fitness Trainers – CCPFT
      • Certificate Course for Pilates on Mat and / or Apparatus Teachers – CCPMA
      • Certificate Course in Strength & Sports Conditioning – CCSSC
      • Certificate Course for Bodybuilding Coaches – CCBBC
      • Certificate Course for Special Population Trainers – CCSPT
    • ISSA
      • CEUs applied for
    • NSCA
      • CEUs applied for
    • REPS UAE
      • 12 CPDs (if the clinic is attended in UAE)

The clinic is designed for the following professionals who frequently face the risks of clients suffering from exercise and sports injuries

  • Personal Trainers
  • Pilates Teachers
  • Other fitness professionals
  • Physical Education teacher
  • S&C trainers / coaches
  • Sports coaches

It is essential that the attendees have a thorough grounding in exercise physiology, kinesiology and exercise sciences.  They are expected to hold a Level 3 or 4 personal training certification and / or a graduate or post-graduate degree as applicable.

SYLLABUS

  • Introduction to Pre-screening and Fitness Assessment Testing Client interviews and PAR-Q filing
  • Practice –
  • Body Measurements – use of measuring tapes
  • Local Muscular Endurance Tests
  • Flexibility Tests with goniometer and sit and reach box
  • Aerobic Endurance
  • Limit Strength
  • Body Composition Tests – skinfold calipers, etc
  • Body Balance Tests
  • Notes
  • Access to videos – complimentary access for only TWO months from and after the END date of the clinic; thereafter, the participant will pay ₹500 + 18%GST as fee for one year’s subscription

Meenakshi

She is one of India’s most experienced sports physiotherapists with long, extensive experience with India’s international boxers and wrestlers (who have excelled at the world and international levels).

Her credentials include –

  • Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy in Sports
  • Assistant Professorship in a reputed Physiotherapy College in India.
  • Has over 11 years of experience in sports and exercise injuries management at the national and international levels; she has been consultant to the Sports Authority of India for several years.
  • Recently completed her Focus Awards Level 3 Education and Training certification course.

[All timings in IST]

TIME DAY 1 – April 26 2025 APPARATUS REQUIRED
0930-1000 REGISTRATION
1000-1100 Introduction to Pre-screening and Fitness Assessment Testing (FAT) Classroom
1100-1215 Practice mock client interviews and PAR-Q filing Classroom
1215-1300 Practice – Body Measurements – use of measuring tapes Classroom
1300-1345 LUNCH
1345-1500 Practice – Local Muscular Endurance Tests Gym
1500-1615 Practice – Flexibility Tests with goniometer and sit and reach box Gym / Studio
1615 – 1700 Practice – Aerobic Endurance Gym / Studio
TIME DAY 2 – April 27 2025 APPARATUS
0900-1130 Practice – Limit Strength Gym
1130 – 1145 Tea
1145-1315 Practice – Body Composition Tests – skinfold calipers, etc Gym / Studio
1315-1400 Lunch
1400-1500 Practice – Body Balance Tests Gym / Studio
1500 – 1600 Student Assessment Classroom / Gym
1600-1700 Discussion with Attendees Classroom

Assessment

Theory Question Paper of 50 multiple-choice questions

Practical assessment

Certifications

The following certificate will be awarded by April 30, subject to –

  • Successful completion of the clinic
  • Completion of fee payment

GAYO FITNESS ACADEMY’s Certificate for –

Proficiency in FITNESS ASSESSMENT & TESTING

Note:

  • The certificate is non-renewable
  • CEUs certificates issued by other education providers will be issued as per their respective rules and policies upon additional fee payable.
  • Thrissur: VM Basheer +91 90376 74900
  • Vadakara: Mini P +91 95625 93143

Details

Start:
April 26 @ 9:30 am
End:
April 27 @ 5:00 pm
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