FITNESS ASSESSMENT & TESTING

This in-person clinic is conducted in collaboration with IQ Lifestyle, UAE.

Fitness and sports professionals will receive 12 hours of intensive training in injury rehabilitation and prevention of future occurrences.

DATES:
  • Dates:
    • Start: May 10
    • End: May 11
    • Both days: from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm
  • Venue: To be confirmed
VENUE:

VMB Fitness Academy – Gurudeva Ln, Koorkenchery, Thrissur, Kerala – 680007

Fees:
  • General: AED1,250
  • GAYO Students: AED1,000

Note:

  1. No instalment facility, please
  2. Fee must be paid in full by May 1 (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)

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

LEARNING RESOURCES

  • 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

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

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. 

[All timings in IST]

TIME

DAY 1 – May 10 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 – May 11 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.

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.
  • UAE: Smrithi +971 58 249 9750
  • UAE: Samiha (Arabic) + 971 54 535 7641
  • Dubai: Prasanth P +971 55 255 7239
  • Abu Dhabi: Akram +971 56 585 2769
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