CLIENT

ASSESSMENT
MATRIX

Name: Carl

FITT Principles

What
frequency do
you suggest?
3-5 days a
week

Cardiovascular
Activity

What intensity
do you
suggest?
Moderate to
vigorous
activity 5075% HRR
Moderate
intensity 2
sets with 8 to
12 reps per
set

What time do
you suggest?
30 minutes
(On top of his
normal walking
to class)
However long
it takes to
complete total
number of sets

Muscular
strength and
endurance

1 day a week

Flexibility

After each
cardio session

Light

2 to 3 minutes

PROS
Principles

Explain how
you will utilize
the principle of
progression for
each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Explain how
you will utilize
the principle
of regularity
for each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Explain how
you will utilize
the overload
principle for
each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Cardiovascular
Activity

Increase
intensity to
vigorous with
jogging and
interval
running
Increase
weight slowly
and vary
number of reps
and number
per set with
1%RM in mind;
increase to 2
days a week

Schedule time
each week,
get friends
involved, do
competitions

Start with
jogging
intervals and
add running by
increasing
speed slowly
Increase
weight and
number of
days per week.

Muscular
strength and
endurance

Schedule it
each week,
get his friends
involved

What type of
activity do
you suggest?
Walking

Squats, low
row, shoulder
press, bicep
curls weight
training that
targets each
muscle group
Stretches
that engage
the legs,
arms, back
and core
Explain how
the
specificity
principle
applies to
each
component
of fitness in
your exercise
prescription.
Increase CRF
and VO2max

Add muscle
to upper
body through
bicep curls,
shoulder
press and
bench press
while squats
add to the
lower body

Flexibility

Increase with
number of
cardio days
and increase
to 5 minutes
per session

CLIENT
ASSESSMENT
MATRIX

Name: Sally

FITT Principles

What
frequency do
you suggest?
3 days a week

Cardiovascular
Activity
Muscular
strength and
endurance

Flexibility

PROS
Principles

Cardiovascular
Activity

Schedule it
with the cardio
time

Stretch further
each time,
increase time
per session

Leg, arm,
core, and
back
stretches to
increase
motility of
muscles and
joints.

What intensity
do you
suggest?
Low intensity
40-60% HRR
Moderate
intensity 2
sets of 8 to 10
reps

What time do
you suggest?

What type of
activity do
you suggest?
walking

After each
cardio workout
3 days a
week
Explain how
you will utilize
the principle of
progression for
each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Low intensity

2 to 3 minutes

Explain how
you will utilize
the principle
of regularity
for each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Explain how
you will utilize
the overload
principle for
each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Work up to 5
days a week
for 150
minutes a
week with 30

Schedule time
in her day,
include her
grandkid, find
a group to

Increase days
to 5 days then
slowly increase
number of
minutes per

1 day a week

15 minutes
However long
it takes to
complete 2
sets per
exercise

Low row, leg

press,
squats, bicep
curl at a low
manageable
weight (10
lbs) making
sure to work
all major
muscle
groups
Stretching of
the legs,
arms and
core
Explain how
the
specificity
principle
applies to
each
component
of fitness in
your exercise
prescription.
CRF, weight
loss, heart
health,
decrease
diabetes.

minutes a day
Work up to 2
days a week
and increasing
weight as able

walk with
Schedule time
each week

Flexibility

Increase
number of
days to each
cardio day

Schedule it
into the
allotted time
for Cardio

CLIENT
ASSESSMENT
MATRIX

Name: Jennifer

FITT Principles

What
frequency do
you suggest?
3 days a week

Muscular
strength and
endurance

Cardiovascular
Activity

session
Increase days
to 2 days a
week and
gradually
increase
weight and
number of sets
to 3.
Increase
number of
days then
increase
number of
minutes to 5
per session

What intensity
do you
suggest?
Moderate
intensity 5070% HRR
2 sets with 8
to 12 reps per
set

What time do
you suggest?
15 minutes

Muscular
strength and
endurance

1 day a week

However long
it takes to
complete total
number of sets

Flexibility

After each
cardio session

Low intensity

2-5 minutes

PROS
Principles

Explain how
you will utilize
the principle of
progression for
each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Explain how
you will utilize
the principle
of regularity
for each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Explain how
you will utilize
the overload
principle for
each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Squats to
work lower
body, low
row to work
back, bicep
curl for arms.
Stretches will
improve low
back
flexibility and
improve daily
life activities

What type of
activity do
you suggest?
Walking
Engage all
major muscle
groups ie
squats, bicep
curls, low
row, shoulder
press
Stretches
that focus on
legs, arms,
back and
core
Explain how
the
specificity
principle
applies to
each
component
of fitness in
your exercise

Cardiovascular
Activity

Increase
number of
days to 5, then
increase time
slowly to get to
30 minutes a
day
Increase days
to 2 days a
week

Include kids in
activity, join
walking group,
schedule time
in each week

Flexibility

Increase to 5
days a week
within each
cardio day

Schedule time
within each
week

CLIENT
ASSESSMENT
MATRIX

Name: Justin

FITT Principles

What
frequency do
you suggest?
3 days a week

Muscular
strength and
endurance

Cardiovascular
Activity
Muscular
strength and
endurance

1 day a week

Flexibility

After each
cardio session

Include kids in
activity,
schedule time

Increasing the
number of
days first to 5
then
increasing the
time in each
session
Increase
weight as
tolerated,
increase
number of sets
to 3, interval
with 1%RM
Increase the
number of
sessions to 5
days a week

What intensity
do you
suggest?
Moderate
intensity 5070%HRR
2 sets with 8
to 12 reps per
set

What time do
you suggest?

Low intensity

3 to 4 minutes

20 minutes
However long
it takes to
complete a
circuit

prescription.
Improve CRF,
weight loss

Increase
strength,
decrease
body fat %

Improve
flexibility of
legs, arms,
and core to
improve daily
life activities.

What type of
activity do
you suggest?
Walking,
cycling
Engage all
muscle
groups ie.
Leg press,
shoulder
press, bench
press, bicep
curl, low row
Stretching of
arms, legs,
core and
back

PROS
Principles

Explain how
you will utilize
the principle of
progression for
each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Explain how
you will utilize
the principle
of regularity
for each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Explain how
you will utilize
the overload
principle for
each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Cardiovascular
Activity

Increase
number of
days to 5 - 7,
then slowly
increase time
per session to
reach the
eventual 60
minutes per
day
Increase to 3
days a week

Include family,
schedule time
in each week
(like he does
for tutoring),
include friends

Increase days
per week first,
then slowly, in
10 minute
increments
increase to 60
minutes per
day.

Schedule time,
include friends
and family

Increase to 5
days a week

Schedule it
with cardio
time

Increase
weight and
resistance as
able and
change routine
monthly to
avoid
stagnation
Stretching
farther each
time

Muscular
strength and
endurance

Flexibility

Explain how
the
specificity
principle
applies to
each
component
of fitness in
your exercise
prescription.
Increase CRF,
and weight
loss

Increase
muscular
strength in
all major
muscle
groups
Improve ROM
in all joints
and improve
low back
flexibility.