CLIENT

ASSESSMENT
MATRIX

Name: Carl

FITT Principles

What
frequency do
you suggest?
2 days a week

Cardiovascular
Activity

What intensity
do you
suggest?
Vigorous
intensity
aerobic
activity
Moderate
intensity

What time do
you suggest?

30 minutes per
day

Weight
machine

Moderate
intensity

30 minutes per
day

Stretching
and
Flexibility
exercises
Explain how
the
specificity
principle
applies to
each
component
of fitness in
your exercise
prescription.
Jogging will
improve
cardio
function by
increasing
maximal
oxygen
uptake.

30 minutes per
day

Muscular
strength and
endurance
Flexibility

3 nonconsecutive
days per week
3 days a week

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 cardio
function to
superior within
60 days.

Jogging on the
treadmill for
35 minutes a
day 2 days a
week. (CDC,
2014)

Muscular
strength and
endurance

Increase
muscle
strength to
average within
60 days.

Utilizing the
weight
machine for 3
days per week
for 30
minutes.
(CDC, 2014)

Carl already
walks 50
minutes to
class daily.
Jogging will
work his cardio
function
beyond his
normal range.
Carl has no
consistency in
weight training
and adhering
to this
schedule will
work him
beyond his
normal range.

Flexibility

Increase

Stretching and

Extended

What type of
activity do
you suggest?
Treadmill

Muscle
strength will
increase and
add bulk to
his upper
body with the
use of the
weight
machine.
This will

flexibility to
good within 60
days.

CLIENT
ASSESSMENT
MATRIX

Name: Sally

FITT Principles

What
frequency do
you suggest?
5 days a week

Cardiovascular
Activity

flexibility
exercises 30
minutes per
day 3 days per
week.

stretching
exercises at
beginning of
workouts for
first 30 days,
then advanced
techniques
beyond.

improve his
range of
motion and
can also
lessen the
possible
airway
constriction
associated
with EIA.
(Howley,
2012)

What intensity
do you
suggest?
Moderate
intensity
aerobic
activity
Moderate
intensity

What time do
you suggest?

What type of
activity do
you suggest?
Brisk walking

30 minutes per
day

Elastic Band

30 minutes per
day

Muscular
strength and
endurance
Flexibility

2 days a week
3 days a week

Moderate
intensity

30 minutes per
day

Stretching
exercises

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

Improve cardio
function within
60 days and
retest with
Rockport 1
mile walk test.

Walking 30
minutes a day,
5 days a week
(Howley,
2012)

Walking every
day will
enhance her
low cardio
function due to
obesity and
diabetes.

Explain how
the
specificity
principle
applies to
each
component
of fitness in
your exercise
prescription.
Walking will
improve
cardio
function by
increasing
maximal
oxygen
uptake.

Muscular
strength and
endurance

Improve
muscular
strength within
60 days. Retest with chair
stand after this
period.

Elastic band
exercises 30
minutes a day,
twice a week.

2 to 3 sets of 8
-12 repetitions
(Howley, 2012)

Flexibility

Improve
flexibility to
good within 60
days.

Moderate
stretching
exercises 30
minutes per
day, 3 times
weekly.

Increase
flexibility and
core function
and re-test
chair sit and
reach after 60
days.

CLIENT
ASSESSMENT
MATRIX

Name: Jennifer

FITT Principles

What
frequency do
you suggest?
5 days per
week
2 days per
week

What intensity
do you
suggest?
Moderate
intensity
Moderate
intensity

What time do
you suggest?

3 days per
week

Moderate
intensity

30 minutes per
day

Pilates

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

Improve cardio
function within

Brisk walking
30 minutes a

After 60 days
of brisk

Explain how
the
specificity
principle
applies to
each
component
of fitness in
your exercise
prescription.
Improve
cardio

Cardiovascular
Activity
Muscular
strength and
endurance
Flexibility

30 minutes per
day
30 minutes per
day

Resistance
training will
help improve
muscle mass
and assist
with glucose
tolerance and
insulin
sensitivity
(Howley,
2012)
Stretching
will help
improve
flexibility as
well as help
condition
Sally for her
exercise
program.

What type of
activity do
you suggest?
Brisk walking
Elastic band

60 days to
good.

day, 5 days a
week (CDC,
2014)

Muscular
strength and
endurance

Improve
muscular
strength

Elastic band
exercises 30
minutes a day
2 days per
week

Flexibility

Increase
flexibility to
excellent over
60 days.

30 minute
pilates video 3
days per
week.

Increase core
function and
flexibility.
Reassess at
end of 60 days
to progress to
advanced
workouts.

CLIENT
ASSESSMENT
MATRIX

Name: Justin

FITT Principles

What
frequency do
you suggest?
7 days per
week
3 days per
week

What intensity
do you
suggest?
Moderate
intensity
Moderate
intensity

What time do
you suggest?

3 days per
week

Moderate
intensity

30 minutes per
day

Body weight
resistance
exercises
Stretching
exercises

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.

Explain how
the
specificity
principle
applies to
each
component
of fitness in
your exercise

Cardiovascular
Activity
Muscular
strength and
endurance
Flexibility

PROS
Principles

walking, retest using 12

minute run
test to assess
and add
jogging to
routine.
2 sets of 10
reps for each
muscle group
and increasing
sets after 30
days. (Howley,
2012)

60 minutes per
day
30 minutes per
day

function and
reduce
dependency
on BP
medication.
A low cost
alternative to
improving
muscle
strength and
improving to
3 days per
week.
Pilates will
improve
flexibility by
improving
range of
motion.

What type of
activity do
you suggest?
Brisk walking

Cardiovascular
Activity

Improve cardio
function over
60 days to
60th percentile
in 1 mile run

60 minutes of
brisk walking
every day.

After 60 days
of brisk
walking, 10 15 minutes of
jogging can be
added 3 days a
week.

Muscular
strength and
endurance

Increase
muscular
strength and
endurance to
60th percentile
in 60 days.

Body weight
resistance
exercises, sit
ups, push-ups
and resistance
bands.
(CDC, 2014)

Increasing
muscular
strength to
safely add
weight training
after 60 days.

Flexibility

Improve
flexibility to
60th percentile
in 60 days.

30 minutes of
stretching
exercises 3
days per week

Improve core
function to
help
advancement
in exercise
program.

prescription.
Walking will
improve
cardio
function by
increasing
maximal
oxygen
uptake as
well as help
reduce
weight.
Increasing
muscular
strength and
endurance to
improve
football
performance
and assist in
weight loss.
Stretching
will improve
range of
motion and
help assist in
advancing in
more
complicated
exercise
routines and
weight loss.

References
CDC. (2014). In Physical activity. Retrieved on April 20, 2014, from
http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/guidelines/children.html
Howley, E. (2012). Fitness Professional's Handbook [VitalSouce bookshelf version]. Retrieved
from http://online.vitalsource.com/books/9781450471077/epubcfi/6/2