How Often Do You Perform Assessments?
Hello Andrew,
I will do an assessment on my clients first visit and three to six months therafter. Never viewing it as a waste of my time and the length depends on how deep you assess.
You get out what you put in…and it shows your clients you are as involved with their success as they are.
Sincerely,
Michael
Depending on what the client’s goals are, frequent assessments may be necessary. This is to help adjust the program to continue to suit their goals. Although you may have a full program written at the start of their training (with progressions all set in place and the numbers taken care of), you can’t really expect your client to necessarily fit your program design every step of the way. It’s more important that the program design fits your client every step of the way instead.
Now, depending on your program design, you may have it so that every exercise is an assessment for your next workout session. You don’t necessarily need to do formal testing to measure all areas of fitness. Again, the client’s goals will dictate your priorities for what to assess and how often you will assess.
What you charge for assessments is up to your business model. I would say let assessments be free if they are informal or if they are already a part of the workout routine (such as checking proper form with each exercise if one of the client’s goals is related to corrective exercise). Regardless, assessments (whether free or not) are never a waste of your time, unless you don’t use the information to write your program. There has to be a point as to why you are assessing.
Hi Andrew,
It’s never a waste of time when performing fitness assessments. It’s a great way for you to find out all the information you need regarding your clients. An assessment is the tool to use when you are preparing a fitness and nutrition program for your clients. It’s the first step of many to follow.
I do an assessment on my clients every 6 weeks to see how they are improving and then make the necessary changes to the plan in order to continue with their progress. I personally don’t charge them when I do the assessment.
Best,
Harris
Hi Andrew,
My initial assessment is very comprehensive but it also serves as a ‘getting to know you’ opportunity because this is often the first time I see a client. I do the normal stuff, measurements as much as possible and a musculoskeletal screening. This is the base of my initial program design.
Particularly the range of motion and strength assessment become quickly part of the program design, thus making every workout an assessment in some way. There may be some assessments that I repeat formally, particularly if a client has clearly defined goals. Since most of my clients come with health rather than fitness objectives, I pretty much do ongoing informal assessments which are part of the workout. I may refer back to the initial measures and screening results, though, to highlight to a client the progress that has been made.
Good to hear from you again. Hope everything is going well for you.
Karin Singleton
www.meltnc.com