1. CLIENT ASSESSMENT
MATRIX
Name: Carl
FITT Principles What frequency
do you suggest?
What intensity do
you suggest?
What time do you
suggest?
What type of
activity do you
suggest?
Cardiovascular
Activity
3-5 days a week
RPE 11-13/20
comfortable pace
and endurance
monitor dyspnea.
2-3 days a week
30 minute
sessions.
Low to moderate
with more
emphasis on
duration than
intensity.
Mornings/1-2
sessions, 3-5 days
a week/ 30
minute sessions /
2-3 months
Walking, light
jogging,
swimming, cycling
Muscular strength
and endurance
Increase maximal
number of reps,
increase isokinetic
torque/increase
lean body mass/
2-3 days a week
Low resistance,
high reps
Afternoons, 2-3
days a week/ 2-3
months
Free weights,
Isokinetic/isotonic
machines
Flexibility Stretching Increase ROM 3 days a
week/ongoing
Yoga, Tai Chi
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.
Explain how the
specificity
principle applies
to each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.
Cardiovascular
Activity
Progress
according to the
dyspnea rating
scale. Monitoring
Carl is important.
3-5 days a week
30 minute
sessions then
increase as his
situation allows.
Upper body
endurance with
gradual increase
on overload.
Training upper
body endurance
such as lungs and
heart
Muscular strength
and endurance
Focus on
increasing Upper
body muscle
strength,
increasing with
resistance
training,
dumbbells,
machines or
elastic bands.
2-3 days a week,
30 minute
sessions
Increase arm
strength and
endurance as
Carl’s ability
allows
Upper body
muscle strength is
the biggest focus.
Flexibility Increase levels as 3-5 days a Ongoing Ongoing

2. his body allows.
week/ongoing
CLIENT ASSESSMENT
MATRIX
Name: Sally
FITT Principles What frequency
do you suggest?
What intensity do
you suggest?
What time do you
suggest?
What type of
activity do you
suggest?
Cardiovascular
Activity
3 – 7 days a
week/150 minutes
a week
50%-80% VO2R or
HRR; RPE 12 - 16
20 – 60 minutes in
bouts of least 10
minutes/150
minutes a week
Walking,
swimming
Muscular strength
and endurance
2-3 days a week 8-10
exercises/consist
of 2-3 sets of 8 –
12 reps
According glucose
tolerance and BP
Machines or
free weights
Flexibility 3-5 days a week Moderate to
intensity
30 - 60 minutes a
session
Yoga, Tai Chi,
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.
Explain how the
specificity
principle applies
to each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.
Cardiovascular
Activity
Progress according
to Sally’s level of
glucose tolerance
and BP
3 – 5 days a
week/150
minutes a week.
Do not overload as
may create
injuries.
Muscular strength
and endurance
Progress by
increase weights
as Sally’s BP and
glucose tolerance
allows
2-3 days a week Muscles meet
overload to help
maintain glucose
level
Focus on major
muscle groups
Flexibility Yoga, Tai Chi,
Stretching by
increasing the
number of days a
week.
ongoing ongoing ongoing

3. CLIENT ASSESSMENT
MATRIX
Name: Jennifer
FITT Principles What frequency
do you suggest?
What intensity do
you suggest?
What time do you
suggest?
What type of
activity do you
suggest?
Cardiovascular
Activity
3-5 days a week Monitor for high
blood pressure
45 – 60 minutes a
session
Zumba, dance,
cycling
Muscular strength
and endurance
2-3 days a week high resistance,
low reps
2-3 days a week Resistance
training with
machines.
Flexibility 3-5 days a week Vinyasa Power
yoga level 1 –
level 2 classes
60 – 90 minutes
per session
Stretching, yoga
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.
Explain how the
specificity
principle applies
to each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.
Cardiovascular
Activity
Monitor BP ongoing Increase according
to outcome of
monitoring her BP
Focus on upper
body lungs and
leg and arm
muscles.
Muscular strength
and endurance
High resistance
low reps then
increase
2-3 days a week I would use the
Superslow
technique with
Jennifer where
muscles reach
fatigue by minimal
reps.
Large muscle
groups
Flexibility Yoga classes level
1 then move to
level 2 class
3 -5 days a
week/60-90
minute sessions
ongoing ongoing
CLIENT ASSESSMENT
MATRIX
Name: Justin
FITT Principles What frequency
do you suggest?
What intensity do
you suggest?
What time do you
suggest?
What type of
activity do you
suggest?
Cardiovascular 150 minutes a Moderate 150 minutes a Running,

4. Activity week/5 - 7 days
per week
intensity week jogging,
swimming
Muscular strength
and endurance
2-3 days a week Low intensity Less weight, more
reps.
Resistance
training with
free weights
Flexibility 3-5 days per week ongoing 30 – 60 minutes
per session
Stretching
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.
Explain how the
specificity
principle applies
to each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.
Cardiovascular
Activity
Progress from
short easy tolerate
bouts of 10
minutes per bout
to 45 – 60 minutes
daily.
Daily aerobic
exercises are
required to meet
his goals
Increase for
weight loss
Target large
muscle groups.
Muscular strength
and endurance
Maintain muscle
strength but
careful as not to
injure himself due
to obesity.
2-3 days a week Increase as he
loses weight and
gets stronger
Focus on weight
loss, diet and
large muscle
groups
Flexibility Daily stretching
ongoing ongoing ongoing