Fitness Assessment and Screening
Fitness Assessment and Screening
Baseline questionnaires, informed consent, safety screening, body measurements, posture observation, mobility/strength/endurance testing, youth and senior screening.
Who this course is for
Personal trainers and coaches who need a practical, safe, appropriately-scoped approach to assessing new and existing clients.
What you'll learn
- •Build a thorough intake questionnaire and obtain assessment-specific informed consent.
- •Recognise safety screening requirements and contraindications before physical testing.
- •Take body measurements consistently and communicate body composition estimates honestly.
- •Use posture observation as a screening tool without over-medicalising normal variation.
- •Administer basic mobility, strength and endurance field tests appropriate to a trainer's scope.
- •Adapt screening and testing approaches for youth and older adult clients.
R1,799
8 modules · 16 lessons · ~14h
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to complete Personal Training Foundations or Applied Anatomy for Coaches first?
It's recommended but not required. This course assumes the basic coaching foundation covered in those courses and builds specifically on the assessment and screening skills needed to work with new clients safely and responsibly, but it is written to stand on its own.
Is this course only about physical fitness testing, or does it cover the paperwork too?
Both, and deliberately so. Genuine baseline assessment is more than a set of physical tests — it includes intake questionnaires, informed consent, safety screening, and confidentiality practices, all covered in depth before this course reaches physical testing methods.
Will this course teach me to diagnose medical conditions?
No. This course is explicit throughout about the boundary between a coach's appropriate assessment role and a medical professional's diagnostic role. You'll learn how to recognise when a referral is needed and how to have that conversation with a client, not how to diagnose or treat any condition yourself.
How long does the course take to complete?
Most learners complete it in around 16 hours of study across the 8 modules, at your own pace, with lifetime access to the content, manual, and quizzes for the duration of your enrolment.
How is the course assessed?
Each module has its own short quiz. The course concludes with a final certification exam combining multiple-choice, multiple-answer, scenario, short-answer, and case-study questions, marked against a published passing standard.
What happens if I fail the final exam?
You get one free retake at no extra cost. If you don't pass on the second attempt, you'll need Coach Freddy's approval before trying again, to make sure further attempts reflect genuine additional preparation.
Will I receive a certificate?
Yes. Once you pass the final exam, Coach Freddy issues a personalised, watermarked PDF certificate with your name and a unique certificate number, downloadable from your Academy dashboard.
Do I get a downloadable manual, or is everything only online?
Both. All content is available online through the lesson viewer, and you can also download a full branded course manual covering the entire syllabus as a PDF for offline study or as a permanent reference.
Course Content
Module 1: Baseline Questionnaires and Client Intake
- Why Baseline Assessment MattersPreview
- Building a Thorough Intake Questionnaire
Module 2: Informed Consent for Assessment
- Informed Consent for Physical AssessmentPreview
- Confidentiality of Assessment Data
Module 3: Safety Screening Before Testing
- Safety Screening Before Any Physical TestPreview
- Contraindications: When Not to Test
Module 4: Body Measurements and What They Tell You
- Body Measurements: Weight, Circumference and Why Context MattersPreview
- Understanding and Communicating Body Composition Estimates
Module 5: Posture Observation as a Screening Tool
- Posture Observation as a Screening ToolPreview
- From Observation to Action: Using Posture Screening in Programming
Module 6: Mobility Testing
- Mobility Testing BasicsPreview
- Interpreting Mobility Test Results
Module 7: Strength and Endurance Testing
- Strength Testing for General Population ClientsPreview
- Muscular and Cardiovascular Endurance Testing
Module 8: Special Populations: Youth and Senior Screening
- Screening Youth ClientsPreview
- Screening Older Adult Clients