CLIENT

ASSESSMENT
MATRIX

Name: Carl

FITT
Principles

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

What intensity
do you
suggest?
Moderate to
vigorous

What time do
you suggest?

Muscular
strength and
endurance
Flexibility

3 days a week

Moderate to
vigorous

30-60 minutes

Daily

Moderate

10-15 minutes
dynamic
and/or static
stretching
20 minutes
yoga

PROS
Principles

Explain how
you will utilize
the principle of
progression for
each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.
Each week
increase the
miles and
number of
minutes at
vigorous
intensity, add
intervals to
runs and
sprints to
cycling.
As strength
improves,
each week
increase the
amount of
weight/number
of reps to lift
all muscle
groups. Keep a

Explain how
you will utilize
the principle
of regularity
for each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.
Use a training
plan, join a
running club,
take a
scheduled
spin class

Explain how
you will utilize
the overload
principle for
each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.
Increase time
and/or miles

Explain how
the specificity
principle
applies to
each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.
Improve CRF
and increase
the caloric
output to
increase lean
body mass,
improve/maint
ain sports
performance

Schedule the
time on the
calendar,
arrange to
meet friends
at the gym

Add weight
and/or reps

Increase
strength and
lean muscle
mass,
improve/maint
ain sports
performance

Cardiovascular
Activity

Cardiovascular
Activity

Muscular
strength and
endurance

30-60 minutes

What type of
activity do you
suggest?
Running,
cycling/spinni
ng
Free weights,
plyometrics,
isometrics
Static and
dynamic
stretching,
yoga

journal to track
amount you
can lift to
fatigue.
Flexibility

As flexibility
increases,
increase
stretching
session time to
20 minutes,
yoga to 30
minutes

CLIENT
ASSESSMENT
MATRIX

Name: Sally

FITT Principles

What
frequency do
you suggest?
3 days a week

Increase time
spent on
stretching and
depth of
stretches

Increase
flexibility to
avoid/prevent
injury

What intensity
do you
suggest?
Low to
moderate

What time do
you suggest?

1-2 days a
week

Low to
moderate

10-15 minutes

Flexibility

2 days a week

Low to
moderate

10-15 minutes

What type of
activity do
you suggest?
Walking,
dancing,
swimming
Bodyweight,
1-3 lb
weights,
isometric
exercise
Chair yoga,
tai chi

Muscular
strength and
endurance

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

Each week
adding
time/distance
to the amount
walked or

Find a walking
group, start a
church group
walking,
schedule

Increase the
amount of
time and
frequency

Cardiovascular
Activity

Take a
scheduled
yoga class
twice a week.
Dynamic
stretches pre
and static
stretches post
workout.

15-20 minutes

Explain how
the
specificity
principle
applies to
each
component
of fitness in
your exercise
prescription.
Improve CRF
and increase
the caloric
output to
lose weight

swam. Add
more vigorous
intensity as
capability
allows.
As strength
improves each
week, begin
with increasing
the number of
reps then add
amount of
weight by
about 5% for
all muscle
groups.

workouts on
the calendar

Schedule the
time on the
calendar

Increase
amount of
weight and
number of reps

Improve
strength to
avoid
osteoporosis,
prevent
falls/injury

Flexibility

As flexibility
increases,
increase
stretching
frequency to 3
days a week,
session time to
20 minutes

Take a
scheduled
chair yoga or
tai chi class

Increase time
spent
stretching and
depth of
stretches

Increase
flexibility and
agility to
prevent falls
and injury

CLIENT
ASSESSMENT
MATRIX

Name: Jennifer

FITT Principles

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

What intensity
do you
suggest?
Moderate, with
some vigorous

What time do
you suggest?

Muscular
strength and
endurance
Flexibility

3 days a week

Moderate, with 20 minutes

some vigorous

What type of
activity do
you suggest?
Walking,
bicycling,
dancing
Free weights,
isometrics

2 days a week

Moderate

30 minutes

Static
stretching,
yoga

PROS
Principles

Explain how
you will utilize
the principle of
progression for

Explain how
you will utilize
the principle
of regularity

Explain how
you will utilize
the overload
principle for

Explain how
the
specificity
principle

Muscular
strength and
endurance

Cardiovascular
Activity

and decrease
need for
insulin
treatment

30 minutes a
day

each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

for each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

applies to
each
component
of fitness in
your exercise
prescription.
Improve CRF,
lower BP, and
increase the
caloric output
to lose
weight

Cardiovascular
Activity

Each week,
increase the
distance
covered by 1015%

Increase the
time spent and
the amount of
time at
vigorous
intensity.

Muscular
strength and
endurance

As strength
improves each
week, increase
the amount of
weight by
about 5%,
increase
number of reps
for all muscle
groups. Keep a
journal to track
the amount of
weight you can
lift, when its
comfortable/ea
sy, its time to
increase the
weight.

Schedule the
workout on
the calendar,
take a class,
join a group
that meets
regularly to
walk, bike, or
run.
Schedule the
time on the
calendar

Increase
weight.
Increase
length of time
holding
isometric
poses.

Increase lean
muscle mass
to create a
leaner,
tighter body

Flexibility

As flexibility
increases,
increase
stretching
frequency to 3
days a week,
session time to
40 minutes

Take a
scheduled
yoga class
twice a week

Increase time
and depth of
stretches

Improve
flexibility/agil
ity to allow
activities that
require more
flexibility

CLIENT
ASSESSMENT
MATRIX

Name: Justin

FITT Principles

What
frequency do
you suggest?
Daily

What intensity
do you
suggest?
Moderate to
vigorous

What time do
you suggest?

Muscular
strength and
endurance
Flexibility

3 days a week

Moderate to
vigorous

30-60 minutes

2-3 days a
week

Moderate

10-15 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

Each week
increase the
miles and
number of
minutes at
vigorous
intensity, add
intervals to
runs and
sprints to
cycling.
As strength
improves, each
week increase
the amount of
weight to lift
all muscle
groups. Keep a
journal to track
amount you
can lift and
when it gets
easy, its time
to add more
weight.

Sports
practice, join a
running group,
meet with
friends to
run/swim/cycl
e.

Increase
intensity and
time

Schedule the
time on the
calendar,
meet friends
at the Y to
work out

Increase
weight.
Increase
length of time
holding
isometric
poses.

Cardiovascular
Activity

Muscular
strength and
endurance

30 minutes a
day

What type of
activity do
you suggest?
Running,
swimming,
bicycling
Free weights,
plyometrics,
isometrics
Static and
dynamic
stretching
Explain how
the
specificity
principle
applies to
each
component
of fitness in
your exercise
prescription.
Improve CRF,
increase the
caloric output
to lose
weight, to be
faster on the
football field.

Increase
strength and
power to
improve
football
performance.

Flexibility

As flexibility
increases,
increase
stretching
frequency to 45 days a week,
session time to
20 minutes

Dynamic
stretching pre
workout, static
stretching
post workout.

Increase time
and depth of
stretches

Increase
flexibility to
avoid/preven
t injury