Level 4 Neurological Conditions
Assessment Guidance & Documentation

You MUST complete the following: 

 

Plan for a 60-minute practical session for your case study client. You will deliver 25 minutes of this [5 minutes health and safety: 5-minute warm-up; 10-minute main section; and 5-minute cool-down]. 

​

• The digital media [video] should have no more than 4 breaks [health and safety; warm-up; main component; cool-down] with the client and instructor [yourself]  in view at all times during the recording.

• The sound quality must be sufficient to enable assessment (minimal noise in the background). 

​

• Note: The session should follow the program design you have completed on the course.

​

You Must demonstrate the following: 

​

[1] Pre-Warm up Health & Safety - Showing the instructor [yourself]taking a client through the health and safety issues, verbal PARQ, medication check, including any comorbidity checks and concerns relating to exercise prescription. 

​

[2] Warm-up - Show and explain to the client duration, mobilization, pulse raiser, stretches, or replicant movement patterns. 

​

• Use  two measures of intensity required for warm-up (RPE, Talk test, observation, heart rate reserve, heart rate maximum, or METS) 

• Demonstrate/verbalize safe use of equipment, training suggestions, and health and safety advice throughout the warm-up. 

​

[3] Main Section -  Demonstrate/verbalize safe use of equipment. 

​

• Demonstrate/verbalize - CV type, workload, intensity. Additionally, explain the reason for the client using this equipment or performing the movement action and where it fits with the client's goals.

​​

• Demonstrate/verbalize -Resistance machines, free weights, bands, bodyweight exercise, reps, sets, weight, time. Additionally, explain the reason for the client using this equipment or performing the movement action and where it fits with the client's goals

​​

• Demonstrate/verbalize - Explain the reason for the client's exercise or movement action either progressing and/or any modifications required throughout the main section. 

​

[4] Cool Down - Demonstrate and explain duration, rewarm to CV cool down, structural work (stretches whether maintenance or developmental) 

​

• Apply two measures of Intensity for the cool-down (RPE, Talk test, observation, heart rate reserve, heart rate maximum, or METS) 

 

• Demonstrate/verbalize- safe standing to floor transitions. Highlight any concerns post-exercise. 

​