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stroutman81 · 03-27-2008, 09:46 AM

Hey all-

I've been training independently for quite a while now and I've set up my own barrage of initial assessments that fit the specific clientèle I catered to (primarily obese individuals).

That said, I'm starting to train at a local facility part time and was hoping fellow trainers would share what they've found to be the most effective means for assessing the starting points of their clients.... and let's assume it's your typical client looking to 'shed some fat' and improve their health.

This facility seems to have a rather weak protocol basically doing girth measurements, sit & reach, and very very little postural eval.

Also, working with primarily obese individuals, I wasn't doing a lot body fat analysis. Of those of you who monitor body fat % for your clients, are you typically using calipers? I have a really nice set of calipers, much better than this gyms. But I've been contemplating purchasing:

Product - Body Logic HBF 306 Body Fat Analyzer

It's certainly not as accurate as calipers (assuming the tester knows what the heck she/he is doing) but it's less invasive. I find people tend to get the sweats when you start pinching their fat!

Thoughts, suggestions appreciated.

Thanks!

03-27-2008, 09:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
stroutman81 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 41 My Profile	initial assessments and evaluations Hey all- I've been training independently for quite a while now and I've set up my own barrage of initial assessments that fit the specific clientèle I catered to (primarily obese individuals). That said, I'm starting to train at a local facility part time and was hoping fellow trainers would share what they've found to be the most effective means for assessing the starting points of their clients.... and let's assume it's your typical client looking to 'shed some fat' and improve their health. This facility seems to have a rather weak protocol basically doing girth measurements, sit & reach, and very very little postural eval. Also, working with primarily obese individuals, I wasn't doing a lot body fat analysis. Of those of you who monitor body fat % for your clients, are you typically using calipers? I have a really nice set of calipers, much better than this gyms. But I've been contemplating purchasing: Product - Body Logic HBF 306 Body Fat Analyzer It's certainly not as accurate as calipers (assuming the tester knows what the heck she/he is doing) but it's less invasive. I find people tend to get the sweats when you start pinching their fat! Thoughts, suggestions appreciated. Thanks!