Safe Exercise Program Development Through Pre-Exercise Assessments

Visit One

Functional Fitness Assessment and Physical Activity Barriers

Your first visit is designed to be a visit that makes your child and yourself want to come back.... therefore each first visit differs depending on the child and the family goals. Your program will designed to suit your family, your environment and your goals.....

Some of the common elements we may cover during your first visit may include

A review of your family exercise habits and child’s exercise history
A review of the types of areas around your home and community that your family may be able to exercise.
A goal setting session to determine easy short term achievable goal

A cardiovascular assessment with an exercise physiologist to evaluate you and your child's cardiovascular fitness, flexibility and core strength.

Developing Your Family Physical Activity Plan

Visit Two

Delivery of Your Family Physical Activity Plan

After your first visit has been completed, your Exercise Physiologist will design a Family Physical Activity Program that incorporates your whole family taking part in aspects of your program.

This assists with developing a “ whole of family” approach to physical activity and increases the

likelihood of physical activity becoming a natural way of life for your family.

Some of the components of your Family Physical Activity Plan Include

8 week Physical Activity Program for one or more members of the family
Information on local free activities to attend for each age group in your family
Information on your current injuries, medications and illnesses and how to safely exercise with these in mind
Introduction to your local FITERACY Team

During your follow up program at 8 weeks

A review of your cardiovascular assessments, flexibility and core strength.
A review of your any changes we may need to make to your program to progress you and your family further along the pathway to the FITERACY way of leading a healthy lifestyle

Costs

Private Clients: Complete a Initial Functional Fitness Assessment with Kidfit Exercise Physiology Services ($66 individual, $99 per family) or ( $20 each group of 6 people)
Bulk Billed Clients: Referral from GP ( for parent or child) to Complete Initial Functional Fitness Assessment through EPC system