Introduction
My client for this assignment is a 27 year old female. She is 5 ft. 3 in. tall, and her current weight is 141lbs. My client already partakes in regular physical activity. She is hoping to lose body fat and work on her agility and endurance. Her current exercise routine includes strength training 4-5 days per week, along with 30 min of cardio 3-4 days per week.
Assessments
Subjective Information
On her general & medical questionnaire, I learned that she leads a fairly active lifestyle. Currently, she is a full time student and a homemaker. Her daily activities include: cleaning, cooking, and homework. In her free time she likes to walk her dog, exercise at the gym, and go hiking. She has no current injuries, nor has she ever had surgery. Due to her current activity level, and her PAR-Q and general questionnaire answers, I see no issues with her …show more content…
The client’s feet turned outward, and her arms fell forward slightly. She also had a little bit of a forward lean. During the single-leg squat test, she had a slight inward movement at her knees. Both tests showed that she has tight muscles in the lateral part of her legs. These tight muscle include: the soleus, lateral gastrocnemius, the adductor complex, tensor fascia latae, vastus lateralis, and the short head of the biceps femoris ((NASM), 2013). She also has weak muscles on the medial part of her legs. These underactive muscles include: Her medial gastrocnemius, medial hamstring complex, gracilis, sartorius, popliteus muscles, the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and vastus medialus oblique ((NASM), 2013). As for the client’s upper body, the assessments presented that she had a tight hip flexor and abdominal complex, as well as a tight latissimus dorsi, teres major, and pectoral muscles ((NASM), 2013). She also showed to have a weak muscles in her mid and lower trapezius, rhomboids, rotator cuff, and erector spinae ((NASM),
My client for this assignment is a 27 year old female. She is 5 ft. 3 in. tall, and her current weight is 141lbs. My client already partakes in regular physical activity. She is hoping to lose body fat and work on her agility and endurance. Her current exercise routine includes strength training 4-5 days per week, along with 30 min of cardio 3-4 days per week.
Assessments
Subjective Information
On her general & medical questionnaire, I learned that she leads a fairly active lifestyle. Currently, she is a full time student and a homemaker. Her daily activities include: cleaning, cooking, and homework. In her free time she likes to walk her dog, exercise at the gym, and go hiking. She has no current injuries, nor has she ever had surgery. Due to her current activity level, and her PAR-Q and general questionnaire answers, I see no issues with her …show more content…
The client’s feet turned outward, and her arms fell forward slightly. She also had a little bit of a forward lean. During the single-leg squat test, she had a slight inward movement at her knees. Both tests showed that she has tight muscles in the lateral part of her legs. These tight muscle include: the soleus, lateral gastrocnemius, the adductor complex, tensor fascia latae, vastus lateralis, and the short head of the biceps femoris ((NASM), 2013). She also has weak muscles on the medial part of her legs. These underactive muscles include: Her medial gastrocnemius, medial hamstring complex, gracilis, sartorius, popliteus muscles, the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and vastus medialus oblique ((NASM), 2013). As for the client’s upper body, the assessments presented that she had a tight hip flexor and abdominal complex, as well as a tight latissimus dorsi, teres major, and pectoral muscles ((NASM), 2013). She also showed to have a weak muscles in her mid and lower trapezius, rhomboids, rotator cuff, and erector spinae ((NASM),