Role and Scope of Practice for Personal Trainers CHAPTER 1 10. C. Building nutrition plans
The knowledge, skills, and abilities assessed by the ACE Personal Trainer Certification exam include developing and enhancing rapport with clients, establishing goals, coaching fitness- and health-related behavior change, collecting adequate health-history information and determining the appropriateness of referral, conducting appropriate assessments, designing and modifying exercise programs to help clients progress toward their goals, motivating clients to adopt and adhere to their exercise programs, and always acting in a professional manner while staying within the personal trainer’s scope of practice.
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