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What is the Personal Trainers Scope of Practice?

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What is the Personal Trainers Scope of Practice?

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Personal Trainers must work within this defined scope of practice to provide effective services to their clients, gain and maintain support from the healthcare community, and avoid the legal ramifications of providing services outside their professional scope. • Personal trainers must NOT “diagnose.” They can receive guidelines from healthcare professionals, follow national consensus guidelines for exercise programming for medical disorders, screen for exercise limitations, identify potential risk factors through screening and refer clients to an appropriate allied health professional or medical practitioner. • Personal trainers must NOT “prescribe” They can “design” exercise programs and refer clients to an appropriate allied health professional or medical practitioner for an exercise prescription. • Personal trainers must NOT prescribe diets or recommend specific supplements. They can provide general information on healthy eating, according to the MyPyramid Food Guidance System, and

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