Programming
A Programme Starts With Who Does What, And Movement Coach Opens Its Five-Step Process By Clarifying Roles Before Any Exercise Gets Picked
From the FASTER syllabus: this article is taught in full in Movement Coach, where the full process is taught →
In short: Movement Coach teaches a five-step process for building and delivering a full programme. Step one is to clarify your own role, the client's role and responsibilities, and those of any other staff or professionals involved. Step two creates a positive, motivating and empowering environment using evidence-based strategies. Step three adds motivational strategies for long-term adherence. Step four recognises personal barriers to exercise and strategies to overcome them. Step five applies progression pressure for performance.
The programme begins before the first exercise
A programme is a list of movements attached to load, range, speed or repetition. A programme that works also needs a setting where the client knows what they are doing, what the trainer is doing and who else is involved. Movement Coach puts that setting first.
The five steps
The course gives the process as a list for building and delivering a full programme.
- Clarify roles. Your own role, the client's role and responsibilities, and those of any other staff or professionals involved in the programme.
- Build the environment. Use evidence-based strategies to create a positive, motivating and empowering setting that supports clients to take part in exercise.
- Plan for adherence. Bring in motivational strategies that encourage long-term exercise and other positive lifestyle practices.
- Meet the barriers. Recognise the client's personal barriers to exercise and use strategies to overcome them.
- Apply progression pressure. Raise the demand for performance once the first four are in place.
Why roles come first
Everything after step one depends on it. A client who knows their part, such as arriving, logging a session or telling the trainer how it felt, joins in as a partner. A trainer who knows where their job ends and another professional's begins keeps the programme inside its scope. Writing roles down takes minutes and saves long conversations later.
What it looks like in a first session
The trainer says what they will do: plan, adjust, record. The client says what they will do: attend, report, practise. If a physio, a coach or a gym team member is involved, the programme names them. One page of plain sentences carries all of it.
How the course teaches it
Movement Coach is visual and interactive. You read, listen, watch long videos of exercises built with the system, and answer in writing or by dictating. The course invites you to share programmes and ideas with the FASTER community.
Where to go next
PT Manager holds the programme, the client record and the terms both sides agree to, and it is free with any FASTER course. Adding clients unlocks when you pass a course.
The full process is taught in Movement Coach, priced at £375. The page still carries the earlier names Movement Trainer and AFT.
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See what the course covers →Frequently asked
What is the first step in the Movement Coach programme process?
Clarify your own role, the client's role and responsibilities, and those of any other staff or professionals involved in the programme.
How many steps does the process have?
Five: roles, a positive environment, motivation for long-term adherence, personal barriers, and progression pressure.
Where does exercise selection come in?
After the roles are clear. The process builds the setting and the relationship first, then applies progression pressure.
Is Movement Coach the same as Movement Trainer?
Yes. The sales page still carries the earlier names Movement Trainer and AFT, and the content is one course.
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