Which three steps must you go through before getting a customized exercise program?

• A. Health and risk assessment, exercise testing and exercise prescription
• B. None of the answers is correct.
• C. Exercise testing, weight loss counseling and risk assessment
• D. Nutritional counseling, weight loss counseling and exercise testing

Answer: (A)

Before creating a customized exercise program, you start with a health and risk assessment to identify medical conditions, symptoms, and risk factors and to determine safety for exercise. Next, you use exercise testing to establish the current fitness level and baseline functional capacity. With those results, you then develop an exercise prescription tailored to the individual’s needs, specifying how often, how hard, how long, and what type of activity will be prescribed (and how to progress). This sequence ensures safety, accuracy in tailoring the program, and a clear plan for progression.

Other options bring in components like weight loss or nutritional counseling, which may be part of a broader wellness plan but aren’t required steps for crafting a customized exercise program.