A client declines a body-composition measurement but agrees to functional tests. What is appropriate?
- AEstimate body fat from circumference measurements instead
- BRespect the refusal and agree on other progress measures
- CUse BMI from the intake height and weight in place of the declined measurement
- DRespect the refusal but record scale weight at each session instead
Show answer and explanations
Answer
B
Clients can decline a measurement and still take part in other appropriate assessments; progress can be tracked with the measures the client accepts.
A
Circumference-based body-fat estimates are still the body-composition measurement the client declined.
C
BMI does not measure body composition, and substituting it works around the refusal rather than respecting it.
D
A trainer-chosen body measurement may touch the same sensitivity; progress measures should be agreed with the client, such as the functional tests already accepted.
B
Clients can decline a measurement and still take part in other appropriate assessments; progress can be tracked with the measures the client accepts.