"Train smarter, not harder"

- Rob de Castella, Australian and World Marathon Champion

Physical fitness assessment is a vital first step in designing a physical fitness program. The initial assessment sets a baseline against which improvements can be measured, while subsequent assessment provide motivational feedback to the individual and help the excerise programmer evaluate and adjust the activityt program to an appropriate intensity. In this way, the client is able to adapt to unaccustomed physical activity and progress gradually, thereby avoiding injury.