Pregnant Woman Simulation - Hmmmmm!

by John Fachy
(Quincy, Massachusetts)

I just returned from having failed my first attempt at the ACE Certification Personal Trainer Exam. The main stumbling point that threw me for a loop related to one of the two client case scenarios.

The situation called for program design and recommendations relating to a 28 year old pregnant woman six weeks into her pregnancy. The case verbiage advised that this client had in fact been cleared for exercise by her primary care physician.

I recalled from my practice test cases used to study for the exam that under no circumstances should a trainer take on a female client in the initial phases of pregnancy? I kept searching for a "refer back to physician" option to no avail.

For what it's worth, just a legitimate concern regarding the test design of the study material and answers provided versus the real thing.

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Another view
by: Anonymous

At 6 weeks, with a physician's approval along with an eager and capable individual, I would ask why not? Should either of those things change then re-evaluate to keep her (and the child) safe.

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Depends
by: Anonymous

Prior training matters. If it's a woman who is really well trained, continuing training is essentially a non-issue. However, if it's a woman who is totally new to exercise, you'd want to start very conservatively. So many things can affect the developing fetus, safety has to be the main priority.

Pregnant Woman Simulation - Hmmmmm!

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