KINESIOLOGISTS.CA Studio – Cloverdale

The American Heart Association says men should eat no more than 37.5 grams of sugar a day and women should eat no more than 25 grams per day.

The World Health Organization now says even those allowances are too high, suggesting both men and women should eat 25 grams or fewer each day. The average American currently eats 126 grams of sugar a day – though most do not realize. The majority of the 126 grams comes from the refined sugars added to foods during manufacturing.

Take a look at your own intake per day.  In general, this very hard number to stay below with all the refined and processed food we eat daily.  Refined sugar is hidden in thousands of foods and the addictive effect on the brain is said to be more powerful than cocaine. Refined sugar is nearly unavoidable unless you are willing to prepare all your meals using only fresh foods – where time and work commitments do not always make possible.

We would like to remind all BCRPA Registered Fitness Leaders of the importance of having participants and/or clients complete the PAR-Q+ prior to participating in any physical activity. This is a requirement for your insurance coverage provided through HUB as part of your registration with BCRPA. Note: Although Personal Trainers are not covered by this standard insurance policy they should follow the same PAR-Q+ requirement to conform to best practices.

The only exception to this would be for drop-in programs where the expectation would be to have a poster of the PAR-Q on the wall for participants to self-assess.

Please note, that if a participant/client answers “yes” to any of the PAR-Q+ questions it is your duty to ensure they have received clearance from a medical professional before proceeding with the program or activity.

HUB International TOS Limited will continue to provide coverage for online training sessions in 2021!  They will be covering pre-recorded online content as well! (A disclaimer is required for all non-2-way communication).

There will be an additional premium of $15.00 which allows a certified trainer to offer unlimited online training until December 31, 2021 ($10 for insurance + $5 to cover administrative costs).  This insurance must be purchased every year. If purchased it in 2020, it will need to be purchased again for 2021.  Note this is a flat fee for the year, so purchase early to maximize your coverage in 2021.

HUB International is requiring payment for this online insurance to be processed by BCRPA.  It will be available to purchase directly through your account on The Registry® of Fitness Professionals – available for purchase from approximately January 12 onward.

Online Insurance for Personal Trainers.  Personal Trainers can purchase this online insurance directly through HUB when they purchase their General Liability insurance. Rates for online Personal Training:

• $1 million liability $25/year
• $2 million liability $30/year
• $5 million liability $40/year

For all insurance related questions please contact HUB International directly.

Hi Aaron,  We have recently changed our transfer policies, so we only accept those that are currently registered with CanFitPro.  If they are expired then they are not eligible and will have to start from the beginning taking BCRPA approved courses.

If they are still registered with CanFitPro they have to provide the following in order to be considered:

• Proof of current registration/certificates
• 2 year work experience resume

Once these have been approved then they must complete the following:

• Pass the Fitness Theory exam
• ICE in any specialties they are transferring over
• PT exam (if applicable)

I hope this clears things up.  We are updating our transfer page and will have all the requirements for all the different organizations for your reference.  We are hoping to have this done by the end of the month.

Regards, Christina Schultz

Education and Programs Administrator

BC Recreation and Parks Association

It seems like a lifetime ago.  I started the renovations and studio buildout for the Studio in January 2015.  I was able to purchase almost supplies from Surrey New and Used and re-purposed all materials from the studio (including drywall and 2×4’s).  After 5 months of renovations, I had only 7 bags of garbage to get rid of – the the rest was used or given away.  And here we are, almost 6 years later, still going strong.

I get asked this question on a regular basis from my clients – “Can a person be fit and still be considered fat?”  Great question with no easy answer.  This 2012 article from TIME magazine is a great article about this exact question.  Link: https://healthland.time.com/2012/09/05/can-you-be-fat-and-fit-or-thin-and-unhealthy/

The researchers examined data on 43,265 participants enrolled in the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study between 1979 and 2003.

What were the takeaways:

• Those who were fat but fit had no higher death risk than metabolically healthy normal weight participants
• Someone who is fit is metabolically going to be far better off than someone who is unfit
• Doctors and public health experts: get more exercise — whether you’re thin or fat

But, remember:

• “You are still more likely to develop other metabolic risk factors that contribute to chronic disease if you’re overweight.”

In all BCRPA Scope of Practice documents, the term YOUTH is used, and labelled, as a Special Population requiring addition training.  However, the issue is the term YOUTH is not clearly defined. So, BCRPA, working in cooperation with HUB International (BCRPA’s Insurance Provider), now define the term YOUTH as follows:

• Child: 12 years of age and under
• Youth: 13 to 18 years of age
• Adult: 19 years of age and over

This classification will provide more clarity to BCRPA Fitness Leaders regardless of specialty designation. However, the change does not remove your right to add the additional requirements when necessary;

• To issue parental participant waivers when necessary
• To ask for parental confirmation of medical clearance when necessary
• To request parental written confirmation to participate when necessary

This leaves category of Child (under 12 ) requiring “Special Training”  which can be satisfied by taking the four (4) hour BCRPA High Five course “Principals of Healthy Child Development” ( https://www.bcrpa.bc.ca/courses/high-five/)

Answer from BCRPA (December 4, 2019) regarding the age of a client trainers all allowed to train (PT and Group):

“The Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Scope of Practice indicates (note portions underlined below):

1. Design and instruct a comprehensive, individualized, safe, effective and appropriate program to meet the needs of apparently healthy individuals or special populations (a) who have received medical clearance (b) based on the information provided in the Personal Training course.

(a) Special Populations: Seniors, youth, pre/post-natal women and persons with a disease or disorder (i.e., osteoporosis, arthritis, etc.).

(b) Medical Clearance: Medical clearance given to an individual to participate in a non-specialized (general) exercise program. Fitness leaders must ensure that they comply with the terms of such clearance as indicated by the medical practitioner regarding these individuals.

Youth is mentioned as a special population requiring additional training, but the age to determine youth is not defined. Thus we have arbitrarily used the age of 16 to define youth (less than 16 and the person would be considered a youth).

If a PT or GF instructor had additional qualifications in youth training / youth sport then they would satisfy the requirement for training in Special Populations – Youth.”

Are you new to the fitness field and now working at a ‘Big-Box’ gym that had you sign a non-complete clause in an employment contract?  Read this article (click here to read the full article: LINK).

Typically, when a trainer leaves an employer, they may be taking with them a list of loyal clients.

To prevent a loss of confidential information and unfair competition, the employer may draft restrictive terms to protect their business.  For example – as the trainer, you may not contact any of your clients for 1 year or may not work for any company in the fitness field within 5-10 kms of the original business.

HOWEVER, our courts have been reluctant to enforce the terms in the contract – finding that they are by default impermissible restraints on trade.

Find yourself in this position? Seek legal advice before quitting the fitness field if you find yourself!