Free checklist · PDF · 4 pages
Pre-exercise screening and health records checklist
Most council and community gyms screen new members with the Adult Pre-exercise Screening System (APSS). This checklist covers running the screening well and handling the health information it creates: consent, storage, access and retention.
Who it's for: Fitness managers, coordinators and trainers in council, YMCA and community leisure centres.
What's inside
- The three stages of the APSS and what each means for your team
- A screening process checklist
- Collection, consent, storage, access and retention of health information
- Signs your screening process needs fixing
Questions
What is the APSS?
The Adult Pre-exercise Screening System (version 2, 2019) is a screening tool developed by Exercise & Sports Science Australia, Fitness Australia (now AUSactive), Sports Medicine Australia and Exercise is Medicine. Many council gyms use it as their standard form.
Can we screen members digitally?
Yes. Many centres move screening from paper to digital forms so answers are complete, flagged answers are followed up, and records are stored securely. FitDesk digitises your centre's own screening forms.
Related
General information only, not legal or medical advice. Sources are listed in the PDF.