In no particular order, here are a few things to think about when assigning an exercise:
- Equipment
- What do you have access to?
- Goals
- What do you value/ What is important to you?
- Why are you doing this?
- Setting
- Will they be with me in person (live feedback), or will it be an online client (delay in feedback)?
- Personal preference
- Connected with # 2- what do they like and dislike?
- Difficulty
- How challenging is this new exercise to learn? Does it align with their goals?
- Ability
- Can they do what I’m asking (physically)? Is it too hard?
- Aches/Pain
- Does this exercise historically result in pain for this person?
