Miscellaneous
Mortality
This is the field of study of the measurement of living humans for purposes of understanding physical variation in size, weight and proportion...
Anthropometry
This is an aerobic test that measures the participants ability to talk or hold a conversation during an activity at various intensity levels
Talk Test
2
This is a scale from 1-10 or 6-20 that we use to validate how hard a client feels that they are working based during exercise.
RPE (Rating of percieved exertion)
The state of having a disease
Morbidity
This is a screening tool to assess if a client is physically ready for activity
PAR Q+
Heart rate should be taken at which arterial checkpoint? (NASM recommendation)
Radial
True or False: I should always take the resting heart rate after the exercise has been completed.
False
When measuring the waist, these are the two landmarks on the body that I am measuring between.
Bottom rib and top of the coxa
Peripheral vasodialation
This helps us get a picture of our clients past involvement with physical activity, injuries, disease as well as, age, gender, height, weight and emergency contact information.
This is a mile walking test that assesses cardiorespiratory fitness directed toward decondtioned individuals.
The Rockport
This term explains the reason we take physical measurements and is the action of expanding the diameter of a blood vessel near the surface near the surface of the skin, which helps remove heat from the body.
peripheral vasodiliation
VO2 MAX
BMI measures what?
the measurement of a persons weight relative to his or her height
A high WHR has significant health implications because...
Individuals that are more apple shaped carry more fat in their abdominal region.
This test assesses cardiorespiratory fitness over the span of 3 minutes, stepping to a metronome of 96 bpm
YMCA 3 minute step test
If a client complains of any type of chest pain or dizziness during a fitness you should do what?
Stop the test immediately
When measuring the thigh, the tape measure should be placed under this aspect of thigh and glute
gluteal fold
What is the "Four-site Durnin-Wormersley Protocol"?
Skin fold body fat assessment
What four sites does the Durnin-wormsely skinfold test include
Bicep, Tricep, Subscapular, Suprailliac
This test is for advanced clients that can withstand longer distances and complete more than 1 mile at a time.
1.5 mile run
Step height of the YMCA step test
12 inches
Vertical
What energy system is primarily used in aerobic fitness or Ventillatory Threshold 1?
Fats and carbs
This is the most common technique used by exercise physiologists to determine body composition
Hydrostatic underwater weighing
This is the gold standard for assessing cardiorespiratory fitness
VO2 Max
When pinching the subscapula in the skinfold test, which direction should I pinch the skin?
Diagonal