Chapter 11 Review

Miscellaneous

100

A state or risk of death or dying

Mortality

200

The state of having a disease

Morbidity

300

The act of expanding the diamter of a blood vessel near the surface of the skin, which helps remove heat form the body. 

Peripheral vasodialation

400

BMI measures what? 

the measurement of a persons weight relative to his or her height

500

What is the "Four-site Durnin-Wormersley Protocol"?

Skin fold body fat assessment

600

What energy system is primarily used in aerobic fitness or Ventillatory Threshold 1?

Fats and carbs

Health Assessments

100

This is the field of study of the measurement of living humans for purposes of understanding physical variation in size, weight and proportion...

Anthropometry

200

This is a screening tool to assess if a client is physically ready for activity

PAR Q+ 

300

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. 

Health History Questionaire

400

A high WHR has significant health implications because...

Individuals that are more apple shaped carry more fat in their abdominal region.

500

What four sites does the Durnin-wormsely skinfold test include

Bicep, Tricep, Subscapular, Suprailliac

600

This is the most common technique used by exercise physiologists to determine body composition

Hydrostatic underwater weighing

Fitness Assessment

100

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

200

Heart rate should be taken at which arterial checkpoint? (NASM recommendation)

Radial

300

This is a mile walking test that assesses cardiorespiratory fitness directed toward decondtioned individuals.

The Rockport

400

This test assesses cardiorespiratory fitness over the span of 3 minutes, stepping to a metronome of 96 bpm

YMCA 3 minute step test

500

This test is for advanced clients that can withstand longer distances and complete more than 1 mile at a time. 

1.5 mile run

600

This is the gold standard for assessing cardiorespiratory fitness

VO2 Max

Testing Considerations

100

When measuring any part of the body, we alway take this many measurements per body part.

2

200

True or False: I should always take the resting heart rate after the exercise has been completed. 

False

300

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

400

If a client complains of any type of chest pain or dizziness during a fitness you should do what?

Stop the test immediately

500

Step height of the YMCA step test

12 inches

Getting Technical

100

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)

200

When measuring the waist, these are the two landmarks on the body that I am measuring between.

Bottom rib and top of the coxa

300

This is the gold standard for measuring aerobic fitness and can be described as the body's usage rate of oxygen. 

VO2 MAX

400

When measuring the thigh, the tape measure should be placed under this aspect of thigh and glute

gluteal fold

500

When pinching the bicep in the skinfold measurement, which direction should pinch the skin?

Vertical

600

When pinching the subscapula in the skinfold test, which direction should I pinch the skin?

Diagonal