Pre-Exercise
You’re about to give a speech at your local senior center about the benefits of exercise. What would be the best way to determine if it is safe for everyone to engage in exercise?
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PARQ)
Narrowest part of the torso between the umbilicus and xiphoid process.
Waist
The ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen to the muscles to perform work.
Cardiorespiratory fitness, CVF, Aerobic fitness
What acronym is used to create and ExRx
FITT-VP
[(Max HR– Rest HR) × % intensity] + Rest HR
Heart Rate Reserve
The ability to carry out daily tasks with vigor and alertness, without undue fatigue, and with ample energy to enjoy leisure-time pursuits and meet unforeseen emergencies
Physical Fitness
What is the fold direction of the midaxillary fold?
Vertical
HR X SBP
Rate Pressure Product
Increase in HR 30 beats or more without orthostatic hypotension within 10min
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Confidence in one’s ability to engage in a positive behavior or abstain from and undesired behavior
Self Efficacy
At rest the patient has an ejection fraction > 50%. They had an uncomplicated revascularization procedure and no signs of ST segment depression during exercise. Following the revascularization procedure, they were diagnosis with moderate depression.
Which AACVPR risk category do they belong?
High
During the waist to hip ratio each measurement is taken twice. To ensure consistency, what is your standard of error?
5mm / 0.5cm
The amount of forced produced per unit of time.
Muscular Power (Power)
It is safe for women to exercise during pregnancy. However, there are warning signs that exercise should be discontinued until speaking with a healthcare provider. List two of them.
•Vaginal bleeding
•Abdominal pain
•Regular painful contractions
•Amniotic fluid leakage
•Dyspnea before exertion
•Dizziness
•Headache
•Chest pain
•Muscle weakness affecting balance
•Calf pain/swelling
The presentation of an act, object, or event following a behavior that could decrease the behavior’s occurrence.
Positive punishment
A 55 yr old female who wants to stay healthy. For the past 6 months she has walked around the local park 3 days a week for about 30 minutes but she wants some more guidance and variation in her routine. She feels fine while exercising but sometimes when she walks her knee aches and swells. She doesn’t take any medication currently for her type II diabetes or blood pressure. However, she does get an occasional Cortisone shot for her arthritic knee.
Does she need medical clearance prior to exercise?
No medical clearance
What is this person’s BMI? (5ft 9in, 167lbs)
24.7 kg/m2
During a CPET you notice the patients’ blood pressure drops 12 mmHg with an increase in workload without other indications of ischemia.
Relative Indication
This is an ExRx for a sedentary individual who wants to start exercising. Which portion of the FITT principle is incorrect?
F - 3 days per week
I - RPE (16-18)
T - 30 minutes
T - Brisk walk / Light jog
Intensity, RPE is too high
An individual is cycling at a load of 1.5 kg on a Monarch cycle, pedaling at 60 rev/min and weighing 75 kg. What is the VO2?
19.96 ml/kg/min
If HbA1c is greater than or equal to _____ it is considered a risk factor
5.7%
Health risk is very high for a male with a waist to hip ratio greater than _____.
0.95, 95%
What are the official names of the 3 BESS stances?
Romberg stance
Single leg stance
Tandem stance
Growth of the blood vessels that occur as a result of chronic exercise.
Collateral growth/vessels
Angiogenesis
What two universities did Dr. Davis graduate from?
Valdosta State University
Kent State University