Exercise and Disease
A disease that persists for a long time
What is a chronic disease?
Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in energy expenditure above resting levels
What is physical activity?
This longitudinal study characterized various lifestyle and genetic factors on CVD risk
What is the Framingham Heart Study?
Current cigarette smoking or quitting within the past ____ months is a positive risk factor for CVD
What is 6 months?
Physical activity that is planned, structured, and has an objective
What is exercise?
Often called the "silent killer"
What is hypertension?
A BMI at or above this value defines obesity
What is 30?
The epidemiological term used to describe the condition of being sick
What is morbidity?
The age for women when "age" is a positive risk factor for CVD
What is 55?
This term refers to the condition of being dead
What is mortality?
A metabolic disease characterized by insulin resistance
What is Type 2 Diabetes?
The number of minutes per week of moderate exercise recommended for health benefits
What is 150?
The term is used to describe exercise intensity relative to resting energy expenditure
What is MET?
A LDL value at or above this is a positive risk factor for CVD
What is 130?
According to ACSM, exercise bouts can be broken down into as little as _______ minutes
What is 10?
This study by Morris et al. (1953) was among first to show effects of sedentary behavior and physical activity on risk for this disease
What is cardiovascular disease (CVD)?
A systolic blood pressure below this value is considered normal
What is 120?
This term refers to the number of new cases of a disease in a given time period
What is incidence?
A diastolic blood pressure (DBP) value at or above this is considered hypertension
What is 80?
The MET value for which moderate intensity begins
What is 3?
After heart disease, this is the next leading cause of death in the USA
What is cancer?
A healthy individual exercising to prevent disease is considered this type of prevention
What is primary?
This term refers to the total number of cases in a given period of time
What is prevalence?
A fasting blood glucose (FBG) at or above this is considered a positive risk factor for CVD
What is 100?
A heart condition where there is increased build up of plaque on the wall of the coronary blood vessels
What is atherosclerosis?