What is physical activity? (PA) - ✔✔Any bodily movement produced by contracting skeletal muscles with
concomitant increase in energy expenditure.
What are static/isometric contractions? - ✔✔They produce no chance in the affected joint angle. An
example of this would be pressing against a wall.
What are dynamic/isotonic contractions? - ✔✔Contractions that produce a change in the joint angle. An
example of this would be a squat.
Physical activity can be a blend of aerobic and anaerobic activities depending on ___. - ✔✔intensity
A substantial portion of many Americans' waking day is spent working, with recent estimates indicating
that employed individuals work an average of: - ✔✔7.5 hours per day
It has been estimated that occupational energy expenditure has declined by more than __ calories per
day over the past five decades. - ✔✔100
Compared with physical activity, exercise is more specific to an end goal and quantifiable in its
definition? - ✔✔Any planned, structured, repetitive, and purposeful activity that seeks to
improve/maintain any component of fitness for life or sport.
Define physical fitness: - ✔✔A factor that directly relates to the quantity and type of physical activity an
individual can perform
Physical fitness by definition is: - ✔✔A set of attributes that people have or achieve that relates to the
ability to perform physical activity.
Physical fitness includes: - ✔✔cardiorespiratory endurance, muscle strength endurance and power,
flexibility, agility, balance, reaction time, and body composition
,Define health-related fitness: - ✔✔Confined to cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle endurance, muscle
strength, flexibility, and body composition
Define skill-related fitness: - ✔✔Fitness that is performance related; Comprises of agility, balance,
power, reaction time, and speed. Results in an increased desire to participate in physical activity.
Who are the 20th century pioneers who contributed vastly to the field of exercise physiology? - ✔✔AV
Hill and DB Hill
Describe TK Cureton's work in the 1940's - ✔✔Focused on assessing physical fitness and the importance
of physical conditioning
Why do we first screen clients before participation in physical activity? - ✔✔To identify: those with
medical conditions, those who should receive medical clearance, those who would need supervision,
and those with health concerns
List the types of self-guided screenings: - ✔✔PARQ+ and ePARmed+ physician clearance follow-up
questionnaire
The PARQ+ was developed in what country? - ✔✔Canada
The original PARQ+ contained __ yes/no questions. - ✔✔7
List some important aspects of the PARQ+ questionnaire: - ✔✔- Designed to screen out clients that
cannot participate in physical activity
- Individuals "guage" the ability to perform physical activity
- A prudent EP should suggest for clients to fill out the questionnaire
- Stats related to the effectiveness of this questionnaire are not available
,When did the PARQ become the PARQ+? - ✔✔Some word changes were made and more specific
questions were added
What is the purpose of the ePARmed-x + physican clearance follow up? - ✔✔- For any questions with
"yes" as the answer on PARQ+
- Used by a physician to refer individuals to professionally supervised physical activity
What are some examples of professionally supervised screenings? - ✔✔- Health History questionnaire
(HHQ)
- Med exam/clearance
- Preparticipation Physical activity screening process
What is a Health History Questionnaire (HHQ) used for? - ✔✔To establish medical/health risks for
participation in physical activity.
A Health History Questionnaire (HHQ) should minimally assess: - ✔✔-Family history of CMR diseases
- Personal history of various diseases
- Surgical history
- Past/present health behaviors (smoking/drinking)
-Current medications
-History of signs and symptoms of CMR diseases
A medical examination/clearance is led by a ___. - ✔✔Physician
What are some important aspects of a medical clearance/examination? - ✔✔- Evaluates health and/or
medical status of the client prior to a physical activity program
- Clients who have a higher risk of exercise complications may need this
Where can the suggested components of a medical exam/clearance be found? - ✔✔GETP (Guidelines
for Exercise testing and prescription)
, What are the three items to be considered for a preparticipation PA screening? - ✔✔- Individual's past
and present PA history
- Evaluation for presence of known CMR disease
- Presence of signs and symptoms of CMR disease
People who engage in physical activity are ___ likely to have a cardiovascular event than those who are
sedentary. - ✔✔less
Current physical activity is considered within the last __ weeks. - ✔✔3
What is the ACSM's exercise threshold to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease? - ✔✔30+ minutes of
moderate physical activity for at least three days a week
Moderate PA has several descriptors associated including exercise at a level that is ______% of the
individual's HRmax. - ✔✔40-60
Moderate intensity PA is described between ______ MET at a rating of perceived exertion of 12-13 on a
traditional 6-20 scale. - ✔✔3-6
Moderate intensity PA causes noticeable increases in heart rate and _____. - ✔✔respiration
Clients with CMR disease are at a ___ risk for an untoward event during exercise. - ✔✔higher
List some examples of CMR diseases. - ✔✔- Heart attack
- Heart surgery
- pacemaker
- heart valve disease
- heart failure
- heart transplant
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