ACE Flashcards
Scope of practice
defines the legal range of services that profesionals in a given field can provide
are group fitness instructors licsenced healthcare practioners?
no
Atherosclerotic cardioascular disease
build up of plaque in arteries, can cause heart attack becuse of no blood flow
risk factors of cardiovascular disease
women >55, men >45, current smoker or who quit 30, waist >103(men), 88(women). blood pressure > 140/90
to recieve health benefits of exercise you must do___ mins per week
150 (30 mins on 5 days)
reccomended sites for chekcing heart rate
carotid (neck), radial(wrist), temporal
Heart Rate Reserve method for mointory exercsie
takes into account resting heart rate when determining target heart rate
Maximum heart rate method
208-(0.7xAge) does not include resting heart rate
____ or ____ reach their target heart rates more quickly
obese or deconditioned
talk test
this method can be used to determine a participants ventilatory thresholds and is more appropraite for use with beginners
target heart rate method
method based on calculated estimate and carris certain amount of error
Ratings of percieved exertion
method takes into account pychological, musculoskeletal and environmental factors assiciated with fatigeu
Dyspnea (difficulaty breahting) scale
method is used with participants who are experiencing difficulty breahting
Dyspnea scale
- breathing is mild, not noticeable, 2. some difficulty is noticeable, 3.moderate difficulty, 4. severe difficulty and must stop exercising
what should instructor look for in posture of participant in lateral view
ears in line with shoulders, shoulders over hips which are over knees and over ankles, any spinal curvature,
What is a skill related component of fitness
muscular power
if participant says the doctor is presciribing drugs for blood pressure or heart condition you should
have participatn talk with doctor before undergoing physically active or fitness appraisal
who does not need to consult his physician before engaging in e xercise
50 yeary old woman who had a hysterectomy(surgical removal of urterus)
what is most likely going to be the first wrning sign that participant is working to vigouraously
break down in proper form
what pysical fitness assessment should be preformed first in a group fitness class
cardiorespiratory fitness
Calssification for body fat percentage
Women: essential (10-13), athletes (14-20), fitness (21-24), average (25-31), Men: (2-5), (6-13), (14-17), (18-24)
what type of assesment offers the best means of teaching participants about risks with body fat composition
waist to hip ratio
Rapport
defined as a feeling of mutual trust and respect between people
recommended frequency of cardiorespiratory exercise
more than 5 days of moderate exercise or more than 3 days of vigorous exercise
recommended type of resistance training
8-10 exercises that work all major muscles
reccomended intensity and number of repetitions for flexibiity
stretch to limits of discomfort more than 4 repetitions per muscle group
Student centered unstrcutor strives to estable an environment of
independence, encouragement and attainable goals
warm up should include appropraite amount of
dynamic movement and focus largely on rehearsal moves
rehearsal moves
movements that are identical to but less intense than the movements during workout phase
Fartlek Training
allows the exerciser to change the intensity based on how he or she fells