Ch 11 Flashcards
To find consistent avg resting heart rate how many times should resting heart rate be tested?
3
Which is an accurate list of the four sites at which skin fold measurements are taken?
Biceps, triceps, subscapular, iliac crest
How is radial pluses taken?
Place two fingers just above thumb on inside of arm locate pulse; count the pulses for 60 sec and record avg over course of 3 days
Trainer will have client perform 96 steady steps/minute on a 12 in step for 3 min. Within 5 sec of completing 3 minutes of stepping, begin to measure the clients heart rate. Calculate the recovery pulse and determine which category fits the clients fitness level, then calculate the appropriate training zone and maximal heart rate is an example of what test?
YMCA 3 minute step test
When doing a waist circumference measurement where does the measuring tape rest?
At the narrowest point of the waist below the rib cage and just above the top of the iliac crest
What % of the population actually engages in the recommended 30 minutes of low-to-moderate physical activity on most days?
<25%
How do you obtain waist to hip ratio?
Divide the waist measurement by hip measurment
The difference between subjective and objective assessments
Subjective assessments are used to obtain info ab clients personal history. Objective assessments are observations that can be directly measured
For a client taking blood pressure meds which method would be best to judge intensity?
Rating of perceived exertion method (RPE)
A clients waist to hip ratio is considere to be at elevated risk if the number is
Greater that .80 for women, greater than .95 for men
Recommended body fat % for men aged 34 years or less?
8-22%
General reason behind administering the PAR-Q to individuals?
To determine if an individual is ready to initiate an exercise program
Fat percentage recommendation for a female athlete?
12-22%
Most appropriate assessment for obese individuals?
Rockport walk test
Straight percentage method to calculate a clients target heart rate? (THR)
Estimated maximal HR (HRmax) is calculated the. Multiplied by the desired intensity to create THR