Chapter 2 Part B - Benefits and Risks of PA Flashcards
leaders in Public Health PA recommendations
American College of Sports Medicine, CDC, U.S. Surgeon General, NIH
Goal of recommendations
improve health, lower morbidity, reduce mortality
morbidity
susceptibility to disease and injury
mortality
death
2018 PA Guidelines general statement
move more, sit less
2018 PA Guidelines for Americans time for moderate aerobic activity
150-300 minutes a week
2018 PA Guidelines for Americans time for vigorous aerobic activity
75-150 minute a week
2018 PA Guidelines for Americans time for muscle strengthening
2 days a week
more risk you take of physical activity, the more likely you are to
be injured
MET stands for
metabolic equivalent of task
MET
level to which an activity increases energy expenditure compared to rest expenditure
1 MET equals
energy expenditure when the body is at rest
1.5-3 METs =
light intensity activity
3-6 METs =
moderate intensity activity
6+ METS =
vigorous intensity activity