Chapter 6 Flashcards
What does PAR-Q stand for?
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
What is the purpose of the PAR-Q?
Medical History Questionnaire that determines if the client has any underlining health conditions that would limit their exercise
What’s Subjective information?
Information a client gives: occupation, lifestyle, medical history, etc.
What’s Objective information?
Information a training obtains: measurements, body fat %, BMI, etc.
Durnin-Womersley Skinfold Formula is used to calculate what?
Body fat percentage
What’re the 4 sites for Durnin’s skinfolds?
Bicep, tricep, subscapular, iliac crest
What’s Durnin’s BF% formula?
Sum of all 4 sites and cross reference the age/sex table
Circumference Measurements: Waist-to-Hip Ratio formula?
Waist measurement/Hip measurement
Ex: 30in waist/40in hip = 0.75
Based on Circumference Measurements, what waist-to-hip ratio is considered an increased factor in men and women?
Men: >0.95
Women: >0.85
The Circumference Measurements are best for which type of clients?
Obese
What does BMI stand for?
Body Mass Index
What’s the BMI formula?
Weight (KG)/Height (m^2)
or
Weight (lbs)/Height (in)] X 703
What BMI is considered over weight?
25-29.9
What BMI is considered OBESE
30+
Average Resting Heart Rate (RHR) for men and women?
Men: 70 BPM
Women: 75 BPM
What’re the two methods for calculating Target Heart Rate (THR)?
Straight Percentage Method (SPM)
Karvonen
What’s the formula use in Straight Percentage Method?
220-age