Chapter 6 Flashcards
When following the guidelines for health and fitness professionals, what 4 things SHOULD NOT be done?
- Counseling clients
- Diagnosing of conditions or injuries
- Rehab or physical therapy
- Providing meal plans or detailed diets
When following the guidelines for health and fitness professionals, what 4 things SHOULD be done?
- You should coach clients
- You should identify your client’s limits and past injuries
- Recommend a physician for medical advice
- You can provide general knowledge on nutrition but should refer a nutritional list or dietitian for more specific needs.
What should you do before starting a routine with any new client?
Assess their current as well as past health and fitness levels. For subjective information, you need to ask them questions and for objective information, you need to perform fitness assessments.
When starting with a new client, how do you get subjective information?
You need to ask them questions
When starting with a new client, how do you get objective information?
You need to perform fitness assessments.
When starting with a new client, what fitness assessments should you perform to obtain objective information?
- Blood pressure
- Cardio assessments
- Postural assessments
- Performance assessments
- Body analysis
When starting with a new client, what questions should you ask to obtain subjective information?
- Clients occupation
- Hobbies, general diet, and lifestyle
- Personal information
- A brief medical history
What does PAR-Q stand for?
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
What is the PAR-Q?
The PAR-Q was created to help get specific answers on the health history of a new client. This helps determine possible risks of training with a client. If a new client answers yes to any of the questions on the PAR-Q, they will need to get written permission from their doctor in order to start training with you.
What can asking a new client about their occupation help to determine?
Postural problems that they may be experiencing.
What are the 4 most common postural problems related to occupation?
- Excessive sitting can cause rounding of the upper back and tight hip flexor’s
- Wearing high heels excessively can cause tightness in the muscles of the calves.
- Repetitive overhead movements experienced by construction workers, volleyball players or electricians can cause impingement in the shoulders.
- An upper crossed syndrome can be caused by stress due to the shortening of the upper trapezius and scalenes.
What can asking a new client about their lifestyle help to determine?
The likes and dislikes of the client. Active recreational activities can be added to the client’s cardio training program.
When starting with a new client, what are 5 things you should consider about their medical history?
- Any medications taken by a client may affect how intense exercises should be.
- Chronic diseases need to be accounted for all exercises and programs.
- Past surgeries may limit your client’s range of motion or may cause joint instability.
- Pain should be accounted for and taken into consideration for all exercises.
- The medical history of your client will allow you to gauge the risk for any health-related issues your client experiences.
What should be considered if your client is on common medications, such as Beta-blockers, Calcium channel blockers, Digitalis, Thyroid medications, Diuretics, Nitrates, Bronchodilators, Vasodilators, or Antidepressants?
It is not your job to educate your client on how to use these medications. All you need to know is the basic functions and how that can affect our training regimen with our clients.
What are the two most common ways of recording heart rate?
Using the radial pulse on the thumb side of the wrist (preferred method) or the carotid pulse on the side of the neck (use with caution)
Blood pressure can be measured using a ____.
Sphygmomanometer
