Clinical Exercise Flashcards
Define physical activity
- body movement produced by muscle action that increases energy expenditure
Define exercise
- planned, structured, repetitive, and purposeful physical activity
Define physical fitness
- attributes related to how well one performs physical activity
- examples include: VO2 max, strength, speed, endurance, agility, power
What percentage of adults int he US engage in regular vigorous activity 3x per week for at least 30 min
- about 15%
What percentage of adults in the US do not engage in any regular physical activity
- > 60%
What percentage of adults in the US have a sedentary lifestyle
- about 25%
What are the most popular leisure time activities for adults in the US
- walking
- gardening
- yard work
What percentage of adults in the US engage in light to moderate activity 5x per week for at least 30 min
- about 22%
What populations does physical inactivity occur more frequently in
- women
- blacks
- hispanics
- older adults
- less affluent (money)
How many children/teenagers do not participate in vigorous exercise on a regular basis
- nearly one-half of those ages 12-21
What percentage of children/teenagers engage in light to moderate exercise nearly every day
- about 25%
Relationship between participation in all types of physical activity and age/school grade
- participation in all types of physical activity declines as age and school grade increases
Who participates more in vigorous physical activity, strengthening activities, and walking or bicycling males or females
- more males participate in those activites
What is the relative risk of sudden death among athletes versus non athletes in males and females
Males: 1.95
Females: 2.00
In what ways does exercise improve health
- counters the life shortening effects of cigarette smoking & excess body weight
- people with high blood pressure reduced their death rate by half
- countered genetic tendencies toward early death for people who parent(s) died before 65 by 25%
- 50% reduction in mortality rate for active men whose parents lived past 65