Exercise Testing & Prescription

Question 1

movement requiring more energy than at rest

Answer 1

Physical Activity

Question 2

physical activity below the recommended levels

Answer 2

Inactivity

Question 3

planned, structured, repetitive, purposeful physical activity

Answer 3

Exercise

Question 4

ability to complete ADL’s

Answer 4

Fitness

Question 5

low energy expenditure in a seated or lying position

Answer 5

Sedentary Behavior

Question 6

How many mins of aerobic exercise should a healthy adult get?

Answer 6

150 mins of moderate OR 75 mins of vigorous

Question 7

How many times a week should a healthy adult participate in moderate strength training?

Answer 7

2 x a week

Question 8

How many mins of moderate/vigorous activity should children get? How many days a week?

Answer 8

60 mins of moderate or vigorous EVERY DAY

Question 9

How many times a week should children participate in strengthening exercise?

Answer 9

3 x a week

Question 10

What is the most common & effective intervention used by PT’s?

Answer 10

exercise

Question 11

What are the five principles of exercise training?

Answer 11

1. specificity
2. progressive overload
3. recovery
4. reversibility
5. individuality

Question 12

Specificity

Answer 12

particular exercises and activities improve particular areas of health-related fitness

you train what you want to gain

Question 13

An acronym used to describe specificity is ________. What does it stand for?

Answer 13

SAID - Specific Adaptations to Imposed Demands

Question 14

What are ways to progressively overload an exercise?

Answer 14

form
load
ROM
reps
time
effort
volume
bodyweight

Question 15

Reversibility

Answer 15

if you don’t use it, you lose it

Question 16

What are other principles of exercise training to consider?

Answer 16

intensity, repetition, & salience (making it relevant to the individual)

Question 17

FITTVP

Answer 17

Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type
Volume
Progression

Question 18

How often?

Answer 18

Frequency

Question 19

How difficult?

Answer 19

Intensity

Question 20

How long?

Answer 20

Time

Question 21

What kind?

Answer 21

Type

Question 22

What amount?

Answer 22

Volume

Question 23

What next?

Answer 23

Progression

Question 24

How can we assess intensity?

Answer 24

HR
RPE Borg Scale
Modified Borg Scale
Talk Test
Faces

Question 25

What can the intensity of an exercise be influenced by?

Answer 25

temperature
music
altitude
nutrition

Question 26

What assessment for intensity is most clinically used?

Answer 26

modified RPE borg scale

Question 27

What is relative intensity? How can it be measured?

Answer 27

intensity specific to an individual’s level of fitness

measured in HR, VO2, RPE

Question 28

What is absolute intensity? How can it be measured?

Answer 28

general measure of intensity that is applied to everyone; measured in HR, VO2, energy expenditure, & MET

Question 29

Prior to beginning exercise, what should be addressed first?

Answer 29

patient barriers & beliefs to exercise

Question 30

As a PT, what can be the hardest part of patient care?

Answer 30

behavioral change

Question 31

SMART goals

Answer 31

Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Time-bound

Question 32

What should be considered when designing the order of tests?

Answer 32

allow maximum performance for each test

Question 33

Which test would you complete first - 1 rep max or 1 mile jog?

Answer 33

1RM

Question 34

Which test would you complete first - balance or agility?

Answer 34

balance

Question 35

Which test would you complete first - VO2 max or sprint?

Answer 35

sprint