Final Flashcards
Steps of Change
Precontemplation - not really wanting to Contemplation - now wanting to Preparation - changing behaviour Action - things will go wrong Maintenance - need support
Goals should be
meaningful
realistic
specific
progressive
Goals are affected by:
Reinforcement Enjoyment Beliefs Attitudes Intensions
5 C’s for enjoyment…
Competence Challenge Control Choice Commitment
CSEP-PATH 5 Steps
Ask - learn about clinet Assess - physical activity, fitness or psychological assessment Advice - summarize results and discuss Agree - action plan Assist - support
AAL-Q
ability for active living questionnaire
PAR-Q
physical activity readiness questionnaire
PASB-Q
physical activity and sedentary behaviour questionnaire
SOC-Q
stages of change questionnaire
what is the activity inventory
all the activities that you have done and are familiar with doing
5 Principles of prescription:
Overload Progression Specificity Reversibility - mirror image Individuality
Resistance training prescription basics:
frequency - number of times a week intensity - % of 1 RM time - time between reps/sets type training volume - number of reps/sets
Constant compressibility:
thickness of compressed double layer of skin and subcutaneous fat
ex) really low in the thigh
Skin thickness constant fraction of skinfold:
thickness of uncompressed double layer of skin and subcutaneous fat
ex) really high in subscapular
want a low skin thickness
Fixed adipose patterning:
thickness of subcutaneous fat without skin
Constant fat fraction in adipose tissue:
mass of total subcutaneous fat
just because the thickness of fold is the same doesn’t mean that the % adipose is still the same (60-85%)
fixed proportion of internal to external fat
total mass of subcutaneous fat
Physical activity:
any body movement that increases energy expediture
Physical fitness:
set of characteristics that relates to ability to perform physical activity. can be general or specific
Health related fitness:
components of fitness that exhibit relationship with health status (aerobic, msk and functional fitness) - what we have been measuring in class
Performance related fitness:
physical training for specific task like a sport or a physically demanding job
What are the determinants of health?
1) Social and economic environment - education, employment and income are all related. The more money have the better your health. The more educated you are the better your health.
2) Physical environment - canada is cold, the middle east can’t grow crops, cities are so spread out you can’t walk anywhere
3) Personal health practices - don’t smoke
4) Individual capacity and coping - tunnel vision, can’t perceive alternatives, reduced effective adaptation, depression
5) Health serves - depending where you are and if there is armed conflict to, different healthcare
Obesity is expensive for:
the healthcare system
and for the obese people because they are missing work because of their diseases caused by obesity
Precontemplation…
increasing awareness
altering feelings
assessing environmental impact
Contemplation…
recognizing alternatives
assessing personal impact
Preparation…
increasing commitment
Action…
substituting
recognizing the barriers
rewarding
enhancing support
WHR for males and females
males = 0.9
females 0.8