General principles of exercise prescription Flashcards
2007 Joint Recommendation by ACSM and American Heart Assoc. relative to exercise
expend approximately 1000 kcal/week
health adults (18-65) need moderate intensity aerobic exercise for at least 30 min 5days/week
or if risk level permits they need vigorous physical activity for at least 20 minutes 3 days/week
What does meta-analysis suggest about warm up
it neither enhances performance or reduces injury for normal, healthy individuals
warm up in the elderly populations
low intensity, generalized warm-up designed to elevate the HR, induce vasodilation thereby increasing circulation may decrease arrhytmias and decrease the potential for myocardial ischemia
exercise frequency based on functional capacity
5 METS: 3-5 days/week
functional capacity
estimated or known maximum or peak oxygen consumpion
exercise frequency for <3 METS
multiple short sessions daily
exercise frequency for an intensity between 3 and 5 METS
1 to 3 sessions daily
exercise frequency for intensity greater than 5 METS
3-5 days/week
intensity methods
MHR or PMHR methods
MHR intensity method
the MHR method involves prescribing exercise intesntiy based upon a percentage of the actual or predicted MHR
MHR= 220-age results in an approximate error of
10-12 bpm
ACSM proposed formula for MHR
206.9 - (.67 x age in years)
Heart rate reserve intensity method
HRR= PMHR-RHR
Select % at which person desired to train
multiply that by HRR
add result to RHR
Practical usage of HRR intensity method
the training heart rate can be divided by 6 to establish a quick 10 second reference for determining if the exercise is at the prescribed intensityy
60% of HRR is roughly equivalent to what percentage of VO2 reserve
60%
adjustment for aquatic activities in which the person is prone, supine, on the side, or any combination during the swimming exercise
downwardly adjust predictions of MHR by subtracting an additional 13 beats from the land based Max HR formula
MHR in aquatics
[206.9-(.67 x age in years)] - 13
If the adjustment in MHR is not made in aquatic activities what affect does it have on the desired intensity
using a land based formula may result in an exercise prescription exceeding the desired intenstiy
Rationale for adjust MHR for swimming
reduced temp in most pools (78-84F)
less forward stimulation from the motor cortex to the medulla
non-weight bearing exercise compared to weight bearing
horizontal position in swimming, as compared to vertical in running, may augment stroke volume; thereby, increasing cardiac output and driving HR down
perceived exertion scale very,very light very light fairly light somewhat hard hard very hard very very hard
7 very very light 9 very light 11 fairly light 13 somewhat hard 15 hard 17 very hard 19 very very hard
recommended training range for RPE
12-16
an RPE from 12-16 will roughly approximate what % of MHR or HRR
MHR: 70-85%
HRR: 60-80%
Recommended intensities for normal apparently healthy, sedentary individuals
57-67% MHR (30-40% HRR)
Recommended intensities for normal apparently healthy, high deconditioned individuals
64-74% of MHR (40-55% HRR)
Recommended intensities for normal apparently healthy, mildly deconditioned
74-84% MHR (55-70% HRR)
Recommended intensities for normal apparently healthy, fit (habitual exerciser) indivdiausl
moderate to vigorously intense exercise: 80-91% of MHR (65-80% HRR)