Lesson 9 - RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, CLIENT INTERVIEW & RISK FACTORS Flashcards
The pre-participation screening includes the following:
Hint: There are four of them.
- Identifying the presence or absence of known cardiovascular, pulmonary, and/or metabolic disease, or signs or
symptoms suggestive of cardiovascular, pulmonary, and/or metabolic disease - Identifying individuals with medical contraindications (health conditions and risk factors) who should be
excluded from exercise or physical activity until those conditions have been corrected or are under control - Detecting at-risk individuals who should first undergo medical evaluation and clinical exercise testing before
initiating an exercise program - Identifying those individuals with medical conditions who should participate in medically supervised programs
What would be the most appropriate follow-up actions would be most appropriate for an individual who answers “yes” to the following questions on the PAR-Q?
Is your doctor currently prescribing drugs (for example, water pills) for your blood pressure or
heart condition?
In the past month, have you had chest pain when you were not doing physical activity?
Talk with a doctor before beginning to exercise or undergoing a fitness appraisal
Why?
If a person answers “yes” to one or more questions on the PAR-Q, he or she should talk with a
doctor by phone or in-person BEFORE starting to become much more physically active or
BEFORE having a fitness appraisal. He or she should also tell the doctor about the PAR-Q and
which questions were answered YES.
ACE Personal Trainer Manual, 5 edition, p. 119
(TRUE/FALSE) Serum cholesterol of 195 mg/dL is considered a positive risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease
FALSE
Systolic blood pressure of 143 mmHg
Why?
Systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg, confirmed by
measurements on at least two separate occasions, is considered to be a positive risk factor for
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
ACE Personal Trainer Manual, 5 edition, p. 120
Which document represents a client’s voluntary abandonment of the right to file a lawsuit against the personal trainer?
Release of liability waiver
Why?
This document is used to release a personal trainer from liability for injuries resulting from a
supervised exercise program, and represents a client’s voluntary abandonment of the right to
file a lawsuit.
ACE Personal Trainer Manual, 5 edition, p. 123
After how long a period of inactivity following an injury does disuse atrophy in the muscles
surrounding the injury begin?
The Correct Answer is:
Two days
Why?
Disuse atrophy of the muscles surrounding an injury may begin after just two days of inactivity.
ACE Personal Trainer Manual, 5 edition, p. 131
Which medication causes a dose-related decrease in a person’s resting, exercise, and maximal heart rates?
Beta Blockers
Why?
Beta blockers inhibit the effects of catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine) throughout
the body and reduce resting, exercise, and maximal heart rates.
ACE Personal Trainer Manual, 5 edition, p. 133
Which medication has no primary affect on heart rate, but can cause dangerous cardiac
arrhythmias due to water and electrolyte imbalances?
Diuretics
Why?
Diuretics are medications that increase the excretion of water and electrolytes through the
kidneys. They have no primary effect on the heart rate, but they can cause water and electrolyte imbalances, which may lead to dangerous cardiac arrhythmias.
ACE Personal Trainer Manual, 5 edition, p. 134
Which of the following is NOT a reason that the average resting heart rate for women is higher than that of men?
Lower sympathetic drive
Why?
The higher values found in the female RHR are attributed in part to:
- Smaller heart chamber size
- Lower blood volume circulating less oxygen throughout the body
- Lower hemoglobin levels in women
ACE Personal Trainer Manual, 5 edition, p. 140
_______________ represents the pressure that is exerted on the artery walls as blood remains
in the arteries during the filling phase of the cardiac cycle.
Diastolic blood pressure
Why?
Diastolic blood pressure represents the pressure that is exerted on the artery walls as blood
remains in the arteries during the filling phase of the cardiac cycle, or between beats when the
heart relaxes. It is the minimum pressure that exists within one cardiac cycle.
ACE Personal Trainer Manual, 5 edition, p. 141-142
What is the true statements about the ratings of perceived exertion scale between men & women?
When using ratings of perceived exertion, men tend to underestimate exertion, while women
tend to overestimate exertion.
Why?
Regarding the other choices, the 0–10 RPE scale does not directly correspond with heart rate,
an RPE of 11 on the 6–20 scale is considered “fairly light,” and most deconditioned individuals
find using the RPE scale difficult, as they find any level of exercise to be fairly hard.
ACE Personal Trainer Manual, 5 edition, p. 144-145
