Physical Fitness Flashcards
What are the main law enforcement disablers?
- Heart (Cardiovascular) Disorders
- Lower back disorders
- Stomach ulcers
What are the secondary risk factors that contribute to coronary heart disease?
- Family history
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Stress
- Type A personality
- Age and gender
- Abnormal resting EKG
About how many police officers die from heart disease each year?
2,035
How many times more likely is a police officer to die of heart disease than at the hands of a suspect or criminal?
21x
The first wealth is ______. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Health
What are the 2 main factors that contribute to 95% of all myocardial infarctions?
- Plaque rupture
- Blood clot formation
What are the primary risk factors to coronary heart disease?
- Abnormal blood cholesterol
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Tobacco smoking
- Sedentary lifestyle
What is the “good” type of cholesterol?
High density lipoprotein
What is the “bad” kind of cholesterol?
Low-density lipoprotein
What is the most most type of fat in the body?
Triglycerides
___+___+____= Total Cholesterol
HDL+LDL+VLDL= Total Cholesterol
Normals values for HDL are greater than __.
40.
Normal values for LDL is less than ___.
130.
A total cholesterol value of less than equal to ___mg/dl is a major risk factor.
200.
What is the ideal total cholesterol/HDL level for men?
Less than 4.0