Warning Signs Flashcards
Life Signs
Loss of interest in normally enjoyable activities
Increased tension, anger, irritability Increased sleeping problems May indicate an unregulated/undiagnosed mood disorder
3 Types of Warning Signs
Life Signs
Health Signs
Training Signs
Health Sign
- Aches and pains throughout the body
Increased resting HR/blood pressure Loss of appetite Nausea Head colds
Training Signs
Deterioration in performance
Cutting sessions short Abnormal muscle soreness Fatigue that lasts during workout and throughout day Loss of motivation to train
muscle spasm
is caused when a muscle or a few of its muscle fibers contracts involuntarily when it should not be contracting
Can become a muscle cramp if left unreated
muscle cramp –
when a muscle involuntarily contracts with an intense force and doesn’t relax right away after
can last for a few seconds, 15 min, or even longer
main electrolytes utilized during exertion
sodium and potassium
the body’s main mechanism for cool
sweating
symptoms of dehydration
include increased sweating, increase body temp, heat distress, severe fatigue, unconsciousness, sometimes death
Heat Exhaustion?
Normally occurs when an individual is exercising in a hot and humid area that causes extensive sweating and overheating
- Body temp usually does not rise over 104 degrees
- Amount of water lost through sweating cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep body temp from rising
Signs of heat exhaustion:
Looks pale, moist skin, sweats profusely, increased pulse, may have headache, dizzy, nauseous, weakness, muscle cramps, body will be able to self-regulate temp
-May experience mild form of shock
Signs of heat stroke:
Signs:
- Body can no longer control temp, is higher than 105 degrees
- No longer sweat
- Brain damage can occur, damage to vital organs can occur
- Hallucinations, hyperventilate
- Skin flushed, dry, hot
How much does water account for in human body?
60%
How much much water in muscles and organs?
70%
Diaphoresis—
profuse sweating
