What is the purpose of the preparticipation health screeing? - ✔✔1. Identification and exclusion of
participants with medical contraindications to exercise
2. Identification of participants at an increased risk for chronic disease from age, symptoms and risk
factors.
3. Identification of clients wich clinically significant diseases who should participate in a medically
supervised exercise prograom. 4. Idenify clients with special needs
What are the 3 common screening tools? - ✔✔1. Risk Stratification
2. Health history evaluation and related assessments
3. medical clearance or referral
What is the ACSM Quick Screen? - ✔✔Administered verbally - it's a series of fact finding questions
1. Are you taking any other classes?
2. Do you have any joint issues?
3. Do you have any medical conditions?
4. When was your last medical check up?
5. Are you taking any medications?
6. Have you been recommended not to exercise?
Why can the screening process for GEIs become complicated? - ✔✔1. Not knowing all participants 1 on
1
2. Limited quality 1 on 1 time
, 3. Different people participating from class to class
4. Various fitness trends
5. Assumption of prescreen
What is the health and lifestyle questionnaire? - ✔✔A self administered questionnaire to establish
general health and lifestyle behaviors.
Define PAR-Q. - ✔✔Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire - Minimum screening measure for low to
moderate intensity level.
What is Risk Stratification? - ✔✔Identifies participants who should undergo a medical evaluation and
exercise testing before beginning a moderate to vigorous exercise program
What is the purpose of Risk Stratification? - ✔✔Identifies a client's risk for:
1. Cardiovascular
2. Pulmonary
3. Metabolic diseases
What are the Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk factors? - ✔✔1. Age
2. Family History
3. Cigarette Smoking
4. Sedentary lifestyle
5. obesity
6. Hypertension
7. Dyslipidemia
8. Pre-diabetes
What are the signs of cardiovascular pulmonary or metabolic disease? - ✔✔1. Pain: jaw, chest, neck and
arms
2. Shortness of breath
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