3 Tools that provide accurate information for health and fitness assessments - ✔✔1. physical activity
Readiness - Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
2. CVD Risk Factor assessment and classification by qualified health/fitness, clinical exercise, or health
care professionals
3. medical evaluation including a physical examination and stress test by a qualified health care provider
What is the minimum requirement when getting accurate information for health and fitness
assessments - ✔✔PAR-Q
Key Components of Medical History (10 things) - ✔✔1. medical diagnosis of a prior illness
2. previous physical exam findings
3. history of symptoms
4. recent illnesses/procedures, etc.
5. orthopedic problems
6. medication use
7. habits
8. exercise history
9. work history
10. family history
7 components of informed consent - ✔✔1. purpose & explanation of test
2. attendant risks & discomforts
3. responsibilities of participant
4. benefits to be expected
5. inquires (Questions)
,6. use of medal records
7. freedom of consent
limitation of a PAR-Q? - ✔✔it can only be identify those who are at high risk - can't tell between low or
moderate risk
limitation of informed consent/health history forms? - ✔✔most forms don't make recommendations
based on intensity of the proposed exercise program
how many POSITIVE risk factors are there? - ✔✔8
what are the 8? - ✔✔1. age
2. family history
3. smoking
4. sedentary life
5. obesity
6. hypertension
7. dyslipidemia
8. pre-diabetes
positive risk factor for AGE: men & women - ✔✔MEN: greater than or = 45
WOMEN: greater than or = 55
positive risk factor for FAMILY HISTORY - ✔✔heart attack, coronary revascularization or sudden death in
family BEFORE age 55 (in dad or 1st degree relative)
OR
heart attack, coronary revascularization or sudden death BEFORE age 65 (in mom or 1st degree relative)
, positive risk factor for SMOKING - ✔✔current smoker OR quit in the past 6 months
positive risk factor for SEDENTARY - ✔✔not doing 30 min of moderate intensity PA (40%-<60% VO2R) on
at least 3 days of the week for at least 3 months
Positive Risk Factor for OBESITY - ✔✔BMI: greater than or = 30 kg/m2
Waist Girth for MEN: greater than 40 in/102cm
Waist Girth for WOMEN: greater than 35in/88cm
Positive Risk Factor for HYPERTENSION - ✔✔SBP: greater than or = 140mmHg
DBP: greater than or = 90mmHg
OR on medication
Positive Risk Factor for DYSLIPIDEMIA - ✔✔LDL: greater than or = 130mg/dL
HDL: greater than or = 40mg/dL
OR on lipid-lowering meds
Positive Risk Factor for PRE DIABETES - ✔✔Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG): greater than or = 100mg/dL &
less than or = 125mg/dL
Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT): greater than or = 140 & less than or = 199
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