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✔✔Hypertensive individuals should be encouraged to exercise at least _______ times
per week. - ✔✔Three or Four
✔✔Individuals with hypertension should moderate their intake of _______? - ✔✔Salt
✔✔Statistics indicate that an estimated __________ Americans suffer from a
chronically elevated level of arterial blood pressure, a medical condition known as
hypertension. - ✔✔60,000,000
✔✔The recommended RPE range for individuals with hypertension would be ___ to
___. - ✔✔10 to 13
✔✔The body of a diabetic does not produce enough insulin or it cannot properly use the
insulin it does make. (T/F) - ✔✔True
✔✔Type II diabetes is known as insulin-dependent diabetes. (T/F) - ✔✔False
✔✔Type I diabetes is known as non-insulin dependent diabetes. (T/F) - ✔✔False
✔✔Diabetes increases your likelihood of suffering from: - ✔✔Heart disease, Stroke,
Gangrene, Kidney disease
✔✔How many Americans die annually from diabetes and its complications? - ✔✔More
than 150,000
✔✔Individuals with arthritis should exercise at least ___ times per day? - ✔✔Two
, ✔✔One major component of an exercise program for arthritis sufferers is ____. -
✔✔Aerobic
✔✔A disease, which causes pain or stiffness in your skeletal joints, is referred to as
_______. - ✔✔Arthritis
✔✔Osteoarthritis is an age-related condition. (T/F) - ✔✔True
✔✔Research has shown that the predominate contributing factor(s) to heart disease is:
- ✔✔- Too much saturated fat
- Too much alcohol
- Too much smoking
- Not enough exercise
✔✔High HDL cholesterol increases risk of coronary heart disease. (T/F) - ✔✔False
✔✔Research has shown that the beneficial effect(s) of exercise for hypertensives: -
✔✔- Lower blood pressure
- Normalize kidney function
- Decrease insulin secretion
- Increase in high density lipoprotein cholesterol
✔✔Pregnant women should avoid prolonged bouts of exercise in what position? -
✔✔Supine
✔✔Pregnant women should avoid exercising over ____________ minutes. - ✔✔30
✔✔Pregnant women should avoid wearing which type of clothing? - ✔✔Clothes
impermeable to water
✔✔Reasons for stopping an exercise routine for a pregnant woman includes which of
the following? - ✔✔- Dizziness
- Severe headaches
- Excessive fatigue
✔✔Asthma sufferers should medicate 30 minutes prior to exercise. (T/F) - ✔✔True
✔✔How many Americans are afflicted by asthma? - ✔✔25,000,000
✔✔What triggers asthma? - ✔✔- Respiratory infection
- Exercise
- Sudden changes in either humidity or temperature
- Air pollution