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Grant is a 42yr old male who works as a computer information tech specialist. His
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physician referred him to the facility and has already cleared him for all exercise activity.
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-Weight: 250lbs d
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-WC: 40.5inch d
-BF: 35.5% d
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-Total cholesterol: 209mg/dl
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-HDL-C: 36mg/dl d
-LDL-C: 115mg/dl d
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ddisease. His 67yr old father has been on BP medication for 20yrs and was recently diagnosed
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,w/ T2D. Grant spends most of his workdays sitting behind the computer and he walks his
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dog around the neighborhood 2-3days/week for 10min. He's not very motivated about the
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program but pressure from his doctor and family is why he's here. He feels his current health
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status is just "part of getting old."
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What is his BMI? d d d
0.454kg - d d
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100cm - d d
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2. Presence of signs/symptoms and/or known CV, metabolic, or renal disease
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3. Desired exercise intensity -
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The preparticipation screening algorithm now takes into account 3 factors:
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below ischemic threshold (~1 MET) -
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If exercise test data is available, exercise can be prescribed at a workload....
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The ACSM's metabolic equation for walking is most accurate for speeds of...
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1mph= 26.8m/min - d d d
How to convert mph into m/min?
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Yes, he must be referred due to recent diagnosis -
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You're working as a personal trainer at a university recreation facility. You've been
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assigned a new client, Mike. He's been relatively active but has never worked w/ a trainer or
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been on a structured program. He's a prior college football player but has been inactive since
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He's a software programmer and sits at a desk all day during his working hours. Although he
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father and his paternal grandfather have known CVD. There are no known CV or metabolic
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the amount of mass on that frame
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When recording regional body circumferences, it's recommended that 2
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measurements be recorded (in rotational order) then averaged together. When measuring
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regional body circumferences, an average of duplicate measures is used provided that those
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What is accepted as the criterion measure of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)?
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linear relationship - d d d
When estimating VO2max using the YCMA cycle ergometer protocol, what best
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describes the relationship between HR >110bpm and 85% age-predicted HRmax or 70%
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As WR on a submaximal test increases, HR will respond in a ___ manner once it
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surpasses 110bpm d
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surpasses...
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Males have approximately ___ higher relative VO2max than females across
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different ages and PA levels d d d d
VO2max (ml/kg/min)= 132.853 - (0.1692 x body mass (kg)) - (0.3877 x age (yrs)) - (6.315 x
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Rockport One-Mile Fitness Walking Test formula??
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The Queen's College Step test (also known as McArdle Step Test) is performed for
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VO2max early recovery HR is measured for....
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Queens College Step test (McArdle Step Test) -
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Provides varying work rates depending on gender and fitness level
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50revs/min (RPM) w/ a load of 1kg - d d d d d d d d
For the Queen's College Step test (McArdle Step Test), for untrained female
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individuals, the minimum recommendation protocol is...d d d d d
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Exercise less than ___ runs the risk of not establishing steady-state HR, and exercise
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greater than ___ is redundant, as HR has plateaued and continued exercise introduces the
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potential of local muscular fatigue
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implementation - d d
What is NOT a general category for clinical exercise testing?
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Clinical exercise testing generally consists of 3 components:
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prognosis - d d
Determining the risk for an adverse event
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evaluation - d d
Determining the physiological response to exercise
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diagnosis - d d
Determining the presence of a disease/disorder
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maximal exercise test using indirect calorimetry -
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What is considered the "gold standard" to objectively measure exercise capacity?
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maximal exercise test using indirect calorimetry (GXT or exercise tolerance test) -
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Provides the truest measure of exercise capacity for each individual
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estimations - d d
All other forms of exercise testing/examination rely on ___ which although
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beneficial, often over- or undercompensate and can therefore be misleading
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interpret all clinical exercise testing results in a diagnostic setting?
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Questions With Verified Solutions d d d
5-10%; 2-4 - d d d
Progression:
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Increase at ___ per week and decrease the reps by ___ when a given load can be performed
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for the desired number of reps
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BMI= weight (kg)/height (m2)
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0.454kg= 1 lb d d
250lbs x 0.454kg= 113.5kg d d d
12inch= 1ft d
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6ft x 12inch= 72inch + 1inch= 73inch
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73inch x 2.54= 185cm / 100m= 1.85m x 1.85m= 33.1kg/m2 -
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Grant is a 42yr old male who works as a computer information tech specialist. His
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physician referred him to the facility and has already cleared him for all exercise activity.
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-Weight: 250lbs d
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-WC: 40.5inch d
-BF: 35.5% d
-Resting HR: 72bpm d d
-Average resting BP: 128/86mmHg d d d
-Total cholesterol: 209mg/dl
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-HDL-C: 36mg/dl d
-LDL-C: 115mg/dl d
-Triglycerides: 292mg/dl d
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ddisease. His 67yr old father has been on BP medication for 20yrs and was recently diagnosed
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,w/ T2D. Grant spends most of his workdays sitting behind the computer and he walks his
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dog around the neighborhood 2-3days/week for 10min. He's not very motivated about the
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program but pressure from his doctor and family is why he's here. He feels his current health
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status is just "part of getting old."
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What is his BMI? d d d
0.454kg - d d
How many kg in 1 lb?
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100cm - d d
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2.54cm - d d
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2.2lbs - d d
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1. Current level of PA
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2. Presence of signs/symptoms and/or known CV, metabolic, or renal disease
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3. Desired exercise intensity -
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The preparticipation screening algorithm now takes into account 3 factors:
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below ischemic threshold (~1 MET) -
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If exercise test data is available, exercise can be prescribed at a workload....
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1.9-3.7mph - d d
The ACSM's metabolic equation for walking is most accurate for speeds of...
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1mph= 26.8m/min - d d d
How to convert mph into m/min?
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Yes, he must be referred due to recent diagnosis -
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You're working as a personal trainer at a university recreation facility. You've been
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assigned a new client, Mike. He's been relatively active but has never worked w/ a trainer or
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been on a structured program. He's a prior college football player but has been inactive since
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graduation (6yrs prior). He plays softball a few times a week and walks 2-3 times a week.
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He's a software programmer and sits at a desk all day during his working hours. Although he
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feels fatigued, his overall goal is to become healthier and get in better shape. Mike completes
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an informed consent and health status questionnaire. He's a 40yr old Caucasian, w/ a body
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mass of 95.24kg and a height of 181cm. His BP is 112/78 mmHg, total cholesterol is
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221mg/dl (HDL and LDL are unknown), and fasting blood glucose is unknown. Both his
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father and his paternal grandfather have known CVD. There are no known CV or metabolic
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diseases on mother's side. d d d d
If Mike mentioned to you that he was also recently diagnosed w/ pulmonary disorder, such as
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Is generally used to establish a relationship between the height of an individual and
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the amount of mass on that frame
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5mm - d d
When recording regional body circumferences, it's recommended that 2
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measurements be recorded (in rotational order) then averaged together. When measuring
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regional body circumferences, an average of duplicate measures is used provided that those
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measurements do not differ by more than... d d d d d d
maximal volume of oxygen consumed per unit of time (VO2max) -
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What is accepted as the criterion measure of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)?
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linear relationship - d d d
When estimating VO2max using the YCMA cycle ergometer protocol, what best
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describes the relationship between HR >110bpm and 85% age-predicted HRmax or 70%
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gender - d d
What variable is unique to the Rockport One-Mile Fitness Walking Test's regression
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d equation to estimate VO2max? d d d
linear - d d
As WR on a submaximal test increases, HR will respond in a ___ manner once it
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surpasses 110bpm d
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As WR on a submaximal test increases, HR will respond in a linear manner once it
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surpasses...
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Males have approximately ___ higher relative VO2max than females across
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different ages and PA levels d d d d
VO2max (ml/kg/min)= 132.853 - (0.1692 x body mass (kg)) - (0.3877 x age (yrs)) - (6.315 x
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gender) - (3.2649 x time (min)) - (0.1565 x HR) -
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Rockport One-Mile Fitness Walking Test formula??
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0; 1 -d d d
3|Page
, d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d For the Rockport One-Mile Fitness Walking Test, gender is ___ for female and ___
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for male d
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The Queen's College Step test (also known as McArdle Step Test) is performed for
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___ in order to provide steady-state HR as a result of aerobic exercise. Then to estimate
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VO2max early recovery HR is measured for....
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Queens College Step test (McArdle Step Test) -
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Provides varying work rates depending on gender and fitness level
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50revs/min (RPM) w/ a load of 1kg - d d d d d d d d
For the Queen's College Step test (McArdle Step Test), for untrained female
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individuals, the minimum recommendation protocol is...d d d d d
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Exercise less than ___ runs the risk of not establishing steady-state HR, and exercise
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greater than ___ is redundant, as HR has plateaued and continued exercise introduces the
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potential of local muscular fatigue
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implementation - d d
What is NOT a general category for clinical exercise testing?
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-Prognosis
-Evaluation
-Diagnosis - d d
Clinical exercise testing generally consists of 3 components:
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prognosis - d d
Determining the risk for an adverse event
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evaluation - d d
Determining the physiological response to exercise
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diagnosis - d d
Determining the presence of a disease/disorder
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maximal exercise test using indirect calorimetry -
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What is considered the "gold standard" to objectively measure exercise capacity?
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maximal exercise test using indirect calorimetry (GXT or exercise tolerance test) -
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Provides the truest measure of exercise capacity for each individual
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estimations - d d
All other forms of exercise testing/examination rely on ___ which although
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beneficial, often over- or undercompensate and can therefore be misleading
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supervising physician - d d d
Whose legal responsibility is it to supervise the clinical exercise laboratory and
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interpret all clinical exercise testing results in a diagnostic setting?
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