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| why test cardiorespiratory fitness? |
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Definition
-determining physiological responses at rest and during submax or max work
-providing a basis for exercise programming
-screening for CHD
-determining a person's ability to perform a specific work task |
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Term
| what is the testing sequence? |
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Definition
-informed consent
-health history
-screening
-resting measurements
-submax tests to estimate cardiores.fitness
-max tests to estimate or measure cardiores.fitness
-program modification & periodic retests |
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Term
| what are the steps to administering a graded exercise test (GXT)? |
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Definition
-greet client, obtain consent
-record age, height, weight & calculate HRmax and 85%
-obtain resting HR & BP
-instruct cient on how to do a step/treadmill/cycle test
-follow test protocol |
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Term
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Definition
-vo2: volume of oxygen consumed per unit of time
-vo2max: maximal oxygen consumption per unit of time
units: L/min, ml/min, ml/kg/min, METs |
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