Exercise Testing Midterm Review

These flashcards cover key concepts related to exercise testing, physical activity guidelines, cardiovascular health, and training protocols.

Physical Activity

Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscle contractions with an increase in energy expenditure.

Exercise

Planned, structured, repetitive physical activity aimed at improving or maintaining physical fitness.

ACSM/AHA Guidelines

Recommendations for physical activity which suggest certain amounts of moderate and vigorous intensity aerobic activity weekly.

Signs of Myocardial Infarction

Warning signs of a heart attack, including chest pressure, shortness of breath, lightheadedness, and fatigue.

Pre-Participation Screening

Assessment to ensure that risks of increased physical activity do not outweigh the benefits.

Contraindications

Reasons why an individual should not participate in physical activity.

CVD Risk Factors

Positive and negative factors that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, including age, family history, smoking, obesity, and sedentary lifestyle.

Blood Pressure Categories

Ranges that categorize blood pressure levels, such as normal, elevated, stage 1 hypertension, stage 2 hypertension, and hypertensive crisis.

Exercise Participation Medical Clearance Flow Chart

A decision-making tool to guide whether medical clearance is needed before exercise participation.

Maximal and Submaximal VO₂ Tests

Methods to assess cardiovascular fitness, with maximal tests being direct measurements and submaximal tests estimating VO₂max based on heart rate.

General Protocols for Stopping Exercise Tests

Criteria that indicate when an exercise test should be stopped, including cardiovascular events, significant drops in blood pressure, or equipment failure.

Skeletal Muscle Testing

Utilizes health history to assess fitness and provides individualized testing based on muscle groups and equipment.

Clinical Exercise Tests

Tests that observe physiological responses to exercise to diagnose health conditions or evaluate physiological fitness.

Principles of Training

Key concepts such as progressive overload, reversibility, individual differences, and specificity that guide effective training regimens.

Supercompensation

A phase in training where performance temporarily drops after an initial stressor, followed by recovery and enhanced performance.

Sweat Rate Calculation

Formula to determine the amount of fluid lost during exercise based on pre and post-exercise weight and fluid intake.