Exercise Prescription Flashcards
Exercise prescription principles? 4 things?
Readiness/risk eval
Volume/dose
adaptation
specificity
Most change and benefit in exercise occurs when?
between sedentary and first quintile.
Traditional endurance vs. high intensity?
Similar metabolic adaptations less time for high intensity
DM2 pateints high intensity work out glycaemic control?
Improved
Aerobic vs. resistance vs. control findings? for HbA1c
Aerobic better than control
Resistance better than control
basically anything is better than control
worldwide exercise recommendations?
30 min combined a day
with 3x/week strength
and 20min 2x/week vigorous
What are the METS for light, moderate vigorous?
light: 6METs
mod: 3-6 METs
Vigorous: >6METs
diabetes risk of parental history with and without exercise
with parental history if exercised decreased risk by 65%
without parental history if exercised decresed risk by 100%
diabetes risk of parental history vs. without parental history inactivity vs. activty
people without genetics even if completely inactive had less risk of diabetes than those with genetics who were the most active…
VO2 max and HDL cholesterol for Heritage study showed that?
MOst were positive but some actually regressed
Does high intensity interval training work for all young healthy males?
Nope. small minority regressed their insulin action
What was the main point in the study: ‘adverse metabolic response to regular exercise’
some people became more insulin resistant after exercise
Can you promote physical activity in general practice?
Yes. both motivated GP alone or GP+allied health
medical students perceptions on exercise prescription?
Not confident
own dogs are more likely to?
walk and exercise
