Foundations of exercise inc chronic disease and disabilities (physiology)

Question 1

What is a chronic disease?

Answer 1

It is a health condition that lasts more than a year and it has functional restrictions or requires ongoing monitoring or treatment.

Question 2

For how long should an adult (18 yrs and above) be physically active?

Answer 2

For 150 minutes per week.

Question 3

What are the effects of physical inactivity? (3)

Answer 3

-Shortens health span
-Speeds up the losses of cardiovascular and strength fitness.
-Lowers the age for the first onset of a chronic disease.

Question 4

What are the risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCD)? (6)

Answer 4

-Diabetes, smoking, hypertension, obesity, phyiscal inactivity, hyperlipidaemia

Question 5

What is the movement which promotes exercising?

Answer 5

Exercise is medicine (EIM)

Question 6

What are the three barriers towards EIM? (3)

Answer 6

-It is easier to prescribe a pill.
-It is time consuming to advice patients on their lifestyle.
-Exercise management is not funded by medical aid/ government.

Question 7

What role do health care practitioners have in the health care team (EIM)? (3)

Answer 7

-Assessing the safety of the exercise for patient.
-Prescribing exercise
-Navigation around the barriers to exercise the patient may have.

Question 8

Which exercises should any patient be able to do? (5)

Answer 8

-6 to 8m gait.
-8 sit-to-stand repetitions in 30s
-8 arm curls with min 4kg weight.
-Going up 10 steps (stairs) in under 30s.
-Chair sit and reach toes on both sides.