| Description |
63 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Why screen pre-exercise? -- The risk of injury or death? -- Physical activity recommendations -- Negligence and duty of care -- Adult pre-exercise screening system overview -- Stage 1 overview - Stage 1: Compulsory questions - Stage 1: Decision -- Stage 2 overview. Risk factors. 1. Age and gender - 2. Family history of heart disease - 3. Smoking - 4. Physical activity patterns - 5. Body mass index - 6. High blood pressure - 7. High cholesterol - lipids definitions - Other medical/health concerns. 9. Hospital admission in the last 12 months? - 10. Current prescribed medications? - 11. Pregnant or recent childbirth? - 12. Muscle, bone, joint pain or soreness? - Completion of Stage 2 -- Stage 3 overview -- Stage 3 measurements. 1. Body mass index - 2. Waist girth - 3. Blood pressure - Measuring blood parameters. 4. Blood fats - 5. Blood glucose - Completion of stage 3 |
| Summary |
Pre-exercise risk identification and appropriate advice are vital components of any exercise service. Several pre-exercise screening systems have been used in the Australian setting however there is a need for a system that is capable of identifying risk while remaining practical and easy to use |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
"Pre-exercise screening is used to identify people who may have medical conditions which put them at a higher risk of an adverse event during physical activity/exercise. ... In 2010, three national organisations - Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA), Fitness Australia (FA) and Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) - came together to standardise the way pre-exercise screening was undertaken in the Australian health and fitness industry."--p. 3 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 52-53) |
| Subject |
Exercise tests -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Health.
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Physical fitness -- Australia.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Norton, Lynda.
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Exercise & Sports Science Australia.
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Fitness Australia
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Sports Medicine Australia.
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| ISBN |
9780646567716 (paperback) |
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