Flashcards: Fundamentals of Exercise Prescription — 22 cards

Exercise prescription — definition?

Systematic planning of exercise parameters for health or performance.

Safe practice — focus?

Minimize injury and adverse events during exercise.

Progression — purpose?

Gradually increase exercise stimulus for continued adaptation.

Volume — what?

Total amount of exercise performed, like duration or repetitions.

Adaptation — result?

Physiological or psychological changes from consistent exercise.

FITT — components?

Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type.

Exercise intensity — expressed as?

Absolute (workload) or relative (%HRmax, %VO2peak).

Threshold-based intensity — uses?

Ventilatory or metabolic thresholds for personalized effort.

CPET — role?

Precise assessment of physiological thresholds for exercise prescription.

Non-response — meaning?

Lack of expected adaptation after training.

Heterogeneous response — describes?

Variability in metabolic response among individuals.

VAT outside range — indicates?

Potential misprescription of exercise intensity.

Physiological benefits — include?

Improved aerobic capacity, mitochondrial biogenesis, strength.

Mitochondrial biogenesis — process?

Formation of new mitochondria in cells.

Factors influencing response — include?

Specificity, individualisation, overload, reversibility.

Clinical exercise — considerations?

Safety, comorbidities, multidisciplinary approach, functional limitations.

Pre-exercise screening — purpose?

Identify risks, assess capacity, ensure safety.

Warm-up — main goal?

Increase muscle temperature and prepare cardiovascular system.

Cool-down — benefit?

Support recovery, prevent hypotension, reduce arrhythmia risk.

Monitoring intensity — tools?

Borg RPE, Talk Test, heart rate (%HRmax, %HRR), Reps in Reserve.

Adherence challenges — common?

Practical barriers, psychological barriers, non-compliance.

Behavioral stages — sequence?

Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, termination.