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o Consent = informed, voluntary decision to participate, culminating from a process of disclosure and understanding
• Why?
o Assent = expression of willingness |
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o Purpose and explanation of test
o Attendent risks and discomforts
o Responsibilities of the participant
o Benefits to be expected
o Inquiries
o Use of medical records
o Freedom of consent |
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o The leading causes of death are usually listed as heart attack, stroke, cancer, etc.
o However, the leading “actual” causes of death in the United States are risk factors that can be modified
o The goal of a worksite program is to help their employees and families strive to attain healthy goals thate in the long run will reduce insurance costs for the employer |
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| o Defined as an approach to personal health that emphasizes individual responsibility for well-being through the practice of health-promoting lifestyle behaviors. |
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o Offers employers an opportunity to recognze a positive return on investment derived from improved health of employees
o Materially contribute to the well-being of their employees |
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| • 6 key reasons for developing a worksite heath promotion program |
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o Health care costs
• Annually, $1.66 trillion dollars, on health care, health habits
o Most illnesses can be avoided
• Preventable illness make up ~70% of all illness related costs.
o The work week is expanding
• Traditional work boundaries are disappearing, creating additional health risks to employees
o %he technology revolution is on
• creating health concerns of its own including repetitive stress injuring, low back problems, and sedentary lifestyles
o Employee stress levels are increasing
• 78% of Americans describe their jobs as stressful
o Increasing diversity in the workforce
• Business need to address a variety of health concerns |
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| o Acsm advances and integrates scientific research to provide educational and practical applications of exercise science and sports medicine |
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| • Purpose of mission statement |
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o Express in a way that expresses support and commitment
o Motivates those involved
o Articulate in convincing manner
o Proactive verbs for description
o Free of jargon
o Short and repeatability |
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o Normal:
• Men: 24-27
• Women: 23-26
o Moderately obese:
• Men: 28-31
• Women: 27-32
o Severely obese
• Men: >31
• Women: >32 |
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o BMI= kg/m^2
o Has limited ability to predict % BF and to accurately classify levels of body fatness. |
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o Good measure of subcutaneous fat
o Distribution of subcutaneous and internal fat is similar for all individuals w/in each gender.
• Old: less sc fat
• Level of fatness: % of visceral fat decreases as total BF increases
o Sum of skinfold can be used to est total body fat
• 1/3 of total BF is sc
o Biological variation in fat distribution is affected by:
• Age, gender, level of fatness |
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o Whole body takes 30 min
o Abdominal 8-10 min |
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