Maricopa Community Colleges PED145 19972-19985

Maricopa Community Colleges PED145 19972-19985

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 10/22/96
PED145 19972-19985	LEC	3 Credit(s)	3 Period(s)
Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription
Follows the current ACSM guidelines for health appraisal, risk assessment, safety of exercise, exercise testing, and exercise prescription. Prerequisites: Completion of Fitness Leadership certificate.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

PED145 19972-19985	Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription

1.	Describe benefits and risks associated with exercise. (I)
2.	Describe procedures for health screening and determining level of risk. (I)
3.	Perform exercise tests, including pretest evaluation, physical fitness testing, and clinical exercise testing. (II)
4.	Describe how to interpret the results of an exercise test. (II)
5.	Describe general principles and clinical considerations related to influencing an exercise prescription. (III)
6.	Prescribe an exercise program for cardiac and/or pulmonary patients based on exercise tests results. (III)
7.	Describe clinical considerations for prescribing exercise programs for special populations, such as children, the elderly, and pregnant women. (III)
8.	Perform metabolic calculations. (III)
9.	Describe emergency management with regards to the facility and the participants. (III)
10.	Describe environmental considerations for exercise. (III)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

PED145 19972-19985	Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription

A. Benefits and risks associated with exercise

1. Public health perspective

2. Benefits of regular physical activity

3. Risks associated with exercise testing

4. Risks associated with physical activity

B. Health screening and risk stratification

1. Health screening for physical activity

2. Risk stratification

A. Pre-test evaluation

1. Clinical assessment

2. Contraindications to exercise testing

3. Informed consent

4. Patient instructions

B. Physical fitness testing

1. Purposes of fitness testing

2. Basic principles and guidelines

3. Body composition

4. Cardiorespiratory endurance

5. Muscular fitness

C. Clinical exercise testing

1. Indications and applications

2. Exercise test modalities

3. Exercise protocols

4. Measurements

5. Post-exercise period

6. Indications for exercise test termination

7. Radionuclide exercise testing

8. Non-exercise stress tests or pharmacological tests

9. Considerations for pulmonary patients

10. Summary of methodology

D. Interpretation of test data

1. Interpretation of fitness test data

2. Graded exercise testing as a screening tool for CAD

3. Interpretation of responses to graded exercise testing

4. Interpretation of clinical test data

5. Predictive value of exercise testing

6. Interpretation of exercise tests in pulmonary patients

A. General principles of exercise prescription

1. Introduction

2. Cardiorespiratory endurance

3. Caloric thresholds for adaptation

4. Rate of progression

5. Musculoskeletal flexibility

6. Muscular fitness

7. Program supervision

B. Exercise prescription for cardiac patients

1. Inpatient programs

2. Outpatient programs

3. Resistance training

4. Other considerations

C. Exercise prescription for pulmonary patients

1. Exercise prescription

2. Special considerations

3. Alternative modes of exercise training

4. Program design and supervision

D. Other clinical considerations influencing exercise prescription

1. Hypertension

2. Peripheral vascular disease

3. Diabetes mellitus

E. Exercise testing and prescription

F. Emergency management

G. Metabolic calculations

H. Environmental considerations

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