Term Papers on Exercise Prescription

Term Paper Title	Exercise Prescription
# of Words	1395
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	5.58

Exercise Prescription

Name  _____________________________              Age___________________

Weight  _____________________________            Height  ________________

Date  _______________________________

Goal/s: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Medical Condition/s (Any Injuries, or Risk Factors That May Affect Exercise Prescription): __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Nutrition/ Diet
Nutritional/ dietary needs will be determined based on your goals and current level of physical fitness; diets for losing weight/body fat will differ from diets for gaining weight/ muscle mass.

In order to establish a starting point a daily caloric expenditure must be established. This will determine how many calories you burn in a 24-hour period of time, not how many calories you consume. Consumption of calories will be discussed later.

Activity LevelDescription
Calories per Pound of Body Weight Expended During a 24-Hour Period

1

Very sedentary (restricted movement such as patient confined to a house)

13

2

Sedentary (most U.S. Citizens; light work or office job)

14

3

Moderate activity (many college students; some daily physical activity and weekend recreation)

15

4

Very physically active (vigorous activity at least 3-4 times/week)

16

5

Competitive athlete (daily activity in high-energy sport)

17-18

Estimated daily caloric expenditure = _______________________ calories/ day.

National Dietary Guidelines

The following is a brief overview of the national dietary guidelines.

Total Fats - The American Heart Association says that total fat intake should be less than 30% of total calories. Most Americans are getting closer to 40% or more of their calories from fat.

Saturated Fats - According to the American Heart Association, most Americans obtain 12% to 18% of their total calories from saturated fat. The AHA recommends getting no more than 10% of daily calories from saturated fat. Much of this comes from eatin...

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