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Exercise Prescription
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Exercise Prescription |
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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
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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...Read entire document
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