Babystep #2 Explained: Medical Background

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Babystep #2 Explained: Medical Background

By Cindy | July 13, 2007

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The Physical Activity Readiness-Questionnaire (PAR-Q), a simple verbal screening, is regularly used to determine a person’s ability to begin testing for a fitness program. If you answer yes to any of the questions, you need to visit a physician to be cleared for further activity. The PAR-Q applies to those between the ages of 15 and 69.

Has your doctor ever said that you have a heart condition and that you should only do physical activity recommended by a doctor?
Do you feel pain in your chest when you do physical activity?
In the past month, have you had chest pain when you were not doing physical activity?
Do you lose your balance because of dizziness or do you ever lose consciousness?
Do you have a bone or joint problem that could be made worse by a change in your physical activity?
Is you doctor currently prescribing drugs (for example, water pills) for your blood pressure or heart condition?
Do you know of any other reason why you should not do physical activity?

Developed in 1978 by the British Ministry of Health, the PAR-Q Form is used throughout the physical fitness industry.

Ref: PAR-Q.” Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise. Oxford University Press, 1997, 2003. Answers.com 13 Jul. 2007. http://www.answers.com/topic/par-q

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Ref: PAR-Q.” Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise. Oxford University Press, 1997, 2003. Answers.com 13 Jul. 2007. http://www.answers.com/topic/par-q

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