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Mia Rastall
SER 427
Dr. Brian
09/16/20
Interpretation One

ACSM Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Criteria
Age - • Men aged >or= 45 years old Women >or=
55
• Myocardial infarction, coronary
Family History - revascularization, or sudden death before
55yr in father or other male first degree
relative or before 65yr in mother or other
female first degree relative.
Cigarette smoker- • Current cigarette smoker or those who quit
within the previous 6 month or exposure to
environmental tobacco smoke.
• Not participating in at least 30 min of
Physical inactivity- moderate intensity physical activity(40%-
59% VO2R) on at least 3 days of the week
for at least 3 months.
• Body mass index >or=30kg*m^2 or waist
Obesity- girth >102cm for men and >88cm for
women.
• Systolic blood pressure >or=140mmHg
Hypertension- and/ or diastolic>or=90 mmHg, confirmed
measurements on at least two occasions, or
antihypertensive medications
• Low density lipoprotein cholesterol
>or=130mg*dl(3.37mmol*L)or high
Dyslipidemia- density lipoprotein cholesterol (HdL-
C)<40mg*dl (1.04mmol*L)
• Fasting plasma glucose >or=126mg*dL
(7.0mmol*l) or 2 h plasma glucose values
Diabetes- in oral glucose tolerance test
>or=200mg*dl
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After reviewing my client’s health information and background the only

cardiovascular risk factor she obtains is obesity. According the ACSM cardiovascular

risk factors, she is at risk due to having greater than 30kg/m body mass index, and greater

than 88cm in waist girth. My client did not need to obtain a physician clearance because

she obtains one risk factor.

My client has had history with fatigue. She has a history and still ongoing

migraines. My client experiences hip pain, she does take an anti-inflammatory

medication for her hip pain. My client takes an anxiety medication called Zoloft for her

anxiety. She only takes it when it is needed. She also takes daily vitamins for hair, and

nail health. It seems her medications did not affect her test results during testing.

Although, her anxiety medication can alter her blood pressure, and heart rate. She did not

experience any difficulties during testing.

C. My client had participated in this program last year. After running the

assessments with her she had shared that she feels she performed much better with the

testing than the previous year. This was a very positive thing to hear, that she made

progress. My client learned what each test was meant to do. She also learned how each

test was going to determine her body fat, muscle strength, flexibility, and Vo2. My client

did not have many questions. When I was running the cardiovascular tests on her I put

the heart rate monitor around her. She did not know what is was or how it worked. I

explained to her it was to measure her heart rate throughout the testing. Overall my client

seemed positive and motivated throughout the tests.

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Resting HR Score Percentile Rating

1. Pre-value 68bpm 70% Good

Resting heart rate is the amount of beats your heart beats per minute at rest. A

normal resting heart rate is 60-100 beats per minute, but 60-80 beats per minute is more

ideal. The best time to check your resting heart rate would be in the morning, because

throughout the day there can be many factors that can alter your heart rate. A few of those

factors include, moving around a lot, consumption of caffeine, and medications. Resting

heart rate is a good way to measure a person’s overall fitness. During exercise your heart

rate will increase. Heart rate increases while exercising because it is working hard to pump

blood to meet the demands of your cardiovascular system. My client’s resting heart rates

is normal.

3. Recommendations/Prescription
Resting Blood Pressure Score Rating
1. Pre-value 116/78mmHg Good

Blood pressure is recorded as two numbers. The first number is called the systolic

blood pressure. The systolic blood pressure indicates the amount of pressure you blood

pushes against your artery walls when the heart beats. The second number is the diastolic

blood pressure. The diastolic blood pressure measures how much pressure your blood

exerts against your artery walls while the heart is resting between beats. Resting blood

pressure numbers less than 120/80mmHg are normal. My client’s resting blood pressure

appears to be normal. The only recommendation I have for my client is to make sure to

take note of any medications she has taken the day of her blood pressure measurements.