AFAA personal trainer certification chapter 11
risks and concerns of exercise during pregnancy -
strenuous exercise may lead to less weight gain and lighter babies; may result in elevated
body temperature that may cause negative effects on the fetus; shunting of blood to the working
muscles during exercise decreases utero-placental blood flow and may compromise fetal oxygen
supply; there is a concern that exercising muscles will compete with the fetus for glucose
ACOG guidelines for exercise during pregnancy -
pregnant women should exercise, if no complications they should 30 minutes or more a day
of moderate exercise; avoid activities that involve a high risk of falling;
checking for diastis recti -
(a split in the rectus abdom i n us- check by having client lie supine with knees bent, and
curl up; if there is a diastasis, it will be near the navel and will be vertically oriented
three abdominal exercises for pregnant women -
standing abdominal exercise; side lying; and all fours
sarcopenia -
loss of muscle strength due partly to declining muscle mass, which in turn is due to aging
and inactivity
rheumatoid arthritis -
less common than osteoarthritis, it is an inflammatory disease, not a degenerative joint
disease, classified as an autoimmune disorder
fibromyalgia -
characterized by symptoms such as widespread pain in joints, muscles, and ligaments,
heightened pain at "tender" points throughout the body and possible insomnia, irritable bowel
syndrome, fatigue and psychological distress
osteopenia -
defined as premature bone thinning bone density 1-2.5 standard deviation units below
average
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) -
aka stroke, caused by loss of blood flow to the brain, resulting in the death of affected brain
tissue
claudication -
due to reduced blood flow to the working muscles, it is a cramping burning pain
type 1 diabetes -
juvenile onset; usually depend on daily injections of insulin as their pancreas does not
produce enough, if any, insulin
