1. Bill is 60 years old and in reasonable shape. Working out on an elliptical machine, Bill sees that his heart rate is 135 bpm. Can you determine his ap-proximate exercise intensity without hooking him to a metabolic cart? What is he primarily burning for energy?
2. Your mother asks your advice about starting an exercise program. She is in pretty good health, but wants to drop some weight besides improving her cardiovascular health. What kind of exercise plan would you recommend to get her started? How would you explain to her the beneï¬ts of such a plan? After the initial couple of weeks, would you recommend any changes that might help her with her long-term ï¬tness goals?
3. Obesity is now considered by some to be reaching epidemic proportions. What is contributing to this trend, and what can be done?
4. What is meant by allostatic load, and how does it differ from stressing over a single test?
5. Explain three ways drugs can affect the signals transmitted by nerve cells.
6. A serious walker (5 miles/day) notices that she has stopped losing weight since starting her new prescription of propranolol (non-cardio selective, without ISA). She also fatigues more quickly than she used to. What can you offer her as an explanation?
7. Bill, a deconditioned, recently divorced 50-something exec driving that new BMW, wants to drop some weight and look good. He has high blood pressure. What kind of exercise regime would you recommend?
8. Why do calcium channel blockers mostly affect smooth muscle, with little effect on skeletal muscle?
9. How do calcium channel blockers reduce blood pressure?
10. Mary enjoys running and likes to compete in 10K races and half marathons. She also is diagnosed with high blood pressure. What are her options for regulating her blood pressure while maintaining a training schedule and remaining competitive?
11. How do ACE inhibitors affect blood pressure?
12. How do ARBs affect blood pressure?
1. Bill is 60 years old and in reasonable shape. Working out on an elliptical machine, Bill sees that his heart rate is 135 bpm. Can you determine his ap-proximate exercise intensity without hooking him to a metabolic cart? What is he primarily burning for energy?
2. Your mother asks your advice about starting an exercise program. She is in pretty good health, but wants to drop some weight besides improving her cardiovascular health. What kind of exercise plan would you recommend to get her started? How would you explain to her the beneï¬ts of such a plan? After the initial couple of weeks, would you recommend any changes that might help her with her long-term ï¬tness goals?
3. Obesity is now considered by some to be reaching epidemic proportions. What is contributing to this trend, and what can be done?
4. What is meant by allostatic load, and how does it differ from stressing over a single test?
5. Explain three ways drugs can affect the signals transmitted by nerve cells.
6. A serious walker (5 miles/day) notices that she has stopped losing weight since starting her new prescription of propranolol (non-cardio selective, without ISA). She also fatigues more quickly than she used to. What can you offer her as an explanation?
7. Bill, a deconditioned, recently divorced 50-something exec driving that new BMW, wants to drop some weight and look good. He has high blood pressure. What kind of exercise regime would you recommend?
8. Why do calcium channel blockers mostly affect smooth muscle, with little effect on skeletal muscle?
9. How do calcium channel blockers reduce blood pressure?
10. Mary enjoys running and likes to compete in 10K races and half marathons. She also is diagnosed with high blood pressure. What are her options for regulating her blood pressure while maintaining a training schedule and remaining competitive?
11. How do ACE inhibitors affect blood pressure?
12. How do ARBs affect blood pressure?
