PHTY203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Physical Therapy, Disability-Adjusted Life Year, Kidney Failure
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150 minutes (1. 25 to 2. 5 hours) of vigorous intensity physical activity, or an equivalent combination of both moderate and vigorous activities, each week: do muscle strengthening activities on at least 2 days each week. Intensity = moderate: time = 2 to 5 hours. Frequency: how often, the number of sessions in a period of time, e. g. times per day or 4 sessions epr week. In isolation it doesn"t tell you much as it fails to take into account the other factors: assessing. Intensity: varies depending on a number of factors e. g. level of fitness. Intensity = quality of work done: assessing, heart rate response (absolute or %, heart rate monitors, advantages. Small, light and unobtrusive: relatively cheap, objective measure of performance, disadvantages. Factors other than exercise will increase hr (e. g. stress, not enough rest, illness: to optimise results, you need to determine the heart rate/vo2 relationship for each individual, may need to be waterproof.
