Major: Exercise and Science Class: Exercise Prescription Ex Pres Special Populat

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Major: Exercise and Science

Class: Exercise Prescription

Ex Pres Special Populations Assignment:

1.) Judith has osteoarthritis in her knees and elbows. She comes to you as a new client asking for you to help her get in shape. Her goal is to lose some weight so she has less impact on her knees when she is walking around. Judith takes her pain medication every morning at 8 AM and it hits its peak effect around lunch (12noon). When should you exercise her? What types of exercise should she focus on?

2.) Adam is a type 1 diabetic. He is cleared to exercise with you, and you have been working with him for quite some time. Today was an especially busy day at work for Adam. He took his mid-morning insulin like normal, but accidentally missed his lunch. Now his blood sugar levels are very low, too low to exercise safely. What does insulin do?

Explanation / Answer

1. She should do exercises after taking her prescribed medication as it may exagerate her pain and she may be avoid exercises. Following exercises she can perfome to get in shape even after having arthritis :

a) Aerobic exercise is effective and non-pharmacologic treatment with medium effects for improvements in pain and function. Walking is commonly mode of aerobic exercise.Aquatic exercise is also very effective for loing weight in patient with arthritis.High-intensity strength training decreases thigh fat mass and increase thigh muscle mass.

EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION

Short-term erobics , long-term aerobic and resistance training programs are effective treatments for knee osteoarthritis.Weight bearing aerobic exercise like walking may be difficult initially for knee OA patients who have significant pain thus start with short bouts of exercise and include several rest periods when the patient has progressed to 30 or 40 minutes of walking will improve adherence.Resistance training exercises between periods of walking is effective. Intensity of the exercise intervention may differ depending on the desired outcomes. If the goal is making exercise a part of a healthy lifestyle, then continued participation is more important than intensity.

2.Insulin wiil help him to control blood glucose levels by sending signal to the liver and muscle and fat cells to take in glucose from the blood. Insulin helps cells to take in glucose to use it as energy. If the body has ample amount of energy,then  insulin signals the liver to take up glucose and store it as glycogen.

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