1.
You
want a client to exercise at 7 METs on a treadmill. Your treadmill is broken and will only work at a 10 percent
grade. At what walking speed should you
set the treadmill?
2.
Your
client has a VO2max of 58 ml. kg-1. min-1. You want him to exercise at 85 percent of
his VO2max on a treadmill.
If the speed is set at 7 mph, what percent grade should be used?
3.
You
want your 47 kg client to exercise at 10 METs on a Tunturi bike. If she pedals at 50 rpm, what resistance
setting is needed?
4.
You
want your 100 kg client to exercise at 60% of his 4.5 L . min-1
capacity on a Monark bike. If he pedals
at 60 rpm, what resistance is needed?
5.
Your
53 kg client has a VO2max of
2.1 L . min-1 during arm exercise. What workload in kgm . min-1
would place her at 60% of her capacity?
6.
If
an individual reduces his or her dietary intake by 1750 kcal per week, how much
weight (in lb) would he or she lose in
6 months (26 weeks)?
7.
If
an 18 year old female steps up and down on a 12-inch step at a rate of 20 steps
(complete up and down cycles) per minute, what would her gross VO2 be
(in ml. kg-1.min-1)
?
8.
You
want your client to exercise at 15 ml. kg-1. min-1. You plan to use a stepping rate of 24 steps
per minute. What step height in inches
is needed?
9.
A
62 kg client walks on a treadmill at 3.2 mph and 12 percent grade. What is the metabolic cost?
10. Which of the following would provide a metabolic cost equal to 14.30 METs for a 62 kg client?