Question

What procedure does the American College of Sports Medicine recommend to estimate an individual’s risk associated with exercise testing or participation in exercise?

Answer 1

- PAR-Q+

- ePARmed-X+

Step-by-step explanation:

The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+) and electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+) were created in 2007 to:

1. Reduce barriers to physical activity participation.

2. Help identify people who may require more screening before becoming more physically active.

Answer 2

PAR-Q+

ePARmed-X+

Step-by-step explanation:

They are a form of self administered questionnaire that help to evaluate the readiness of an individual to engage in a physical activity or participate in a fitness assessment, they are both pre-participation screening tool for physical exercise.

When a candidate responds well to a PAR-Q+ questions, the candidate is then advised to seek a doctor to get a clearance of participation to engage in a physical activity.

ePARmed-X+ is used to address any medical issue in relation to the response of yes to one or more question of the PAR-Q+ on participating in physical activity.