Use of the PAR-Q to determine safe participation in an exercise program / written by the American College of Sports Medicine ; presented by Elizabeth A. Joy ; produced by Healthy Learning.

Use of the PAR-Q to determine safe participation in an exercise program /

The PAR-Q, or Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire, was developed in Canada as a self-administered screening tool to determine if an individual needed further evaluation prior to beginning a physical activity program. Currently, it is frequently used by health/fitness professionals to decide wh...

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Corporate Authors: American College of Sports Medicine (Screenwriter), Healthy Learning Videos (Producer)
Other Authors: Joy, Elizabeth A. (Speaker)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: Monterey, CA : Healthy Learning, 2011.
Series:Sports medicine and exercise science in video
Subjects:
Exercise tests.
Exercise.
Exercise
Lecture
Instructional films.
Lectures.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
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Summary:The PAR-Q, or Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire, was developed in Canada as a self-administered screening tool to determine if an individual needed further evaluation prior to beginning a physical activity program. Currently, it is frequently used by health/fitness professionals to decide whether or not clients need to be evaluated by a physician before they start an exercise program. Use of the PAR-Q to Determine Safe Participation in an Exercise Program features an overview of the research behind the development of the PAR-Q, the application and interpretation concerning the use of this assessment measure, and liability issues attendant to its use.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 24, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (62 min.).
Playing Time:01:02:12
Language:This edition in English.

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