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Scott60


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Hi everyone,

I've been going over the print-out from the Diagnostic exam.

One of the questions I got wrong was due to the fact that I didn't know how to interpret the TC/HDL ratio. It was explained in the Douglas Brooks book (Programming For Personal Trainers") but I hadn't commited it to memory.

I couldn't find anything about it in the ACE manual though (I looked again and still couldn't find it).confused.gif

So I wanted to share what I found in the Brooks book:
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Pgs 60-61 or Douglas Brooks Program Design For Personal Trainers

Understanding Cholesterol levels.

It is generally desirable to have a TC (Total Cholesterol) reading of below 200 mg/dl. Borderline is between 200-239 and high is 240 or greater.

When TC is divided by HDL a number called the TC/HDL ratio is derived. An ideal value is less than 3.5 though
a range of 3.5-4.5 is commonly cited as acceptable.

A low TC doesn't make you immune to heart disease. A 180 TC reading w/ HDL of 30 results in a ratio of 5. This indicates increased risk for heart disease even though the cholesterol reading would indicate otherwise.
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Just wanted to share that in case it pops up on someone's exam, plus it's just good to know about! nod.gif
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Best,

Scott









-- Edited by Scott60 at 18:23, 2008-07-01

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Thanks to our friend Scott- who's always looking out for us!!!

FYI SCOtt, maybe you know about this already, but I thought I share in case you don't...There is a yoga company in CA (YogaFit) that is in alliance w/ ACE and when you take teaching courses (offered all over U.S.- and I thought they were reasonably priced), you get ACE cec's...   I think I'll be starting taking level 1 myself - after I pass the test (positive thinking)!!! 

http://www.yogafit.com/

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Vonni wrote:

Thanks to our friend Scott- who's always looking out for us!!!

FYI SCOtt, maybe you know about this already, but I thought I share in case you don't...There is a yoga company in CA (YogaFit) that is in alliance w/ ACE and when you take teaching courses (offered all over U.S.- and I thought they were reasonably priced), you get ACE cec's... I think I'll be starting taking level 1 myself - after I pass the test (positive thinking)!!!

http://www.yogafit.com/





You're welcome Vonni,

I was confused as to why I couldn't figure out that question on the practice exam and so I wanted to share that in case we get hit w/ it on the real exam.

Thanks for letting me know about Yogafit. I have heard of them, but didn't know that they had that alliance w/ ACE. That'll be something to think about for sure for CEC's! :)

Take care,

Scott

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Thanks for posting that! I missed that one too and didn't remember anything about ratios. Thanks for always helping us all out!

BTW, there have been questions regarding what a blood pressure should be during exercise. (On excer. etc) I know the norms, elevated charts, etc, but have I misssed something on ratio or percentage of how hight it should be after certain length of exercise? Sorry I didn't write that question down, but if it comes up again I'll get it!

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Jan wrote:

Thanks for posting that! I missed that one too and didn't remember anything about ratios. Thanks for always helping us all out!

BTW, there have been questions regarding what a blood pressure should be during exercise. (On excer. etc) I know the norms, elevated charts, etc, but have I misssed something on ratio or percentage of how hight it should be after certain length of exercise? Sorry I didn't write that question down, but if it comes up again I'll get it!





Hi Jan,

You're welcome for that post.:)

I know what you mean w/ the blood pressure question.

I believe that in that one the diastolic number gives away the correct answer (because usually diastolic will be the same or even possibly lower while the systolic will increase).

But those questions, if the diastolic wasn't clear aren't always easy for me to get either. Often I'll look to see if the systolic is too much of an extreme increase.

Maybe someone else here has a better way to think of this.

Take care,

Scott

-- Edited by Scott60 at 18:33, 2008-07-02

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