Chapter 1: Role & Scope Of Practice For The Personal Trainer

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Scope of Practice

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The range and limit of responsibilities normally associated with a specific job or profession

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Overweight

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A term to describe an excessive amount of weight for a given height, using height to weight ratios.

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Sedentary

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Doing or requiring much sitting; minimal activity

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Automated external defibrillator <AED>

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A portable electronic device used to restore normal heart rhythms in victims of sudden cardiac arrest.

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Athletic trainer

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A healthcare professional who collaborates with physicians and specializes in providing immediate intervention when injuries occur and helping athletes and clients in the prevention, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of emergency, acute, and chronic medical conditions involving injury, impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities.

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Body composition

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The makeup of the body in terms of the relative percentage of fat- free mass and body fat.

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Body fat

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A component of the body, the primary role of which is to store energy for later use.

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation <CPR>

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A procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing ( respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac arrest).

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Contraindictions

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Any condition that renders some particular movement, activity, or treatment improper or undesirable.

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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Enacted by the U.S Congress in 1996, HIPAA requires the U.S Department of Health and Human Services to establish national standards for electronic health care information to facilitate efficient and secure exchange of private health data. The standards for privacy of individually identifiable health information "privacy rule" issued by the HHS, addresses the use and disclosure of individuals' health information- called 'protected health information by providing federal protections and giving patients an array of rights with respect to personal health information while permitting the disclosures of information needed for patient care and other important purposes.

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Obesity

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An excessive accumulation of body fat. Usually defined as more than 20% above ideal weight, or over 25% body fat for men and over 32%body fat for women; also can be defined as a body mass index of >30kg/ m°2 or a waist girth of greater or equal to 40 inches in men and great or equal to 35 inches in women.

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Occupational therapist

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A rehabilitation expert specializing in treatments that help people who suffer from mentally, physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabling conditions to develop, recover, or maintain daily living and work skills that include basic motor functions and reasoning abilities.

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Physical therapist

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A rehabilitation expert specializing in treatments that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities in patients of all ages suffering from medical problems, injuries, diseases, disabilities, or other health related conditions

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Rapport

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A relationship marked by mutual understanding and trust.