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    Chapter 3: Exercise in Older Adults: Multiple Choice

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    The document is a multiple choice quiz about exercise recommendations for older adults. It asks questions about the types of activities older adults should do, preferred amounts of exercise, medical conditions that are not restrictive to activity, recommendations for those without exercise equipment, and advice that should be considered for all exercise types. The key recommendations are that older adult exercise should strengthen muscles, the preferred amount is 30 minutes of aerobic activity and 30 minutes of weight training 5 times a week, depression is not restrictive to activity, improvising at home without equipment is recommended, and starting low and going slow should be advised.

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    Chapter 3: Exercise in Older Adults: Multiple Choice

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    Chapter 3: Exercise in Older Adults

    Multiple Choice
    Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

    ____ 1. Exercise recommended for older adults should include activities that:
    A. Conserve energy
    B. Restrict flexibility
    C. Strengthen muscles
    D. Are anaerobic in nature

    ____ 2. Preferred amount of exercise for older adults is:


    A. 10 minutes of physical activity each morning
    B. 30 minutes per day of aerobic activity five times a week
    C. Any increase in physical activity over a sedentary lifestyle
    D. 60 minutes per day that includes 30 minutes of aerobic activity and 30 minutes of
    weight training five times a week
    ____ 3. Which of the following medical conditions is not considered restrictive for engaging in physical
    activity?
    A. Unstable angina
    B. Dehydration
    C. Depression
    D. Uncontrolled tachycardia

    ____ 4. The best recommendation for a patient who states they have no equipment to exercise would be:
    A. Sign a contract for a year’s membership to a local gym
    B. Borrow free weights from grandchildren
    C. Have a personal trainer come to the home three times a week
    D. Improvise with recommended objects at home that can be used

    ____ 5. When the nurse practitioner recommends exercise for a sedentary older adult, which of the following
    pieces of advice should be considered for all types of exercise?
    A. Only use equipment recommended by physical trainers
    B. Start low and go slow
    C. Only group exercise is beneficial to someone who has not been active in a long
    time
    D. Focus only on one type of exercise for the first few months
    Chapter 3: Exercise in Older Adults
    Answer Section

    MULTIPLE CHOICE

    1. ANS: C PTS: 1
    2. ANS: D PTS: 1
    3. ANS: C PTS: 1
    4. ANS: D PTS: 1
    5. ANS: B PTS: 1

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