Jake is a 53 year old non-smoking male, who does not currently exercise, wishes to get active and join a wellness facility where you work. He has the following readings from your facility's evaluation process: Total Cholesterol of 238 mg/dL; HDL of 38 mg/dL, LDL of 142 mg/dL; fasting glucose is 99 mg/dL; he did not get body composition measurement done but his waist girth is 43 inches. His BMI is 32. Resting blood pressure was measured at 132/82. His father died at age 89 from a stroke and his mother is still alive and quite healthy at age 85. He has not complained of any heart-related signs or symptoms. What would be your decision for whether or not he needs medical clearance.
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does not need medical clearance for moderate exercise
needs medical clearance to begin a program.
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