Operation Manual

Polar BodyAge System
• Signs of poor perfusion: Dizziness, cyanosis, nausea, cold skin
• Failure of heart rate to increase with increasing intensity
• Noticeable change in heart rhythm
• Client requests to stop
• Physical or verbal manifestations of severe fatigue
• Failure of the testing equipment
Heart Disease Risk Factors
Age
Men > 45 years; women > 55 or premature menopause without estrogen replacement therapy.
Family History
Myocardial Infarction or sudden death before 55 years of age in father or other male first-degree
relative, or before 65 years of age in mother or other female first-degree relative.
Cigarette Smoking
Currently a smoker
Hypertension
Blood Pressure > or = 140/90 mm Hg, confirmed by measurements on at least two separate
occasions, or on antihypertensive medication.
Cholesterol
Total serum cholesterol > 200 mg/dL or HDL <35 mg/dL
Diabetes Mellitus
Persons with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) who are > 30 years of age, or have had
IDDM for more than 15 years, and persons with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)
who are > 35 years of age should be classified as patients with disease.
Sedentary Lifestyle/Physical Inactivity
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