The Health Promotion Board provides the health survey “PAR-Q” to help LEAN participants understand their health condition before commencing with physical activities. The PAR-Q will tell you if you should check with our doctor before you start exercising.
Common sense is your best guide when you answer these questions. Please read to the questions carefully and answer each one honestly to yourself “yes” or “no”.
Questions:
Has your doctor ever said that you have a heart condition and that you should only do physical activity recommended by a doctor?
Do you feel pain in your chest when you do physical activity?
In the past month, have you had chest pain when you were not doing physical activity?
Do you lose your balance because of dizziness or do you ever lose consciousness?
Do you have a bone or joint problem (for example, back, knee or hip) that could be made worse by a change in your physical activity?
Is your doctor currently prescribing drugs (for example, water pills) for your blood pressure or heart condition?
Do you know of any other reason why you should not do physical activity?
If you answered YES to one or more questions: Talk with your doctor by phone or in person before you start becoming much more physically active. Tell your doctor about the PAR-Q and which questions you answered YES.
Regular exercise is associated with many health benefits. And most importantly, increasing physical activity is safe for most people.
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