Which of the following statements made by a woman recently diagnosed w

Which of the following statements made by a woman recently diagnosed with osteoporosis indi-cates the greatest degree of readiness to begin a daily walking routine?

1. “The tests showed that I have osteoporosis and need to walk.”
2. “I’ve walked around the local park three times, and that measures 1.75 miles.”
3. “My sister has this problem, and she walks one mile a day around her neighbor-hood.”
4. “I can join the spa and use the treadmill when the weather gets too cold to walk outside.”

ANSWER

ANS: 2
Recording baseline fitness scores such as pulse rate, how long it takes to walk 1 mile, waist cir-cumference, and body mass index are indicators of readiness. The remaining options do not show the most definite level of readiness as does actually walking.