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------------------------------------------------ Mr. Smith is a 36-year-old African American male who works as a construction worker. He is not participating in any exercise program because he is tired after working in the hot sun all day. At work, he gets more than 30 minutes of physical activity 5 days a week and has done so for the past year. His father died of a heart attack at the age of 40. Now that he is approaching the age of 40, he wants to take steps to improve his health.

Mr. Smith is interested in a CrossFit program he has heard about at work. He states that he would like to start the program but wants to make sure he is fit enough to begin the high-intensity workouts. Mr. Smith takes a beta-blocker for hypertension. He is a nonsmoker and otherwise healthy.

At today's visit, his resting heart rate was 65 bpm, and his resting blood pressure was 140/84 mm Hg. Mr. Smith mentioned that he forgot to take his beta-blocker today. He weighs 202 lbs and is 72 inches tall, with a body fat percentage of 22%. His fasting blood lipid profile results were as follows: HDL cholesterol = 46 mg/dL, LDL cholesterol = 140 mg/dL, triglycerides = 220 mg/dL. His fasting blood glucose level was 80 mg/dL.

Mr. Smith completed a max Bruce treadmill exercise test in 11 minutes and 55 seconds, with an estimated [tex]\dot{VO_2max} = 45.5 \text{ mL/kg/min}[/tex]. His maximal heart rate reached 185 bpm, and his blood pressure was 186/98 mm Hg. Other health-related physical fitness parameters included: [complete data here, if necessary].