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To improve your healthy, you must exercise vigorously for at least 30 mins straight, 5 or more days per week.
True/ false |
False
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Which is considered a form of cardiorespiratory endurance exercise?
A.walking B.Swimming C. aerobic dancing |
All 3
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Developing strength in the trunk muscles is the most important way to prevent low- back pain.
True/false |
False
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The terms physical activity and exercise mean the same thing?
True/false |
False
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Which principle of fitness states that when you stop exercising you can lose up to 50% of fitness improvements in 2 months?
A. FITT B. reversibility C. Progressive overload |
B. reversibility
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The body's ability to respond or adapt to the demands and stress of physical effort
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Physical fitness
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What are the 5 components to health related fitness?
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cardiorespiratory endurance
muscular endurance muscular strength flexibility body composition |
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The ability of the body to perform prolonged, large muscle, dynamic exercise at moderate to high levels of intensity
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Cardiorespiratory endurance
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The lungs ability to transfer oxygen to blood. The hearts ability to pump blood.
The nervous system ability to regulate blood. The muscles ability to use oxygen and energy are all components that determine what? |
Cardiorespiratory endurance
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Aerobic capacity.
The maximal oxygen consumption. Measured using a graded exercise test and a respirator |
VO2 max
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If you have a low cardiorespiratory endurance, what could happen?
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Heart attack, diabetes, strokes, cancer, depression, and anxiety
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The amount of force a muscle can produce with a single maximum effort
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Muscular strength
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Muscular strength depends on what?
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the size of the muscle and the ability of nerves to stimulate muscles
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The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to remain contracted or to contract repeatedly for a long period of time
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Muscular endurance
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These factors contribute to what?
Size of muscle cell Ability of muscle to store fuel and blood supply to muscle |
Muscular endurance depends on these
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The ability to move joints though full range of motion
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Flexibility
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______ depends on joint structure, length and elasticity of connective tissues, and nervous system activity
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Flexibility
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The proportion of fat and fat- free mass (muscle, bone, and water) in the body
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Body composition
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High body fat can lead to what?
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heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, joint problems,diabetes, cancer, and back pain
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Physical abilities that contribute to performance in a sport or activity, including speed, power, agility, balance, coordination, and reaction time
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Skill- related fitness
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The ability to perform a movement in a short period of time
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Speed
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The ability to exert force rapidly, based on a combination of strength and speed
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Power
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The ability to change the body's position quickly and accurately
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Agility
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The ability to maintain equilibrium while moving or stationary
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Balance
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The ability to perform motor tasks accurately and smoothly using body movements and the senses
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Coordination
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The ability to respond quickly ro a stimulus
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Reaction time
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Any body movement carried out by the skeletal muscles and requiring energy
Arranged on continuum based on amount of energy they require |
Physical activity
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Planned, structured, repetitive movement of the body intended to improve or maintain physical fitness
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Exercise
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Physical fitness depends on what?
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Genetics and Behavior
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How much physical activity is recommended for adults per week?
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30 minutes of moderate- vigorous activity 5 days per week
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The ability to change the body's position quickly and accurately
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Agility
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The ability to maintain equilibrium while moving or stationary
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Balance
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The ability to perform motor tasks accurately and smoothly using body movements and the senses
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Coordination
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The ability to respond quickly ro a stimulus
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Reaction time
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Any body movement carried out by the skeletal muscles and requiring energy
Arranged on continuum based on amount of energy they require |
Physical activity
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Planned, structured, repetitive movement of the body intended to improve or maintain physical fitness
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Exercise
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Physical fitness depends on what?
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Genetics and Behavior
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How much physical activity is recommended for adults per week?
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30 minutes of moderate- vigorous activity 5 days per week
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How many days of strength building are needed?
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2 days per week
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From a telephone health survey, about how many Americans get moderate activity, vigorous activity, and no activity?
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Moderate activity= 50%
Vigorous activity= 30% No activity= 25% |
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How much physical activity should children get?
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60 minutes of moderate- vigorous activity 5 days/ week (ideally 7)
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Recent stats show that how many girls and boys got the recommended 60 mins/ day off physical activity and how many didnt?
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Participated: Girls=30% Boys= 45%
Didnt participate: Girls= 30% Boys= 17% |
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These are all benefits of what? Improving health and wellness, more efficient metabolism, manage weight, improve physical fitness, reduce stress, disease prevention, improved psychological wellness, improved immune function, and improved wellness of life
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Benefits of exercise
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At what age should men and women get checked before beginning an exercise program?
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Men= 40 and Women= 50
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Specificity, progressive overload, reversibility, and individual differences are all components of what?
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The basic principles of physical training
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What t=does the acronym FITT stand for?
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Frequency (how often)
Intensity (how hard) Time (duration) Type (mode of exercise) |
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The training principle that fitness improvements are lost when demands on the body are lowered
Lose 50% in 2 months |
Reversibility
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For cardiorespiratory endurance exercises what is the Frequency, Intensity, and Time?
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Frequency: 3-5 days a week
Intensity: target heart rate or VO2 max Time: 20-60 mins |
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What are the 2 types of muscular strength and endurance?
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Isometric exercises and Isotonic exercises
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The application of force without movement
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Isometric (static) movement
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The application of force with movement
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Isotonic (dynamic) exercises
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For muscular strength and endurance what is the Frequency, Intensity, and Time?
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Frequency: 2-3 days a week
Intensity: amount of weight Time- reps of 8-12 |
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Stretching should be performed _________not _______.
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Statically not ballistically
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For Flexibility what is the Frequency, Intensity, and Time?
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Frequency: 2-3 days a week
Intensity: pleasant, mild stretch Time: 15-30 sec. and 2-4 reps |