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Concepts Final
PE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The epidemic of physical inactivity in the US is called: | Sedentary Death Syndrome |
| What is calculated by subtracting the years of ill health from overall life-expectancy? | Healthy Life Expectancy |
| An Example of Physical Activity is: | Walking to a nearby store for groceries. |
| Excersise is a subset of physcial activity that is: | Planned, Structured, and Repetitive. |
| The Greatest Benefit of health benefits is that physcially fit people: | Enjoy a better quality of life. |
| The most important factor affecting personal well-being is: | Lifestyle. |
| Resting Heart Rate is Calculated When? | After you have been in bed quietly for about a half an hour. |
| What is not an example of a toxic environment for wellness? | Bicycle lanes and jogging trails. |
| When people think that tomorrow or next week, or after the holiday is the best time to start change: | Procrastination Barrier to Change |
| "I'll deal with the consequences later" | Risk Complancency Barrier to Change |
| The belief that our destiny is in our genes: | Indiference and helplessness barier to change. |
| The belief that unhealthy behaviors might harm others but not themselves: | Illusions of INvincibility Barrier to change |
| People with an internal locus of control: | Have a better excersise adherence. |
| People with an external locus of control: | Say things happen by chance. |
| Theory that says behavior change is influenced by the environment, self efficacy, and characteristics of the behavior itself: | Learning theories. |
| Critical in the move from the Precontemplation stage is for the individual to: | Get educated about the problem. |
| Person continues the new behavior for up to five years during: | The Maintenance Stage |
| Relapse in the Transtheoretical Model: | MAy occur at any level of the model. |
| SMART goals: | Specific, Measurable, Acceptable, Realistic, and Time-Specific |
| Proper nutrition means a persons diet: | Supplies essential nutrients. |
| Essential Nutrients: | Carbohydrates, fat, protiens, vitamins, minerals, and water. |
| Which of the following is associated with lower risk for coronary heart disease? | HDL |
| What percentage of calories should come from fats according to the National Academy of Sciences? | 20-35 |
| MyPyramid contains what major food groups? | Grains, vegetabels, fruits, milk, meats and beans. |
| Do not eat red meat but do eat fish, poultry, milk products and eggs: | Semivegetarians |
| Food that offers specific health benefits beyond those supplied by the traditional nutrients it contains? | Functional Foods |
| ATP supplied for 200-meter run comes from: | The Lactic Acid System |
| Essential body fat in men: | 3% body |
| Essential Body fat in women: | 12% body |
| Body comosition assessment technique based on the principal that the amount of subcutaneous fat is proportional to total body fat: | Skinfold thickness |
| Technique used to assess body composition by measuring circumference at specific body sites: | Girth Measurements |
| Technique used to determine thinness and excessive body fatness that incorporates height and weight to estimate critical fat values at which the risk for disease increases is called: | Body Mass INdex |
| Waist circumference indicating higher risk for cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes: | Above 40 inches in men and 35 in women |
| Starting at age 25, the average American loses how much weight each year? | 0.5 pounds |
| A person can gain weight on a weight control and excersise program because: | Lean weight is gained. |
| Most of the blame for the alarming increase in obesity in the U.S. lies in: | Overeating and physical inactivity |
| Obesity is determined as | BMI of 30 or higher. |
| The second leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. is: | OVerweight and physical inactivity. |
| Various studies indicate that most people, especially obese people: | Underestimate their energy. |
| Eating disorder characterized by refusal to eat food: | Annorexia nervosa. |
| Difference between Annorexia and Bulemia is that bulimics: | Are closer to the reccomended body weight. |
| Difference between bulemia and bing eaters is that bing eaters: | Do not purge. |
| One pound of fat is equal to: | 3,500 calories. |
| Mechanism that appears to know a person's weight is known as: | Setpoint. |
| The suggestive lower limits of daily caloric intake for women: | 1,200 |
| The suggestive lower limits of daily caloric intake for men: | 1,500 |
| When starting your diet plan pay attention to: | food portion sizes |
| Wheight management is accomplished by: | MAking a lifetime commitment to physcial activity and proper food selection. |
| Most important component of healthrelated fitness: | Cardioresperatory Endurance |
| As a persons cardioresperatory endurance increases: | The resting heart rate decreases. |
| Blood ejected each beat of the heart is called: | Stroke Volume |
| The best inticator of cardioresperatory or aerobic fitness: | VO2max |
| Edurance training increases stroke volume significantly due to: | A stronger heart muscle. |
| The a-vO2 Difference is: | The amount of oxygen removed from the blood. |
| What test is used to estimate VO2max? | 1.5 mile Run Test |
| To develope the cardioresperatory system, the heart muscle has to be: | Overloaded. |
| Maximal Heart Rate is estimated by: | Subtracting age from 220. |
| Heart Rate Reserve (HRR) is calculated by: | Subtracting resting heart rate from maximal heart rate. |
| Three 20 to 30 minute cardioresperatory training sessions per week will maintain cardioresperatory fitness... | As long as the heart rate is in the appropriate target zone. |
| An increase of cell size si called: | Hypertrophy |
| A benefit of strength training, accentuated even more when combined with aerobic excersise is: | A decrease in adipose tissue around muscle fibers themselves. |
| The ability of a muscle to exert submaximal force repeatedly over time is known as: | Muscular endurance |
| Increasing the number of repetitions can be used to: | Overload in strength-training. |
| Strength training method referring to a muscle contraction the produces little or no movement, such as pushing or pulling against an immovable object referred to as: | Isometric training |
| Strength training should be done either through a total body workout how many times a week? | 2-3 times |
| Strength gains: | Are seen in the first 8 weeks of training. |
| One of the most unpleasant, dangerous, and life-threatening effects of drinking is the synergistic action of alcohol when combined with other drugs, particularly: | Heroine. |
| The most widely used illegal drug in the US: | Marijuana. |
| HIV can be transmitted by: | Body Fluid Exchange |
| If you are contemplating membership ina fitness facility, you should make sure that: | THe facility and equipment meet your activity interests. |
| When you select a personal trainer you should select one that has: | A professional certification. |
| Adhereing to your new lifestyle will not be difficult if you impliment your program based on: | Your interests and what you enjoy doing most. |
| One-Foot Stand Test is used to measure: | Balance. |
| The body's mental, emotional and physiological response to any situation that is new, threatening, frightening, or exciting is called: | Stress. |
| Positive Stress is referred to as: | Eustress. |
| What seems to be more important in the development of a disease than the amount and type of stress itself: | How people perceive and cope with stress. |
| The physiological response of the body to stress that prepares the individual to take action by simulating the vital defense systems is referred to as: | Fight-or-Flight |
| Excersise helps: | A person cope with stress. |
| A stress-management technique that uses progressive contraction and relaxation of muscle groups throughout the body is referred to as: | Progressive muscle relaxation. |
| What helps to prevent Type II diabetes? | Aerobic Excersise. |
| Carcubina is situ is a critical truning point for cancer because it is when: | A tumor reaches about 1 million cells. |
| THe most effective way to protect against cancer is to: | Adopt healthy behaviors. |
| Fat intake should be primarily monosaturated and ______ fats, which seem to offer protection against colorectal, pancreatic, breat, oral, esophageal, and stomach cancers. | Omega-3 |
| What is a benefit of having strong core muscles? | Decreased lower back pain. |
| The ability of a joint to move freely throught its full range of motion is known as: | Flexibility |
| Decreased flexibility causes older adults to: | Lose mobility for simple daily tasks. |
| Permanent lengthening of soft tissue is called: | Plastic elongation. |
| The modified sit-and-reach test: | Conciders arm and leg lengths in determining the flexibility measurement. |
| Slow-sustained stretching: | Causes muscles to relax. |
| General recomended length of time to hold final stretches: | 15-30 seconds |
| A major contributor to back pain, causing muscles to shorten, stiffen, and become weaker is: | Excessive sitting. |
| The ability to change body position and direction quickyl and efficiently is the deffinition of: | Agility. |
| The ability to maintain the body in proper equilibrium is the definition for: | Balance. |
| The integration of the nervouse and muscular systems to produce correct, graceful,a dn harmonious body movements is the definition for: | Coordination. |
| Soda Pop test is used to assess: | Coordination. |
| Standing Long Jump Test is used to assess: | Power. |
| The test used to measure hand reaction time in response to visual stimulus is: | The Yardstick Test. |
| How long should a person wait after eating a meal before they take part in vigerous excersise? | About 2 hours. |
| You should avoid excersising if you have: | A fever. |
| Excersise intolerance may result from excersising: | Beyond your target heart rate zone. |
Created by:
MrsLippig