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K32 Exam 1 Part 1
Wellness
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Research indicates that to significantly improve health and extend life, a person should: | • lifetime PA • not smoke • eat right • be informed about the environment • maintain recommended body weight • rest enough • lower stress levels • alcohol moderately • surround yourself w/ healthy people • increase education • no excess |
| Behavior modification, 1st step | recognize that a problem exsists |
| Stages of change: Precontemplation | Denial Belief of no control |
| Stages of change:Contemplation | Recognize, understand problem Vague thoughts as to a solution |
| Stages of change: Preparation | Making a specific plan of action. |
| Stages of change: Action | Change happens Requires discipline, commitment |
| Stages of change: Maintenance | Begins when a behavior change goal has been reached |
| Stages of change: Termination/Adoption | Temptation of a relapse ceases. |
| Principle of specificity Training should mimic the important aspects of competition. Such aspects include... | ◊ The Predominant energy system ◊ The Specific muscles recruited ◊ The types movement patterns |
| Physiological systems will increase their functional capacity if regularly stressed beyond their limits” | Principle of Overload |
| The ability of the lungs, heart, and blood vessels to deliver adequate amounts of oxygen to the cells to meet the demands of prolonged physical activity | Cardiorespitory Endurance |
| -Best overall indicator of individual health -Single most important component of health- related physical fitness | Cardiorespitory Endurance |
| Influenced by the trainee’s capacity to deliver O2 to the exercising muscles and the muscles’ capacity to extract the delivered O2 | Cardiorespitory Endurance |
| Determined by maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) | Cardiorespitory Endurance |
| Most precise assessment of VO2max | incremental, maximal running, cycling test (volitional exhaustion) which will result in the collection of expired gases. |
| Limitations of VO2max testing | inappropriate for ... ⇒ unconditioned beginners ⇒ diseased ⇒ those with cardiovascular risk factors ◊ subject may “give up” ◊ risk of injury ◊ equipment, need for medical supervision |
| Submaximal prediction tests |