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Nutrition Wk 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sports drinks are formulated to: A. provide fiber B. replace fluids and electrolytes lost through sweat C. provide caffeine for alertness D. provide vitamins and minerals | B. replace fluids and electrolytes lost through sweat |
| Your roommate knows there are three components of fitness, but can't remember which of the following is not a component of fitness. Can you help (which is not a component of fitness)? | lung volume |
| Your friend wants to know how to achieve cardiovascular fitness. Since you are taking this class, you tell him a person must exercise (work) at a specific heart rate which is called: | target heart rate |
| Glucose is the primary fuel for intense activity. It comes primarily from: A. fat stores B. oxygen C. protein stores D. glycogen stores | D. glycogen stores |
| Fitness enables the heart muscle, blood vessels, and lungs to work at maximum efficiency. What is this called? A. muscular endurance B. cardiovascular flexibility C. cardiocascular endurance D. cardiovascular strength | C. cardiovascular endurance |
| Which of the following fuel sources provide energy for exercising muscles? A. vitamin supplements B. protein and fatty acids C. protein and glucose D. glucose and fatty acids | D. glucose and fatty acids |
| You are getting ready to run a half-marathon and you want your diet to provide an edge. Which of the following nutrients will do this? A. fat B. carbohydrates C. sugar D. protein | B. carbohydrates |
| It takes about __________ minutes of aerobic activity for our bodies to switch to fat as a fuel. A. 10 B. 40 C. 20 D. 5 | C. 20 |
| Your sister is training for a marathon and is exercising in hot, humid weather. She weighed herself before and after a training run, and found she had lost 5 pounds. Approximately, how much water loss does this represent? | A. 10 cups |
| Which of the following minerals is a component of the body's oxygen transporting system? A. iron B. phosphorus C. zinc D. magnesium | A. iron |