PED Chapter 2

How many minutes of moderate physical activity should an adult perform each week to maintain health?

150 Minutes

According to the physical activity pyramid, individuals should work on muscular fitness

2 days per week

Sally is currently jogging 3 times per week for 30 minutes. She has become comfortable with this workout and now wants to increase her workout time. Using the principle of progression, Sally should increase her time to approximately ___________ minutes.

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Adaptation is defines as

A change in the body as a result of overload

The maintenance of equilibrium is

Balance

A primary purpose of the general cool-down is to slowly return ___________ back to resting levels.

Breathing rate

The five health-related components of physical fitness are

Cardiorespiratory endurance Muscular strength Muscular endurance Flexibility Body Composition

Kristina's mom wants to begin an exercise program. However, she is overweight and concerned about the impact exercise might have on her knees. To decrease her chance of injury, Kristina might recommend that her mom try

Cross-training

Exercise is a subset of physical activity that is

Done specifically to achieve or maintain fitness

Aerobic exercise, weight lifting, and yoga are all examples of

Exercise training

The times per week that an activity is performed is known as

Frequency

The components of the FITT formula are

Frequency Intensity Time Type

To counter a lack of motivation, you should choose exercise that is

Fun and convenient

Which of the following is a purpose of the exercise warm-up?

Increase muscle elasticity

To progress safely and improve fitness, it is recommended that you

Increase overload frequency, intensity, or duration by no more than 10% each time you make changes in your program

Jim and Steve have been working out together for 3 months. Although they have been doing the same workout, Steve has shown faster improvement. This difference in their responses to exercise illustrates the principle of

Individuality

Actions that can be performed daily by beginning exercisers are

Lifestyle physical activities

The principle of rest and recovery is aimed at preventing

Overtraining

Physical fitness is the ability to

Perform moderate to vigorous physical activity

Which of the following is considered a skill-related component of physical fitness?

Power

The principle that states that training levels will decrease towards initial levels when training is stopped is known as

Reversibility

The principle that only the body systems worked during training will show adaptations is known as

Specificity

The duration of the exercise is known as

Time

The overload principle stats that to see improvements in physical fitness, you must

Train at a level that is greater than what your body is accustomed to.

The mode of activity chosen is known as

Type