PHED 1164: Introduction to Physical Fitness & Wellness Mid-Term Exam: Chapters 1-4 & 8 Cardiovascular Risks

What is the appropriate target heart rate zone to maximize health related benefits?

60-85 % of target heart rate

For young and middle-aged adults cardiorespiratory endurance is the single most important physical fitness component for enhancing and maintaining good health.

True False

The ability to adapt and respond favorably to physical effort or the ability to meet the ordinary and unusual demands of daily life safely and effectively with energy left over for leisure and recreational activity is termed physical fitness.

True False

How many miles a week of jogging is sufficient to reach an excellent level of cardiorespiratory fitness?

a. 10 miles b. 999 miles c. 1400 miles d. 5 miles

The general recommendation for fitness is to take __________________ each day

a. 100 steps b. 1 step c. 10,000 steps d. 1,000,000,000 steps

A Body Mass Index of ___ is considered underweight

a. 18 b. 20 c. 50 d. 1.0729

Explain the benefits of fiber intake, (particularly soluble fiber), and identify good sources of soluble fiber, including the range of recommended intake of fiber in one's diet:

a. 25-38 GRAMS PER DAY; FIBER HELPS REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FAT IN THE DIET AND PREVENTS IT FROM ENTERING THE BODY b. just 40 grams c. 890 grams is good d. no grams needed to live

For cardiorespiratory endurance development, cycling pedal revolutions are optimally maintained in the range of _______ revolutions per minute.

a. 40-100 b. 60-100 c. 80-200 d. well idk

The body will expend about for every liter of oxygen consumed.

a. 5 grams b. 5 calories c. 20 liters d. 50 gallons

A constant and deliberate effort to stay healthy to achieve the highest potential for well-being is best defined as

a. Cardio Respiratory b. Wellness lifestyle c. Cancer cells in a person d. Astros Cheated

A health-related physical fitness component is

a. Cardiorespiratory endurance b. muscular fitness c.body composition d. flexibility

In general, which is the single most important component of health-related physical fitness?

a. Cardiovascular endurance b. cardiorespiratory c. none of the above

The top four causes of death in the United States include: cardiovascular disease, chronic lower respiratory disease, accidents, cancer.

a. False b. True

To reduce one's risk of cardiovascular disease, males should not have a waist circumference greater than 40 inches while women should not have a waist circumference greater than 35 inches:

a. Nope b. True c. False

An aerobic (CV) workout should contain three parts or phases. List each part and the length of time for each phase: Warm-up/5 minutes, Workout/20-60 minutes, cool-down/5-10 minutes.

a. True b. False

The 4 contributing factors that cause many of the four leading deaths are: excessive body fat, tobacco/smoking, poor diet and nutrition, lack of physical activity.

a. True b. False

Too much flexibility leads to unstable and loose joints, which can actually increase the likelihood of injury.

a. True b. False

When cycling, one must travel 3 times the distance at a rate of speed that is 2 times the speed of jogging to compensate for the lower amount of muscle used in the activity and to burn approximately the same amount of calories

a. True b. False

Good muscular strength helps to increase or maintain a higher resting metabolic rate.

a. True b. False c. 50% true and 50%false

Much of the blood glucose from food consumption goes to the muscles, where it is stored as glycogen.

a. True b. False

Type II Diabetes is associated with obesity.

a. True b. False c. none of the above d.All of the above

List two risk factors for cardiovascular disease that cannot be changed:

a. age/gender, and family history b. just jender c. just age d. none of the above duh!

People with an _______________ of control say things happen by chance.

a. aggressive mood b. overpowering c. external locus

An abnormal cholesterol profile contributes directly to _________

a. atherosclerosis b. cardiorespiratory c. cardio respiratory d. cardio endurance

Physical wellness is the dimension most commonly associated with

a. being healthy b. to improve in running c. wuarter d. the Dallas Cowboys

Poor posture and excessive body weight are among the leading causes of ________.

a. cancer b. lower back pain c. diabetes d. none of the above

Cardiorespiratory endurance is the body capacity to deliver ______________ to the exercising tissues

a. carbon dioxide b. carbon monoxide c. oxygen d. dioxide with water

List 5 benefits from the development of one's cardiovascular fitness level:

a. fast, strong, and that's it b. LOWER RHR, LDL, TOTAL CHOLESTEROL, BLOOD PRESSURE, BLOOD GLUCOSE c. none of the above

The length of time a person spends exercising should be increased gradually to avoid _____________.

a. fatigue and injuries b. cancer c. diabetes d. none of the above

The ability of a muscle to exert submaximal force repeatedly over time is called ______________.

a. muscular endurance b. muscular strength c. muscular flexibility d. Dallas Cowboys

Stopping abruptly following aerobic exercise can cause faintness and dizziness, may cause cardiac abnormalities, causes blood to pool in the exercised body parts

a. true b. false

When selecting weight training exercises, one should perform exercises that use large muscle groups before small muscle groups.

a. true b. false

"Normal" blood pressure is considered to be 120/80, while the level of blood pressure associated with longevity (living longer) is 100/70.

a. true b. false

For any physiological (body) system (cardiovascular, muscular endurance, muscular strength or flexibility) to improve, it must be systematically made to perform more work than it is accustomed to performing. This is the principle of overload.

a. true b. false

The return blood flow to the heart by the veins is most influenced by contraction of the skeletal muscles

a. true b. false

Taking high doses of which B vitamin helps lower LDL cholesterol?

a. vitamin b b. niacin c. water d. sugar/glucose

What is the definition of muscular strength?

a.The ability of a muscle to exert maximum force against a resistance. b. well ask coach ling

The term, hypokinetic, is related to the development of __________________________ _____________

obesity, low back pain, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure