Quiz 2: Intensity vs Duration CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS UNIT
Walking drills.....
...can have VARYING intensity levels
Your HEART RATE shows how many times your heart beats in...
1 minute
Tell the benefits of testing your heart rate during exercise:
1. It shows when you are PERFORMING CARDIO exercise 2. Keeps you from working out TOO HARD 3. Keeps you from working out at TOO LOW of an intensity 4. Helps you ADJUST your workout
List 3 advantages of working out at a higher level of intensity
1. higher heart rate 2. breathe more deeply 3. burn more calories
T/F It's not important to monitor your heart rate during moderate intensity activites
False
What measurement shows how difficult an exercise is?
Intensity
Your heart rate measurement when you are not exercising is your....
RESTING heart rate
Your target heart rate has a range of
TWO numbers
T/F If you increase the intensity of the exercise, you can decrease the duration
True
Which type of workout burns more calories? a - lower intensity b - shorter duration c - higher intensity d - longer duration
c - HIGHER intensity workouts burn MORE calories
What does counting your pulse beats tell you?
how many times your heart beats in a minute
What does the talk test measure?
intensity levels
What is one benefit of the talk test?
it is EASY to perform
What does the BOTTOM number of your target heart rate range tell you?
the MINIMUM heart rate for cardio exercise