Life Time Fitness
What is physical fitness lesson-
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If you are heavy, you will see no benefit from exercise.
false
There are some limiting factors that will completely prevent you from exercising regularly.
false
Match the type of fitness with the correct example. Lifting a box: muscular fitness Swimming: cardiovascular fitness Touching one's toes: flexibility Stretching one's arms: flexibility Walking upstairs: cardiovascular fitness Running: cardiovascular fitness Doing push-ups: muscular fitness Carrying bags: muscular fitness Twisting to the side: flexibility
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Match the type of fitness with the correct example. an exercise that stretches your back flexibility lifting a heavy object muscular fitness a fast walk in the park cardiovascular a jumping exercise that makes you breathe hard cardiovascular touching your toes flexibility moving heavy bags muscular running cardiovascular
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Quiz 1
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What are some of the benefits of exercise? improves your self-confidence helps you lose weight or control your weight helps you sleep better helps improve your balance helps build strong muscles
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Why should I exercise?
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Explain why cardiovascular fitness is as important as muscular fitness.
Cardiovascular fitness is just as important as muscular fitness because it strengthens your heart, which means it helps carry oxygen throughout your body. If cardiovascular fitness wasn't a priority, one would have trouble breathing with walking, climbing, etc.
What are the main reasons why excess weight affects physical fitness?
The heart has to pump harder. It is more difficult to exercise. A heavy person gets more tired during exercise.
Regular excercise
a plan in which a person chooses to exercise a certain number of times every week
Flexibility
a type of physical conditioning that lengthens the muscles and improves the movement of the joints
cardiovascular fitness
a type of physical conditioning that primarily strengthens the heart, lungs, and blood vessels
muscular fitness
a type of physical conditioning that strengthens specific muscles
obese
an individual that is very heavy or overweight
There are other equally good substitutes for exercise.
false
You can be very healthy and never exercise.
false
________, such as the way you were raised and the ideas your family has about exercise, may influence your own ideas about exercise.
family behavior
If you live right next to a park with walking trails and a bike path, you have a good _______ to exercise.
location
______ is the limiting factor that can keep some people from exercising if they can't afford to purchase certain types of exercise equipment or pay for activities.
money
The limiting factor that can involve a person's feelings about his own weight or ability is _______.
motivation
limiting factors
obstacles or difficulties that keep a person from accomplishing goals, such as regular exercise
physical fitness
the measure of the health and condition of the heart, lungs, muscles, and joints of an individual
One of the reasons that Americans are becoming heavier is because they do not exercise.
true
Regular exercise means that you plan to exercise every week.
true
Regular exercise will always help you become more fit no matter how unhealthy you are when you begin an exercise program.
true
Learning about how exercise can make you healthier is called ________.
understanding