Wellness Midterm

Women need ________ essential fat for reproductive system-related fat deposits.

12%

The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that adults perform at least ________ minutes of moderate physical activity per week.

150

The human heart consists of ________ chambers.

4

The American College of Sports Medicine recommends a target heart rate range of ________ of HR max.

64-95%

In the United States, the average life expectancy for a female is ________ years.

80.6

Wellness is defined as

A multidimensional process including physical, emotional, and spiritual health

Training that involves continuous activity sustained for 20 minutes or longer is known as

Aerobic training

Gas exchange (the delivery of oxygen and the removal of carbon dioxide) in the lungs takes place in the

Alveoli

The pressure that blood exerts on the walls of your blood vessels is known as

Blood pressure

Which method of body composition assessment calculates body volume from the air displaced by an individual sitting inside a small chamber?

Bod Pod

________ is defined as the relative amounts of lean and fat tissue in the human body.

Body composition

Which of the following is an example of plyometric exercise?

Box jumps

Skinfold thickness is measured with a

Caliper

Small blood vessels that branch from arterioles and allow exchange of nutrients and wastes from body cells are known as

Capillaries

The five health-related components of physical fitness are

Cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition

A muscle contraction with overall muscle shortening is

Concentric

Muscular strength is defined as the ability of your muscles to

Contract with maximal force

Substituting a healthy behavior for an unhealthy behavior is known as what?

Countering

Which method of body composition assessment uses low-dose beams of x-ray energy to measure total fat mass, fat distribution pattern, and bone density?

DXA

Stretching that involves mimicking movements performed in a workout or sports activity is known as ________ stretching.

Dynamic

The components of the FITT formula are

Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type

The three metabolic energy systems are

Immediate, oxidative, and nonoxidative

A muscle contraction with no change in muscle length is

Isometric

The time between a stimulus and response is

Latency

Bioelectrical impedance is based on the principle that

Lean tissue is a better conductor of an electrical current than fat tissue.

A conviction that one can control events and factors in one's life is known as

Locus of control

The sit-and-reach test measures flexibility in the

Lower back and hamstrings

The "M" in the "SMART" system for setting goals stands for which of the following?

Measurable

Flexibility is the ability of the joints to

Move through full range of motion without stiffness or pain

Creatine phosphate is stored in

Muscle cells

The ability of your muscles to contract repeatedly over time is known as

Muscular endurance

The "10 percent rule" states that you should

Not increase frequency, intensity, or time by more than 10% per week.

A BMI of 30 or higher is classified as

Obese

Muscular fitness is defined as the ability

Of the musculoskeletal system to perform daily activities without undue fatigue

Stretching that involves using voluntary contractions to help facilitate relaxation is known as ________ stretching.

PNF

Being physically fit, getting regular medical exams, and having a healthy diet are all components of ________ wellness.

Physical

Research has shown that ________ decreases a person's risk for chronic disease.

Physical activity

Performing a high volume of static stretching before exercise can

Reduce power

Which of the following is a risk factor for lower-back pain?

Smoking

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

Specificity

People with android fat distribution carry more fat around their

Stomach

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

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

Quick weight loss results in a loss of

Water

Muscular strength is often measured by determining the maximum

Weight lifted during one effort.

Which of the following athletes is most likely to have the greatest percentage of fast-twitch muscle fibers?

Weight lifters