Fit and Wellness
Essential body fat for women is
12%
What percentage of American adults achieves a high physical fitness standard?
20%
Essential body fat for men is:
3%
The average American takes about _____ steps each day.
5,000-6,000
For cardiorespiratory endurance development, cycling pedal revolutions are optimally maintained in the range of _____ revolutions per minute.
60-100
An estimated, _______% of Americans will suffer from chronic back pain in their lives.
60-80
To effectively lose weight, or to keep weight off that has already been lost, low- to moderate-intensity exercise should be done daily for _____ minutes.
60-90
A minimum of _____ weeks of training is required to experience significant strength gains.
8
Pre- and post-tests are recommended to be about _____ weeks apart.
8
_____ often consists of a combination of stepping, walking, jogging, skipping, kicking, and arm-swinging movements.
Aerobics
Which of the following variables is(are) used to estimate VO2max in the 1.0-Mile Walk Test?
All of these choices: walk time, gender, exercise heart rate, body weight
_____ Increase in mass or size.
Hypertrophy
The country that ranks number one out of 191 nations with a healthy life expectancy of 74.5 years is:
Japan
_____ Before exercise.
Warm-up
A constant and deliberate effort to stay healthy and achieve the highest potential for well-being is best defined as
Wellness
Usually, jogging shoes should be used until they:
accumulate 500 miles
A skill-related physical fitness component is:
agility
Racquet sports are excellent in promoting
agility
Healthy life expectancy in the United States is negatively affected by a high level of:
all of these
Benefits of a cardiorespiratory program include:
all of these choices: an increase in oxygen consumption, decreased recovery times following exercise, a decrease in resting heart rate, decreased resting blood pressures.
Cross-country skiing demands more _____ than jogging.
all of these choices: equipment needs, beginning energy output, ideal surface condition, exercise skill
Low back pain is associated with:
all of these choices: improper body mechanics, excessive body weight, physical inactivity, faulty posture.
An activity that requires a high level of reaction time is:
baseball
The physical fitness standard is most accurately described as:
being able to perform vigorous recreational activities.
For young and middle-aged adults, _____ is the single most important physical fitness component for enhancing and maintaining good health.
cardiorespiratory endurance
The stage of change in which people are unwilling to change behavior is called:
contemplation
Rowing does not:
create a high injury risk
Planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement to improve or maintain one or more of the components of fitness is called
exercise
A health-related physical fitness component is:
flexibility
The Modified Sit-and-Reach Test measures:
hamstring and low back flexibility.
Step aerobics is considered:
high intensity-low impact
Walking _____ is a good exercise choice for individuals with leg and back problems.
in water
Swimming:
is primarily an upper body exercise.
Apparently healthy _____ should have a medical exam and a diagnostic test before engaging in vigorous exercise, according to the American College of Sports Medicine.
men older than 45
The ability of a muscle to exert submaximal force repeatedly over time is called:
muscular endurance
To place demands on the body systematically and progressively over time to cause physiologic adaptation is called:
overload
_____ Device used to count footsteps.
pedometer
Body builders usually:
perform 3-8 sets for each exercise
Bodily movement using skeletal muscles, requiring energy, and producing health benefits is called:
physical activity
Being optimistic and focusing on the desired outcome is the behavior change process of:
positive outlook
The first three stages of change in the Prochaska/Norcross/DiClemente model of behavior change are:
precontemplation, contemplation, and preparation.
To slip or fall back into unhealthy behavior(s) or the failure to maintain healthy behaviors is called:
relapse
A runner should _____ traffic.
run against
_____ The number of repetitions.
set
During the preparation stage of the behavior change model, people usually:
set goals
The Finger Touch Test is used to assess:
shoulder flexibility
The components of _____ fitness include agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, and speed.
skill-related
Aerobic activities include all of the following except:
softball
Doing training by resembling the skill desired in great detail uses the principle of:
specificity
The most recently invented activity of the following is:
spinning
The most often experienced physical activity in the U.S. is:
walking
Cycling is considered equal to jogging in cardiorespiratory enhancement:
when longer exercise sessions are performed.
An activity that requires a high level of balance is:
wrestling
____ Not recommended
Contraindicated
_____ is an aerobic mode of exercise.
Cycling