PED 101 Quiz 2

How many minutes of moderate physical activity should an adult perform each week to maintain health?

150

According to the physical activity pyramid, individuals should work on muscular fitness:

2 days per week

Sally is currently jogging 3 times per week for 30 minutes. She has become comfortable with this workout and now wants to increase her workout time. Using the principle of progression, Sally should increase her time to approximately _____ minutes.

33

Adaptation is defined as:

a change in the body as a result of overload

The maintenance of equilibrium is:

balance

A primary purpose of the general cool-down is to slowly return _____ back to resting levels

breathing rate

The five health-related components of physical fitness are:

cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition

Kristina's mom wants to begin an exercise program. However, she is overweight and concerned about the impact exercise might have on her knees. To decrease her chance of injury, Kristina might recommend that her mom try:

cross training

Exercise is a subset of physical activity that is:

done specifically to achieve or maintain fitness

Which of the following is considered a skill-related component of physical fitness?

flexibility

The components of the FITT formula are:

frequency, intensity, time, and type

To counter a lack of motivation, you should choose exercise that is:

fun and convenient

Which of the following is a purpose of the exercise warm up?

increase muscle elasticity

To progress safely and improve fitness, it is recommended that you:

increase overload frequency, intensity, or duration by no more than 10% each time to make changes in your program

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

increase your training level on a weekly basis

Jim and Steve have been working out together for 3 months. Although they have been doing the same workout, Steve has shown faster improvement. This difference in their responses to exercise illustrates the principle of:

individuality

Actions that can be performed daily by beginning exercisers are:

lifestyle physical activities

Aerobic exercise, weight lifting, and yoga are all examples of:

moderate physical activities

The principle of rest and recovery is aimed at preventing:

over training

Physical fitness is the ability to:

perform moderate to vigorous physical activity without undue fatigue

The principle that states that training levels will decrease towards initial levels when training is stopped is known as :

reversibility

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

specificity

The duration of the exercise is known as:

time

The times per week that an activity is performed is known as:

time

The mode of activity chosen is know as:

type