Chapter 2 - Health

What is the recommended duration for a session of cardiorespiratory endurance exercise?

20 to 60 minutes

Cardiorespiratory endurance is the ability to perform short-duration, high-intensity exercise.

False

Exercise and physical activity are synonyms

False

Muscular strength is the ability to sustain a given level of muscular tension for a long period of time or to contract a muscle repeatedly.

False

Which of the following statements about exercise intensity is accurate?

Fitness benefits occur when people exercise harder than their normal level of activity.

If one must temporarily stop exercising regularly, which maintained while the others are curtailed?

Intensity

What does the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+) achieve?

It determines exercise safety.

How does cooling down help those who exercise?

It restores circulation to its normal resting condition.

Moderate-intensity physical activity can improve health, but it may not be enough to improve fitness.

True

The benefits of exercise extend beyond disease prevention

True

What is one strategy for effectively developing a higher degree of fitness?

Vary the program from time to time.

Which of the following best describes flexibility?

ability to move joints through their full range of motion

Which activities are best for developing cardiorespiratory endurance?

activities that involve continuous rhythmic movements of large-muscle groups

What is the first step in creating a successful fitness program?

assessing your current fitness level

Which term is defined as the ability of the body to perform prolonged, large-muscle, dynamic exercise at moderate to high levels of intensity?

cardiorespiratory endurance

According to the latest recommendations, for substantial health benefits, adults should

do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise per week.

Which activity best demonstrates specificity of training?

doing push-ups to develop chest and shoulder endurance

What is the best way to improve and maintain fitness?

exercising consistently

Which condition is closely linked to heart disease?

low cardiorespiratory fitness

Physical activity guidelines published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggest which action to achieve or maintain weight loss?

physical activity for up to 90 minutes per day

To which type of physical activity does the term exercise specifically refer?

planned, structured, and repetitive activity

The body adapting to a gradual increase in the amount of exercise is the definition of which stage of exercising?

progressive overload

What is the best way to lose body fat?

sensible diet and regular exercise

Which is most effective in improving flexibility?

stretching major muscle groups regularly

Which change to muscle cells causes older adults to lose muscular strength?

the cells get smaller in size