Chapter 2 Quiz

The human body burns about ____ calories for each liter of oxygen consumed.​

5

During aerobic exercise, the average person trains at between ____ percent of maximal oxygen uptake.​

50 and 75

BMI is calculated by multiplying your weight in pounds by ____ and dividing this figure by the square of the height in inches.​

705

In general, what is the single most important component of health-related physical fitness?​

cardiorespiratory endurance

Which activity will most likely promote cardiorespiratory endurance?​

cross-country skiing

Flexibility exercises have been prescribed successfully to treat ____.​

dysmenorrhea

Sports medicine specialists believe that many muscular/skeletal problems and injuries, especially in adults, are related to a lack of ____.​

flexibility

Muscular flexibility relates primarily to ____ and the index of physical activity.​

genetic factors

Much of the blood glucose from food consumption goes to the muscles, where it is stored as ____.​

glycogen

Researchers believe that ____ secretes harmful inflammatory substances that contribute to chronic conditions.​

visceral fat