fitness/wellness

Program design/training guidelines for cardiorespiratory fitness: time/duration for general fitness

20-60 minutes

When cycling, one must travel __________ times the distance at a rate of speed that is ___________times the speed of jogging to compensate for the lower amount of muscle used in the activity and to burn approximately the same amount of calories

3;2

the term hypokinetic, is related to the development of:

obesity, low back pain, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure

cardiorespiratory endurance is the body capacity to deliver_____to the exercising tissues

oxygen

__________wellness is the dimension most commonly associated with being healthy

physical

low back pain is associated with:

physical inactivity, faulty posture, excessive body weight, improper body mechanics

The three of the four contributing factors/behaviors that cause many of the causes of death include

tobacco//smoking poor diet&nutrition excessive body weight/physical activity

For most sedentary Americans, the best activity to start a conditioning program is:

walking

A constant and deliberate effort to stay healthy achieve the highest potential for well-being is best defined as

wellness

Using the Karvonen formula, a 25 year old who has a resting heart rate of 65 should have an exercise heart rate between _______ for an intensity level between 60-85%

143-175 bpm

Program design/training guidelines for cardiorespiratory fitness: intensity for general fitness (moderate-intensity)

40-60

The body will expend about _________ calories for every liter of oxygen consumed

5

For cardiorespiratory endurance development, cycling pedal revolutions are optimally maintained in the range of __________ revolutions per minute

60-100

Program design/training guidelines for cardiorespiratory fitness: Intensity (target heart rate zone percentage) for best cardiovascular fitness (vigorous intensity)

60-80%

program design/training guidelines for cardio respiratory fitness: time for weight loss

60-90 minutes

aerobic exercise, weight loss, intake of niacin and drug therapy are all methods used to change the level of

HDL

An increased risk for CHD has been established in people with low levels of

HDL-cholesterol

When selecting weight training exercises, one should perform exercises that use __________muscle groups before __________muscle groups

Large, small

For young and middle aged adults_______ is the single most important physical fitness component for enhancing and maintaining good health

cardiorespiratory endurance

The return blood flow to the heart by the veins is most influenced by:

contraction of the skeletal muscles

The top four causes of death in the united states include

cv disease cancer chronic lower respiratory disease accidents

cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, low back pain and osteoporosis are examples of:

hypokinetic diseases