Health and Wellness Test 1

Smoking, high-blood pressure, consuming too much alcohol, and eating too many fatty and processed foods are examples of...

Bad Habits

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

Cardiorespiratory Endurance

Strength gains with ... training are specific to the angle of the muscle contraction

Dynamic

True or False: Goals that someone else sets for you are more motivational than goals you set for yourself

False

True or False: Stretching refers to the same activity as a warm-up

False

HRR stands for

Heart Rate Reserve

Which training mode requires that the individual balance the resistance through the entire lifting motion?

Isokinetic Exercise

MHR stands for

Maximal Heart Rate

Monitoring your body weight before breakfast every morning is an example of a ... that will help you reach your goal

Measurable Goal

Which term refers to the form of exercise?

Mode

The ability of a muscle to exert submaximal force repeatedly over time is known as...

Muscular Endurance

Which assessment gives a good measure of absolute strength but also requires a basic skill level and a considerable amount of time to administer?

Muscular Endurance Kit

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

Muscular Strength

Which health-related component of physical fitness seems to be the most important in the older-adult population?

Muscular Strength

The leading cause of preventable death in the United States is ...

Obesity/Inactivity

If you engage in a diet and exercise program, you would repeat body composition measurements about ... to monitor changes in lean and fat tissue

Once a month

When strength training for general fitness, the recommendation is ... sets per exercise

One to three

The R in SMART stands for

Realistic

If your goal is unreachable, despite your full commitment and best effort, you should...

Reassess

Training for ... hypertrophy is conducted with lower resistances but performing a larger number of repetitions (8-15)

Sarcoplasmic

Which term refers to the epidemic of physical inactivity in the United States?

Sedentary Death Syndrome

Which idea states that the demands placed on a body system must be increased systematically and progressively over time to cause physiologic adaptation?

The Overload Principle

True or False: A negative caloric balance leads to a decrease in lean body mass

True

True or False: Exercise duration should be increased gradually to avoid undue fatigue and exercise-related injuries

True

True or False: In the contemplation state, people acknowledge that they have a problem and begin to think seriously about overcoming it

True

True or False: Muscle have to be overloaded for them to develop

True

True or False: Physical inactivity is the greatest threat to public health in the United States

True

True or False: The leading causes of death in the United States today are life-style related

True

True or False: To stimulate strength development, the general recommendation has been to use a resistance of approximately 60 percent of the maximum capacity

True

True or False: Too much flexibility leads to unstable and loose joints, which may actually increase the injury rate

True

True or False: Vigorous activities are most clearly associated with better health and longer life

True

True or False: When you do flexibility exercises, the intensity of each stretch should be only to the point of mild discomfort or mild tension at the end of the range of motion

True

Goals that are ... set you up for failure, discouragement, and loss of interest

Unreachable

Which activity will most likely promote cardiorespiratory endurance?

Walking

What term refers to the constant and deliberate effort to stay healthy and achieve the highest potential for well-being

Wellness