NAFC Group Fit: Questions With Complete Solutions A+
Kenneth Cooper Right Ans - the "father of aerobics" coined the term
"aerobics" in the 1960's and started a whole new fitness revolution based on
his scientific research.
Jackie Sorenson Right Ans - had the first closed-circuit televised "aerobic
dance" program for Air Force wives
Judi Sheppard Misset Right Ans - the founder and creator of Jazzercise
Gin Miller Right Ans - invented Step Aerobics
Beto Perez Right Ans - founder of Zumba
The advent of ZUMBA ® was responsible for what? Right Ans - more styles
of high-energy dance classes revitalizing the group exercise field.
The drop-out rate for group fitness enthusiasts is: Right Ans - 50%
% of people meet guidelines for both aerobic and muscle strengthening
activity Right Ans - 21
% of people get an insufficient amount of activity Right Ans - 30
% of people are sedentary Right Ans - 49
According to the guidelines, healthy adults need:
______________ minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week Right
Ans - adults should do at least 150 minutes (2 hours and 30 minutes)
According to the guidelines, healthy adults need:
______________ minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity per week Right
Ans - 75 minutes (1 hour and 15 minutes) a week
According to the guidelines, healthy adults need:
, ______________ days/week for muscle strengthening activity Right Ans - 2 or
more days a week
For additional benefits:
______________ minutes moderate‐intensity aerobic activity per week
______________ minutes vigorous-intensity aerobic activity per week Right
Ans - adults should increase their aerobic physical activity to 300 minutes (5
hours) a week of moderate intensity, or 150 minutes a week of vigorous
intensity aerobic physical activity
Adults can do exercise bouts of no less than_____________minutes at a time.
These can be performed several times a day to add up to the weekly guideline.
Right Ans - 10
Walking at miles/hr would be considered a moderate activity. Right Ans - 4
Warm-ups / cool downs should last for a minimum of ___minutes. Right
Ans - five minutes each.
Proprioception Right Ans - one's subconscious perception of where the
limbs of their body lie in space; it is the sense of the relative position of the
neighboring parts of the body and its strength and effort being employed in
movement
Kinesthetic Awareness Right Ans - relates to the perception of movement,
position, and tension of body parts (knowing how it feels)
R/BE Right Ans - Risk/Benefit Equation
ANSER Right Ans - A
Align the Joints
N
Neutral Spine
Maintain throughout movement.
S
Square the Hips
E
Engage Muscles While Under Load
R
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