According to the National Center for Health Statistics, what is Partial Disability? - ANS Some degree of difficulty in performing activities of daily living.
What percentage of U.S. adults over the age of 65 live with at least partial disability? - ANS 20%
Which of the followi...
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, what is Partial Disability? - ANS
Some degree of difficulty in performing activities of daily living.
What percentage of U.S. adults over the age of 65 live with at least partial disability? - ANS
20%
Which of the following are part of the 5 components of health-related fitness? - ANS
Morphology/Body composition
Cardiorespiratory
Muscular fitness
Vigorous physical activity is, be definition, anything over 3 METS (metabolic equivalents). - ANS
False
Which of the following is given as examples of Heavy occupational demands? - ANS 5-7.5
kcal/min
When did the American Heart Association officially recognize Physical Inactivity as a risk factor
for cardiovascuar disease? - ANS 1992
According to our textbook, which book published in 1967 is often credited as having launched a
fitness revolution with its description of simple walking and running plan progressions? - ANS
Jogging by Bill Bowerman
In relation to weight gain, what did the panel from the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee determine? - ANS It may be necessary to get more than 30 minutes of daily
physical activity to prevent excessive weight gain.
What is Exercise Physiology? - ANS The study of the body's function during exercise and
its physiological adaptations to regular participation in exercise.
Who is credited as being called the father of preventative medicine? - ANS Hippocrates
As we look at age and muscular strength, between what ages does the book indicate we meet
our peak in relation to normal growth/maturation? - ANS 20-29 years of age
, Which term is best defined by: the ability of a muscle to produce force. - ANS Muscular
strength
According to research, and demonstrated in figure 3.7, which gender shows higher levels of
cardiorespiratory fitness at a given age? - ANS Males
In regards to ethnicity, the males of which ethnic group showed the highest amount of physical
activity through the use of accelerometer data although they report the least amount of
leisure-time physical activity? - ANS Hispanic
Elderly women tend to be the most sedentary population. - ANS True
About 1 hour of physical activity per day at 5-6 METs is needed to offset the risk of sitting 6-8
hours per day. - ANS True
If I am focusing on getting my client with a sedentary occupation to engage is many small bouts
of light movement throughout their work day as opposed to only engaging in one longer bout of
movement, what am I trying to get them to change? - ANS The frequency of their
movements
Watching more than 4 hours of TV per day increases your CVD mortality risk compared to
watching less than 2 hours per day. - ANS True
Mortality risk is lower when you expend 500 kcal/wk through phsyical activity compared to 2,000
kcal/wk. - ANS False
Sitting increases the risk of Type 2 Diabetes because cellular glucose uptake is impaired at rest
compared to physical activity. - ANS True
Muscle glycogen utilization is highest during the beginning of prolonged exercise and tapers off
whereas fatty acid utilization increases over time during prolonged exercise. - ANS True
Increased venous return during exercise is linged to the muscle pump, the respiratory pump,
and the abdominal pump. Which of these is the abdominal pump? - ANS Increased
abdominal pressure which presses on the intra-abdominal veins
Exercise can increase leg blood flow in older adults. - ANS True
What does EPOC stand for in relation to time following exercise? - ANS Excess
Postexercise Oxygen Consumption
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