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EXW 344 Final Review Questions andAnswers
The general physical activity recommendations call for 30 minutes of moderate intensity
physical activity on at least 5 days of the week. - Answers -True
Which of the following are given as examples of additional demands that often
accompany heavy work. - Answers -high environmental temperature, awkward posture,
heavy loading of mall muscle groups
The average life expectancy has decreased by 5 years over the past 100 years. -
Answers -false
Which of the following are part of the 5 components of health-related fitness? - Answers
-morphology/body composition, cardiorespiratory, muscular fitness
When looking at physical inactivity as a risk factor, the term "hypokinetic diseases" was
a previously used term about 50 years ago. Based on the informaiton discussed in the
text, what does this term mean? - Answers -due to decreased or less movement
When did the American Heart Association officially recognize Physical Inactivity as a
risk factor for cardiovascular disease? - Answers -1992
who is credited as being called the father of preventive medicine? - Answers -
Hippocrates
The Family Heritage Study found that about 20% of aerobic fitness (i.e., VO2max) is
determined by genetics. - Answers -false
In relation to weight gain, what did the panel from the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee determine? - Answers -It may be necessary to get more than 30 minutes of
daily physical activity to prevent excessive weight gain.
The current "Play 60" initiative to get children exercising for at least 60 min per day
would fit within the recommendations for children and adolescents given in the 2008
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. - Answers -true
NHANES data has been used to establish national norms, such as growth charts. -
Answers -true
NHANES stands for National Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Survey. - Answers -false
, NAHNES began in the early 1960s. - Answers -true
NHANES has determined world-wide disease and risk factor prevalance. - Answers -
false
The National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and CDC are
among the agencies that rely upon NHANES to provide data essential for the
implementation and evaluation of program activities. - Answers -true
Although recent trends indicate increasing levels of leisure-time physical activity in the
past 20 years, greater public awareness of health benefits of physical activity is NOT
noted as a potential contributer to this trend. - Answers -false
People tend to inflate their self-reported physical activity levels, which is a reason why
objectively measured physical activity levels tend to be lower compared to physical
activity levels which were measured subjectively. - Answers -true
It is possible for the validity of information collected about ethnicity and physical activity
is affected by questions in surveys and questionnaires that may not be ethnically
specific. - Answers -true
Elderly women tend to be the most sedentary population. - Answers -true
The graph in Figure 3.4 clearly distinguishes between the physical activity levels of all
ethnicities represented in our country. - Answers -false
Mortality risk is lower when you expend 500 kcal/wk through physical activity compared
to 2,000 kcal/wk. - Answers -false
physical activity, as opposed to sitting, lowers blood pressure chronically. - Answers -
true
sitting increases the risk of Type 2 Diabetes because cellular glucose uptake is impaired
at rest compared to physical activity. - Answers -true
Does lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activation increase or decrease with physical activity? -
Answers -increase
On average, how much time is a person with a sedentary occupation spending sitting or
reclining? - Answers -9-11 hours
What does EPOC stand for in relation to time following exercise? - Answers -Excess
Postexercise Oxygen Consumption
Energy expenditure increases as exercise intensity decreases. - Answers -false
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