Test your basic knowledge |

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Isotonic muscle contractions in which the muscle gets longer as it contracts that is - when a weight is gradually lowered and the contracting muscle gets longer as it gives up tension. also called negative exercise.






2. When do people with no interventions such as exercise program reach their maximum strength






3. Who invented the 6-20 scale for RPE






4. Muscle fitness (endurance and strength) - cardiovascular - flexibility and body composition






5. Which muscle fibers can help you excel at jumping for rebounds in basketball






6. Before you do serious resistance or cardio exercises what should you be SURE to do?






7. What disease is also known as the silent killer






8. Contain some but not all of the essential amino acids examples would be beans - ntus and rice. have to combine your foods so gt all 9 essential amino acids.






9. Helps assess the intensity of aerobic physical activity. scale ranges from 6 (very very light) to 20 (very very hard) and has 1-point increments in between. can also be used to define target zone for exercise intensity






10. What percent do the muscle receive when they are at rest (blood flow)






11. Ratings of Perceived Exertion






12. Lowers LDL but does not lower HDL. sources can be olive oil - olives - avacado - seeds and nuts.






13. In context of strength training - what does HIT stand for?






14. Are essential to life but needed in very small quantities - amount less than a teaspoon; iron - zinc - copper - iodine - selenium - manganese - fluorine - chromium - molybdenum. are needed in smaller amounts - we have less than 1 teaspoon of them in






15. Behavioral goal is associated with something you do - example is 30 minutes of brisk walking 6 days a week for the next 2 weeks; an outcome goal is associated with a physical characteristic example would be to lowering your body weight






16. 1. Isotonic 2. Isometric 3. Isokenetic






17. Which heart beats less often






18. Benefit performance in sports - injury prevention -






19. back pain -core strength -weight control (for every 2 lbs of muscle the body can burn more calories)






20. Refers to a person's body type. One researcher (Sheldon) suggested that there are three basic body types: ectomorph (linear) - mesomorph (muscular) - and endomorph (round)






21. Stage 1 hypertension is present if your blood pressure is equal to or greater than what systolic and what diastolic number.






22. The recommended frequency for CV exercise if your goal is to attain good fitness






23. One advantage of ___________ over machines is that they work muscles other than the ones you are targeting in your exercise






24. Total cholesterol 200 - healthy HDL 50 or above - Healthy LDL less than 100 -healthy triglycerides less than 150






25. 3 pieces of equipment in the fitness center that helps with functional balance






26. Forms: milk - edamame - tofu - benefits: 1 8/9 essential amino acids almost a complete protein - 2 phytochemicals - heart disease - bone health - immune system. fiber - 4 vitamins and minerals - A iron - Ca Zink - B vitamins.






27. Is not a form of Fat - cannot be used as a fuel. has 2 structural components HDL and LDL






28. Heart monitor - Talk Test -RPE (13-16) - METS -Pulse Rate (heart rate reserved/ maximum hear rate method)






29. Cancer prevention - high blood pressure - heart disease - prevent stroke -prevents obesity - increases brain function -helps prevent depression






30. What percent of Americans will experience back pain in their lives






31. Is considered to be the best indicator of cardiovascular fitness - and aerobic physically activity is the preferred method for achieving it






32. A positive state of the physiological systems commonly associated with reduced risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.






33. For men and women is 17-25






34. (Progressive Resistance Exercise) the type of physical activity done with the intent of improving muscle fitness.






35. Hormone that makes you feel hungry






36. These conditions are caused by inactivity - and account for a large percentage of our health care costs.






37. Helps with weight control - helps posture - prevents back pain - can become more limber






38. Individuals who are overweight or obese as children are more likely to be overweight as adults. over fatness in children causes the body to produce more fat cells; Children who are adopted are said to take on the BMI of their birth parents rather tha






39. DOMS






40. Ability of muscles to exert themselves repeatedly. A fit person can repeat movements for a long period without undue fatigue.






41. Having both eccentric and concentric contraction which PRE is it?






42. Nine basic amino acids that the human body cannot produce and that must be obtained from food sources.






43. Kinds of Vegetarians






44. When there is both an concentric and eccentric contraction what type of PRE is it?






45. Metabolic fitness and Bone integrity






46. How many essential amino acids






47. Carbs come from - grams per fiber 25-35% - fruits and veggies per day 5 servings






48. Milo of Crotona is an example of what two principles






49. Give us energy - every grain of carb gives us 4 calories 9 fat calories - broken down into sugars - then enters the blood stream - stored in liver or muscles or is used up.






50. If a 150lb woman can lift her weight - and a 200 lbs man can lift his weight they are said to have the same what