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Fitness
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Subject
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health-and-nutrition
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Sulfur 4th most abundant mineral in the body. there is no recommended in take amount for sulfur - because it is found in protein - as long as you meet your daily requirement for protein you will get enough sulfur
Essential Amino Acids
S
4 traditional components of health fitness
Slow twitch I
2. Total cholesterol 200 - healthy HDL 50 or above - Healthy LDL less than 100 -healthy triglycerides less than 150
Blood Flow Pathway
Bad Carbs
healthy Blood Lipid Numbers
PRE
3. back pain -core strength -weight control (for every 2 lbs of muscle the body can burn more calories)
3 benefits of strength
men 40 - women 35
Lacto-ovo Vegetarians
Valves
4. 1 to 2 lbs per week - for example 3500 calories use up to or not eat 500 calories.
Water Soluble Vitamins
72 beats
3 muscle fibers
Healthy weight loss rate
5. What is a normal healthy blood pressure
Isokinetic
120/80
Dangers Under fat
Elastic
6. Carbohydrates - fat and protein.
15-60 sec
Fuel Nutrients
Trans fat
remains the same length
7. How often per year does the heart beat in a normal person?
20
Omega 6
40 million
Warm-up
8. The fat that your body needs to function. Regulation - 5% males 10% females - is necessary for temperature regulation - shock absorption and the regulation of essential nutrients - including vitamins ADEK.
Soy
bones
Essential Fat
muscle endurance
9. For metabolic syndrome - What is considered high for triglycerides
3 ways to use calories
above 150
45 male 39 Female
45-60%
10. In metabolic syndrome high blood pressure is what over what
agonist/ antagonist
Antioxidants
130/85
5 Dimensions of Wellness
11. Which muscle fibers can help you excel at jumping for rebounds in basketball
Fast twitch fibers IIb
P
Bone to bone
max does not take account of resting heart rate
12. What blood pressure brings a diagnosis of high blood pressure or hypertension
Electrolytes
140/90
Capillaries
Prochaska's Model for Behavior Modification
13. Ratings of Perceived Exertion
RPE
15-60 sec
muscles to bone
PRE
14. It is not true that the ______ you do a strength exercise - the more it builds your muscles
faster
4 seconds
3 ways to use calories
Subcutaneous Fat
15. Why is the 'heart rate reserve method -' of calculating training pulse rate considered more accurate than the 'percentage of maximum heart rate' method
130/85
Isometric
max does not take account of resting heart rate
Brown Fat
16. We have and need this trace mineral the most. Good sources mostly come from meat and fish but vegetarians can find it in legumes - eggs (lacto-ovo vegetarians) - whole grains - fortified cereals. Iron deficiency in the U.S. and Canada is rare - but a
Right and Left Atrium
5 Dimensions of Wellness
70
FE
17. Zinc - it is a component of every living cell - it is used for enzyme reactions - blood clotting - taste - vision - wound healing. good immune system function - maybe that is covered under - good sources are oysters - red meat - and poultry. skip cop
Diastolic
Flexibility
Z
remains the same length
18. Needed in relatively large amounts; calcium - phosphorous - sulfur - potassium - magnesium - sodium and chloride. Needed for muscle contraction - blood pressure maintenance - blood clotting and bone maintenance. (what they do - come from)
Saturated fat
7 major minerals
3-8 reps 1 set
Flexibility
19. Women 8 cups and men 12 cups
Water per day
3 benefits of strength
Glutes
Fast twitch fibers IIb
20. Static - ballistic - PNF - and Range of Motion
80
4 kinds of flexibility
10-35%
Water per day
21. 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.
Functional Foods
3 muscle fibers
Eccentric Contraction
CA
22. Calories per gram Carbs
140-159 or 90-99
Visceral Fat
4
Essential Fat
23. How long should static stretches be held
Regulatory Nutrients
15-60 sec
muscles and bones
Capillaries
24. Increase exercise - strength and cardio - reduce calorie intake - decrease fat - sugar and alcohol
Dangers Over fat
lose fat not muscle
out
Arteriosclerosis
25. 5 organs or systems all be fit; heart - lungs - blood vessels - blood and muscles
Recommendations for fat
Antioxidants
Cardiovascular Fitness Requires
Manganese
26. For metabolic syndrome - What is considered low for HDL.
muscles to bone
Less than 40-men - Less than 50-woman
Isokinetic
Vitamins v. Minerals
27. Potassium - it is the third most abundant mineral in the body. it is an electrolyte - they help with proper nerve and muscle function - such as beating of the heart. we need about 4700mg per day - good sources include fruits and veggies - especially
Grehlin
K
I
4
28. Kinds of Vegetarians
Healthy weight loss rate
3 somatypes
20
Vegans and Lacto-ovo Vegetarians
29. The recommended frequency for CV exercise if your goal is to attain good fitness
Amino Acids
3-5 days
tension not pain
Gunnar Borg
30. Food to which nutrients are added in amounts greater than what would naturally occur in the food
Fuel Nutrients
Fortified Foods
8-12 reps
Capillaries
31. Body fat that is located in the core of the body - also known as central fat. located in the abdominal cavity as opposed to subcutaneous dangers are heart disease - stroke - breast cancer - type 2 diabetes.
Atherosclerosis
muscle strength
Visceral Fat
5 Dimensions of Wellness
32. Considered large abdominal circumference for men and for women
Z
men 40 - women 35
CA
healthy Blood Lipid Numbers
33. Iodine - it is needed to avoid a thyroid disease called goiter - because that was the leading reason for rejecting recruits during WWI - the government decided to add it to table salt in 1924 - and that has just about eliminated the disease -
I
Fuel Nutrients
3 benefits of flexibility
4 ways measure aerobic exercise
34. You need it in cell walls - used for digestion - making hormones and part of nerves. Like a waxy substance but not fat but like looks like it - cant be used as an energy source - HDL and LDL high density lip protein total > 200
DOMS
Cholesterol
9
Prochaska's Model for Behavior Modification
35. Percentage carbs in diet
Valves
RPE
Antioxidants
45-60%
36. What are the lower chambers called
Right and Left Ventricle
Animal Protein
45-60%
above 130/85
37. How many essential amino acids
5 Dimensions of Wellness
9
3 kinds of muscles
Blood Flow Pathway
38. It strengthens bones and makes teeth more resistant to decay. Most public water systems are treated with fluoride - so that it is a good source. too much fluoride can damage teeth - so do not swallow toothpastes or mouthwashes with fluoride in them.
F
false maintenance
45-60%
4 seconds
39. What are minerals mostly made from
Dancers - Rehab
phosphorous and calcium
Purpose of Functional Balance
3 somatypes
40. Consuming calories in amounts equal to the number of calories expended. individuals who want to increase lean body mass need to increase caloric intake while carefully increasing the intensity and duration of their physical activity.
Caloric Balance
5.3 quarts
benefits of strength - flexibility
Dancers - Rehab
41. 3 pieces of equipment in the fitness center that helps with functional balance
Concentric Contraction
Vitamins v. Minerals
Isometric
Exercise Balls - BOSU - balance boards.
42. Spiritual - social - emotional-mental - intellectual - physical
5.3 quarts
Eating Fewer Tootsie Roll Pops
5 Dimensions of Wellness
max does not take account of resting heart rate
43. The deposition of materials along the arterial walls; a type of arteriosclerosis
S
4 ways measure aerobic exercise
add 2lbs per week
Atherosclerosis
44. Book suggests doing resistance exercises slowly - How many seconds do they suggest for concentric contractions
2 seconds
3-8 reps 1 set
Less than 40-men - Less than 50-woman
Complete Proteins
45. How much bottled water is said to come from the same sources as municipal water.
Hyponatremia
4 traditional components of health fitness
25%
Eating Fewer Tootsie Roll Pops
46. Cancer prevention - high blood pressure - heart disease - prevent stroke -prevents obesity - increases brain function -helps prevent depression
8-12 reps
20-35%
6 benefits of aerobic exercise
Metabolic Equivalents
47. Servings of protein
80
2-3
Plyometrics
2 Physiological Components of Health
48. Phosphorous - it is 2nd most abundant mineral in our bodies. it is found in every cell and it is needed for strong bones - teeth and metabolism - also vitamin B can only be activated when it is attached when it is attached to phosphorus. we need abou
Vegan
P
phosphorous and calcium
Plyometrics
49. What does MET stand for
What carbs do for us
Metabolic Equivalents
Systolic/Diastolic
Cardiovascular Fitness Requires
50. 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)
muscles and bones
8-12 reps
3 somatypes
Aging on BMI