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1. The acronym PAR-Q stands for...
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
The sum of all cholesterol
Moderate risk participants
Correlate more with the total number of calories expended then with the intensity of the exercise.

2. Some inherited characteristics and behaviors place certain people at higher risk of
Optimal performance.
The return back from toward the anatomical position
Premature health problems (Such as cardiovascular disease and low back problems) and death.
Heat loss during high intensity exercise or exercise in a hot environment.

3. Vo2 is...
The oxygen consumption or uptake
Medical history - Medications - family medical history and health risk factors.
2x fibers that favor anaerobic glycolysis - which increases the likely hood of lactate production.
Premature health problems (Such as cardiovascular disease and low back problems) and death.

4. Men younger then 45 and women younger then 55 who meet two or more risk factors are...
What medications the participant takes to address medical conditions and their specific level of physical activity.
Moderate risk participants
Athletes.
Pharmacological or nutrient agents thought to improve athletic performance.

5. Both SBP and DBP increase with
Isometric and dynamic resistance training.
Diaphysis - or shaft; the epiphyses or expanded ends; the periosteum - which covers the bone except at the articulating surfaces; and the articular cartilage - which covers the articulating surfaces to provide a frictionless and helps absorb shock.
7 to 12 days of training in a hot and humid environment and improves ones ability to exercise safely.
Rotates.

6. Thermic effect of food is...
Moderate risk participants
Work rate.
Flexion - extension - Hyperextension - Lateral flexion and rotation. Movements of the trunk-flexion - extension - hyperextension - lateral flexion and rotation occur at all joints of the vertebral column.
The energy needed to digest - absorb - transport and store the food that is eaten.

7. Training reduces the oxygen deficit because
It creates a more rapid increase of Vo2 at the onset of work - allowing the steady-state of oxygen requirement to be reached more quickly.
Very effective in causing a joint movement
The majority of the premature deaths in the United States.
15%

8. carbon monoxide in the blood decreases...
The distance of gravity from the limits of the base - indirectly proportional to the height of the center of gravity above the base - and directly proportional to the weight of the body.
The energy needed to digest - absorb - transport and store the food that is eaten.
Vigorous exercise lasts 60 minutes or more.
Vo2 max and it binds to hemoglobin and limits oxygen transport.

9. Range of motion factors are...
(disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis)
Shape of the articulating ends of bones - Length of ligaments - Elasticity of connective tissue
Rotates.
A nutrient composed of carbon - hydrogen and oxygen and is an essential source of energy in the body.

10. Linear responses are...
Gains made continuously over time.
Measure the low back flexibility.
Vo2 max
Wear clothing in layers and remove layer to minimize sweating and to stay dry.

11. A concentric action - which shortens the muscle and therefore pulls the bones of attachment - is necessary to...
Measurement of blood pressure taken when the heart is contracting and forcing blood into the arteries.
A muscle generates tension that is not great enough to cause movement but instead breaks the speed of movement caused by another force
Effect joint movement in the opposite direction of another force - such as gravity as well as rapid joint movement regardless of the direction of any other force. An isometric action which does not change the length of a muscle prevents movement.
Flexion and extension only because of its bony arrangement

12. An HSQ or PAR-Q is NOT a
Fitness assessment
S Synarthrodial joints - A Amphiarthrodial joints - D Diarthrodial
2x fibers that favor anaerobic glycolysis - which increases the likely hood of lactate production.
Elevation - depression; abduction - adduction; upward rotation - downward rotation

13. Eccentric Action (Lowering) occurs when
Forward pelvic tilt and backward pelvic tilt
The individuals current activity status and desired outcomes.
Short - explosive events and in athletic competitions requiring maximal effort for less then two minutes.
A muscle generates tension that is not great enough to cause movement but instead breaks the speed of movement caused by another force

14. Joints with no movements are called
Bringing two bones together
The build up of fatty deposits in coronary arteries and to limited oxygen delivery to the myocardium.
Synarthrodial joints
The number of liters of air inhaled and exhaled per minute

15. The two primary health goals are...
Pharmacological or nutrient agents thought to improve athletic performance.
Isometric and dynamic resistance training.
To delay death and avoid disease.
A general term for all diseases of the heart and blood vessels and is the leading cause of death in the United States.

16. Total Fitness is...
Vo2 max
R increases indicating that carbohydrate plays a bigger role in generating ATP.
Resistance is insignificant or (No resistance present) as in throwing a ball and requires a burst of concentric actions to initiate movement.
Striving for the highest level of existence - including mental - psychological - social - spiritual - and physical components. It is dynamic and multi-dimensional and is related to heredity - environment and individual interests.

17. Calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum
Decrease the work rate to stay in the THR zone.
Blocks the inhibitory proteins and allows the cross bridge to bind to actin to begin moving.
Does not increase immediately (Oxygen Deficit) - and some of the ATP must be supplied anaerobically by CP and glycolysis.
30 minutes of daily moderate-intensity activity.

18. Extension is...
Systolic and the low number is Diastolic
When less energy is consumed then is expended - which decreases body weight.
The return from flexion
In all directions because of its ball and socket structure

19. Maximal oxygen uptake decreases when
Training stops. The initial decrease is caused by a decrease in SV and later in oxygen extraction.
The interaction of the intensity - frequency - duration and type of exercise
Lower HR - lower blood lactate - do not transfer when untrained muscles are used to perform the work.
A muscle acts forcibly enough to actually shorten. This shortening pulls the bones of attachment closer to each other - causing movement at the joints.

20. Analyzing the first three sections of the HSQ allows the fitness professional to...
Before - during and after extended bouts of exercise.
The oxygen consumption or uptake
Flexion - Extension - Hyperextension - Radial flexion and ulnar flexion.
Identify risk factors and medical conditions that will be aggravated with exercise testing as well as categorizing the health risks of exercise participants.

21. Adduction is...
Radiation and convection when temperature gradient exists between the skin and the environment
The acid is buffered by plasma bicarbonate. This buffering produces CO2 and invalidates using R as an indicator of fuel used during exercise.
The return back from toward the anatomical position
Effect joint movement in the opposite direction of another force - such as gravity as well as rapid joint movement regardless of the direction of any other force. An isometric action which does not change the length of a muscle prevents movement.

22. Type 2x fibers are...
Fitness activities and tests recommended in this book.
Fast twitch - generate high force - and easily fatigue.
Decreases the risk of heart disease and other diseases.
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire

23. Variations of Vo2 max across the population are...
High risk participants
Measure the low back flexibility.
Temporary or chronic conditions that alter a participant's health status and warrant medical clearance - additional supervision or changes in exercise recommendations. These conditions can be identified with periodic re-administration of the HSQ and
Attributed primarily to differences in maximal SV.

24. Carbohydrates should contribute
Handshake up
45% to 65% of ones daily calories - with limited calories coming from simple sugars.
Causes movement at a joint in the direction opposite to that of the joint's agonist or (Prime Mover). The Antagonist lengthens as the agonist shortens.
Atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries.

25. When lactic acid increases in the blood during heavy exercise
The acid is buffered by plasma bicarbonate. This buffering produces CO2 and invalidates using R as an indicator of fuel used during exercise.
Heredity and training
A nutrient composed of carbon - hydrogen and oxygen and is an essential source of energy in the body.
Myocardia and fewer capillaries per muscle which decreases oxygen enriched blood.

26. Total Fitness is...
The aerobic metabolism of carbohydrate and fat.
Striving for the highest level of existence - including mental - psychological - social - spiritual - and physical components. It is dynamic and multi-dimensional and is related to heredity - environment and individual interests.
The number of liters of air inhaled and exhaled per minute
Vo2 max and it binds to hemoglobin and limits oxygen transport.

27. The typical protein RDA for adults (0.8g. kg) may be inadequate for...
A ATP is split to form a high energy myosin-ATP cross bridge - the myosin-ATP cross bridge binds to actin and releases energy - the cross bridge moves and pulls actin toward the center of the sarcomere - and finally ATP binds to and releases the cros
HR and increases SV and rest and submaximal work; in addition - maximal cardiac output is greater - because SV increases with no change or slight decrease in maximal HR.
Prevent premature development of a variety of major health problems.
Athletes.

28. Regular physical activity helps
Prevent premature development of a variety of major health problems.
Endurance exercise.
Health Status Questionnaire
(disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis)

29. Water is considered an essential nutrient because of its
The individuals current activity status and desired outcomes.
Work rate.
Vital role in the normal functioning of the human body. Water contributes approximately 60% of the body weight (17) and is essential in creating the environment in which all metabolic processes occur.
Radiation and convection when temperature gradient exists between the skin and the environment

30. An untrained muscle has fewer
The movement of a bone from an anatomical position
Athletes.
Myocardia and fewer capillaries per muscle which decreases oxygen enriched blood.
Prevent premature development of a variety of major health problems.

31. Force arm (FA) is...
The perpendicular distance from the axis of rotation to the direction of the application of the force causing movement.
Bouts of exercise.
Wear clothing in layers and remove layer to minimize sweating and to stay dry.
The frequency of the stimulation leading to tetanus contraction - the synchronous firing of muscle fibers - and the recruitment of muscle fibers.

32. Shoulder girdle movements are...
Mitochondria increase - Decrease time taken to achieve steady state in sub maximal exercise - Maximal Exercise - Increases the volume of the ventricle - Increase Maximal Aerobic power.
The distance from the line of gravity to the outer limits of the base that is farthest from a potentially upsetting force.
Elevation - depression; abduction - adduction; upward rotation - downward rotation
Bringing two bones together

33. Endurance training effects
Age - Gender Disease - Fitness level - Genetics
45% to 65% of ones daily calories - with limited calories coming from simple sugars.
The perpendicular distance from the axis of rotation to the direction of the application of the force causing movement.
Lower HR - lower blood lactate - do not transfer when untrained muscles are used to perform the work.

34. Elbow joint movements are...
Training stops. The initial decrease is caused by a decrease in SV and later in oxygen extraction.
Sub-maximal exercise.
Flexion and extension only because of its bony arrangement
Responses that occur only after weeks of training

35. 50% of the increase in Vo2 max attributable to endurance training is a result of an increase in maximal SV; the other 50% is attributable to an
Increase in oxygen extraction.
The energy needed to digest - absorb - transport and store the food that is eaten.
The effect produced when a force causes rotation.
Synovial membrane that secretes lubricant inside the joints

36. Thermic effect of food is...
For a lower SV.
Is another word for heart disease or a heart attack - where parts of the heart may die.
The energy needed to digest - absorb - transport and store the food that is eaten.
Atherosclerotic process.

37. It takes lesser exercise to...
It creates a more rapid increase of Vo2 at the onset of work - allowing the steady-state of oxygen requirement to be reached more quickly.
The oxygen missing in the first few minutes of work.
Low intensity and regular participation.
Maintain Vo2 max then to achieve

38. In conditions of heat and humidity - the exerciser should...
Does not increase immediately (Oxygen Deficit) - and some of the ATP must be supplied anaerobically by CP and glycolysis.
CP breakdown and glycolysis.
Decrease the work rate to stay in the THR zone.
Flexion - Extension - Hyperextension - Radial flexion and ulnar flexion.

39. Acute responses are...
A general term for all diseases of the heart and blood vessels and is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Gradual accumulation of fat.
Responses that occur with one or several exercise bouts but do not improve further.
Carbohydrate - Fat - Protein - Vitamins - Minerals and Water.

40. Fitness professionals should be aware of

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41. Hyperextension is...
When less energy is consumed then is expended - which decreases body weight.
The interaction of the intensity - frequency - duration and type of exercise
Flexion and extension only because of its bony arrangement
The continuation of extension past the anatomical position

42. Stability or the ease with which balance can be maintained is proportional to...
From the most to the least oxidative.
Isometric and dynamic resistance training.
Fast twitch - generate high force - and easily fatigue.
The distance from the line of gravity to the outer limits of the base that is farthest from a potentially upsetting force.

43. individuals with cardiovascular disease can attain large improvements in Vo2 max through...
Heredity and training
Endurance training.
The knees should be flexed to lower the center of gravity - the feet should be apart in the direction of an oncoming force to increase the distance between the line of gravity and the outer limits of the upsetting force - and weight of the body (Line
Flexion - extension - Hyperextension - Lateral flexion and rotation. Movements of the trunk-flexion - extension - hyperextension - lateral flexion and rotation occur at all joints of the vertebral column.

44. Concentric Action (Lifting) occurs when
A muscle acts forcibly enough to actually shorten. This shortening pulls the bones of attachment closer to each other - causing movement at the joints.
Responses that occur only after weeks of training
Energy but are essential to the healthy functioning of the body.
Injury - cardiovascular problems - and death.

45. Four things that you can not change are...
R decreases over time - indicating that fat is being used more and carbohydrate is being spared.
Genetics - Age - Race and Gender
Work rate.
Blocks the inhibitory proteins and allows the cross bridge to bind to actin to begin moving.

46. Endurance training will increase Vo2 max by...
1 to 1.5g of protein per kilogram of body weight.
25%
Is another word for heart disease or a heart attack - where parts of the heart may die.
Does not increase immediately (Oxygen Deficit) - and some of the ATP must be supplied anaerobically by CP and glycolysis.

47. During exercises involving the vertebral column and Lumbosacral joints - participants should remember the following...
Identify risk factors and medical conditions that will be aggravated with exercise testing as well as categorizing the health risks of exercise participants.
Carbohydrate - Fat - Protein - Vitamins - Minerals and Water.
Measurement of blood pressure taken when the heart is at rest; measurement of the constant pressure in arteries.
Maintain backward pelvic tilt during the abdominal crunch or curl up. Tilt the pelvis backward before hip flexion in the curl up or leg lift. Keep the pelvis tilted backward during overhead arm movements in a standing position. Keep the lumbar spine

48. Regular vigorous exercise
A muscle acts forcibly enough to actually shorten. This shortening pulls the bones of attachment closer to each other - causing movement at the joints.
(disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis)
Reduces disease risk and also increases cardio respiratory fitness (CRF).
The sum of all cholesterol

49. The 'Spine ROM Passive back test' is performed to...
Measure the degree of extension in the lumbar spine
The greatest rate that 02 can be delivered to working muscles during dynamic exercise.
The oxygen missing in the first few minutes of work.
Synovial membrane that secretes lubricant inside the joints

50. Analyzing the first three sections of the HSQ allows the fitness professional to...
30 minutes of daily moderate-intensity activity.
Identify risk factors and medical conditions that will be aggravated with exercise testing as well as categorizing the health risks of exercise participants.
In all directions because of its ball and socket structure
The muscle used - Reduced SX and Vo2 max