Fitness For Life Unit 2

The principle of overload states that

• lifting too much weight is harmful

• exercising more than you normally do improves fitness

• it is foolish to exercise too much or too often

Your correct range of physical activity is your

• target ceiling

• target fitness zone

• threshold of training

The minimum amount of overload needed to build physical fitness is the

• principle of overload

• threshold of training

• target fitness zone

Of the following, the factor that contributes LEAST to physical fitness is

• age

• maturation

• heredity

• height

Intensity means how

• often a person exercises

• hard a person exercises

• much a person enjoys exercising

Which part of the FITT formula relates to how often a person exercises?

• type

• frequency

• intensity

When your body adapts to your exercise load, you should

• decrease the load slightly

• increase the load slightly

• stop exercising

Agility exercise might not have an effect on muscle strength according to the principle of

• progression

• overloading

• fitness

Girls score lower than boys in all types of physical fitness except

• flexibility

• muscular endurance

• cardiovascular endurance

People who are active and stay active have been shown to use

• sport skills

• self-management

• cigarettes