Cardiovascular Fitness Training

Which is NOT a benefit of Cardiovascular Endurance?

• Increases brain power

• Boosts your mood

• Reduces blood pressure

• Helps you sleep at night

Which is an example of a Cardiovascular Endurance exercise?

• Stretching

• Lifting weights

• jumping jacks

• Planks

What does "aerobic" mean?

• Without oxygen

• With oxygen

Which fitness component strengthens your heart by running?

• Flexibility

• Muscular Endurance

• Muscular Strength

• Cardiovascular Endurance

Where are two places you measure your heart rate?

• Foot & Hand

• Neck & Wrist

• Neck & Arm

• Wrist & Stomach

A Fit Heart Pumps

• more blood with more beats

• less blood with less beasts

• More Blood with Fewer Beats

• Less Blood with More beats

Anaerobic activity is

• easy exercise

• steady exercise in which your muscles get the oxygen it needs to sustain it for long periods of time

• Activity done is SHORT, FAST with high intensity.

What is the minimum intensity required to be considered training for aerobic cardiovascular fitness?

• 50% max heart rate

• 60-70% of max heart rate

• 70-80% of max heart rate

• 80-90% of max heart rate

Answer explanation

60%, also called Zone 2/Fat Burning zone is the minimum intensity to train for cardiovascular fitness.

What is the minimum intensity required to be considered training for anaerobic cardiovascular fitness training?

• 50% max heart rate

• 60-70% of max heart rate

• 70-80% of max heart rate

• 80-90% of max heart rate

Answer explanation

80%, also called Zone 4/Anaerobic zone is the minimum intensity to train for anaerobic cardiovascular fitness.

You went for a walk at 50% of your max heart rate (MHR). What should we consider this?

• fat burning zone exercise

• aerobic zone exercise

• anaerobic zone exercise

• An activity that burns calories but it not exercise.

Answer explanation

This is activity. For it to be considered exercise you must have intensity at least 60% of you max heart rate (MHR).