Essential Physical Fitness Quiz

PHYSICAL FITNESS IS ASSOCIATED WITH _____________. (click on all that apply)

• INCREASED SELF-CONFIDENCE

• MORE ENERGY

• LOWERED RISK OF DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE

• OVEREATING

THE ABILITY OF THE HEART, LUNGS AND BLOOD TO PROVIDE OXYGEN TO THE BODY DURING PROLONGED EXERCISE IS CALLED ____________.

• FLEXIBILITY

• CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE

• BODY COMPOSITION

• MUSCLE STRENGTH

WHEN YOU PERFORM SHORT BURSTS OF ACTIVITY THAT FORCE THE BODY TO WORK WITHOUT USING OXYGEN, YOU ARE DOING _________.

• A WORKOUT

• AEROBIC EXERCISE

• ANAEROBIC EXERCISE

• INTERVALS

HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU WORK ON YOUR CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE?

• ONCE A WEEK, 45 TO 60 MINUTES

• THREE DAYS A WEEK, 15 MINUTES AT A TIME AT A TIME

• THREE DAYS A WEEK, 45 TO 60 MINUTES

• EVERY DAY, 30 TO 45 MINUTES AT A TIME AT A TIME

RESISTANCE EXERCISES PRIMARILY IMPROVE WHICH ELEMENT OF FITNESS?

• MUSCLE STRENGTH

• CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE

• FLEXIBILITY

• BALANCE & COORDINATION

__________ IS AN EXAMPLE OF A BODY-WEIGHT RESISTANCE EXERCISE. (click all that apply)

• PULL-UP

• PUSH-UP

• DUMBBELL RAISES

• CURL-UPS

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT TRUE ABOUT FLEXIBILITY?

• IT IS IMPROVED THROUGH PERFORMING

• IT IS THE ABILITY OF A JOINT TO MOVE RESISTANCE EXERCISES, ITS FULL RANGE OF MOTION.

• IT HELPS YOU MOVE MORE EASILY.

• IT IMPROVES ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE AND POSTURE.

________ IS THE BODY’S ABILITY TO CONTROL ITSELF; ___________ IS THE ABILITY TO USE ALL THE BODY SYSTEMS TOGETHER TO PERFORM A TASK.

• COORDINATION; BALANCE

• BALANCE; COORDINATION

• COORDINATION; SELF-CONTROL

• BALANCE; BODY COMPOSITION

TEEN GIRLS SHOULD AIM FOR ______ BODY FAT OR LESS; TEEN BOYS SHOULD AIM FOR ______ BODY FAT OR LESS.

• 20%; 25%

• 35%; 15%

• 25%; 20%

• 10%; 5%

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT?

• EAT 1,000 CALORIES OR LESS EACH DAY

• CONSUME MORE CALORIES THAN YOU BURN EACH DAY

• EXERCISE THREE DAYS A WEEK

• BALANCE THE NUMBER OF CALORIES YOU CONSUME WITH THE NUMBER OF CALORIES YOU BURN THROUGH EXERCISE