Understanding Health-Related Fitness (HRF)

What is the advantage of exercise?

• Improved quality of life

• Decrease chronic disease

• Stress relief

• All of the above

The best fitness foods include all EXCEPT

• Fruits

• Soft drinks

• Plenty of water

• Vegetables

Flexibility is best described as the _____.

• ability to exert force

• ability to work the muscle over a time

• range of movement possible at various joints

• ability to bend and touch the toes

The ability of the heart and lungs to deliver oxygen to working muscles during physical activity for a long time.

• Agility

• Body Composition

• Cardiovascular Endurance

• Flexibility

Which 2 are components of health-related fitness?

• Breathing and running

• Flexibility and muscular strength

• Jogging and swimming

• Muscular endurance and push-ups

Running, swimming, and using an elliptical machine are all ways to improve your ______.

• flexibility

• cardiorespiratory endurance

• muscular endurance

• muscular strength

Muscular endurance is the _______.

• amount of force a muscle can exert

• muscles' ability to work for a long time without tiring

• same as cardiorespiratory fitness

• same as body strength

Body mass index (BMI) is a ratio of a person's weight to his or her ______.

• activity level

• age

• basal metabolic rate

• height

Teens should spend performing physical activity every day, or at least most days.

• 30 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 90 minutes

Which of these statements describe the results of exercise?

• Breathing rate decreases to increase oxygen flow to muscles

• Breathing rate increases to increase oxygen flow to muscles

• Breathing rate decreases to reduce oxygen flow to muscles

• Breathing rate decreases to increase carbon dioxide flow to muscles