Chapter 3

Anaerobic exercise increases cardiorespiratory endurance.

• True

• False

Physical fitness can help relieve stress.

• True

• False

A healthy body composition is a part of total fitness.

• True

• False

A sedentary lifestyle contributes to obesity.

• True

• False

Regular exercise will allow your heart to pump more efficiently.

• True

• False

If you take in more calories than you need,

• your metabolism increases

• the excess calories will be stored as fat

• the excess calories will be excreted

• you should rest

With regular exercise, you begin to

• lose your breath

• breathe more often

• breathe more deeply

• breathe more shallow breathes

Body composition is the ratio of body fat to

• muscle

• bone

• lean body tissue

• cartilage and tendons

You can measure your muscular endurance by

• step test

• stretching

• push-ups

• leg lifts

The pinch test can tell you about your

• body composition

• pulse recovery

• resting heart rate

• target heart rate