Benefits of Physical Activities

A written exercise plan will benefit you by keeping you on track and helping you __________.

• exercise consistently

• overload your weekends with exercise

• make friends with others who have the same goals

The most force you can exert or the weight you can lift at one time indicates your __________.

• endurance

• anaerobic capacity

• muscle strength

 

Emmie is new at school and doesn't know anyone. After she joins the track team, she makes lots of new friends. This an example of the __________ benefits of exercise.

• physical

• academic

• social

• spiritual

Tom wants to increase his strength and endurance. Which of the following exercises should he focus on?

• Running, box step-ups, and weight lifting

• Curl-ups, push-ups, and box step-ups

• Curl-ups, jumping rope, and weight lifting

Teenagers should engage in muscle and bone strengthening activities for at least ______ minutes a day.

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 60

 

The V-sit reach is a good exercise to test your __________.

• aerobic capacity

• strength

• flexibility

The best way to continuously improve your fitness is by __________.

• doing extra-hard workouts on weekends

• increasing the number of repetitions of the same exercises

• setting new goals once you reach your current goals

Tamara set fitness goals two months ago. She's not seeing any change in her level of fitness. What should she NOT do?

• Ask herself if she needs to modify her goals-maybe her goals were set too low

• Check her activity log to see if she has been exercising regularly

• See if her resting heartrate has changed

• Stop working out with her athletic friend Sally

When you are beginning a new fitness program, you should choose exercises that __________.

• will increase your aerobic capacity

• you will like

• will increase your strength and endurance

• your friends are doing

Rob is starting a new exercise program. His resting heart rate is 84. What advice would you give Rob?

• Rob, you need to improve your aerobic capacity.

• Rob, you need to do some weight lifting and push-ups.

• Rob, you need to relax and calm down.