Cardiovascular Fitness

The cardiovascular system includes the

• heart, muscles, blood and blood vessels

• brain, heart, and lungs.

• heart, blood and blood vessels

• heart, lungs, bones, and muscles

What Is the Simple Definition of Heart?

• the pulse that sends signals to the other organs in the body to the kidney

• a muscle that pumps blood throughout the body

• a shape that is a triangle with two circles

• the veins that sends nutrients to other parts of the body

In your lungs,

• the blood picks up oxygen and carries it to the muscles.

• the blood picks up carbon dioxide and carries it to the muscles.

_________ carry blood towards the heart and _________ carry blood away from the heart.

• arteries; veins

• veins; arteries

Why are clots or artherosclerosis in your blood vessels bad?

• It makes you bleed

• It removes essential nutrients

• It makes your heart pump harder

• It can get stuck and stop blood flow

Which of the following would NOT be considered aerobic exercise?

• Indoor cycling

• Basketball

• Swimming

• Jogging

What is NOT a benefit of exercise?

• It improves physical and emotional health

• It reduces the risk of obesity

• It increases the risk of heart diseases

• It reduces the risk of osteoporosis

Exercise that is performed at moderate levels of intensity for an extended period of time while maintaining an increased heart rate where your body uses oxygen to produce energy.

• Anaerobic exercise

• weight training

• cardiovascular exercise

• aerobic exercise

Which is true about aerobic exercise?

• During aerobic exercise, your heart rate goes down, decreasing the blood flow to the muscles and back to the lungs.

• During aerobic exercise, your heart rate goes up, increasing the blood flow to the muscles and back to the lungs.

• During aerobic exercise, your heart rate goes down, increasing the blood flow to the muscles and back to the lungs.

• During aerobic exercise, your heart rate goes up, decreasing the blood flow to the muscles and back to the lungs.

Exercising at a high to very high intensities where your body CANNOT use oxygen to produce energy.

• Aerobic Exercise

• weight training

• Anaerobic Exercise

• HIIT