Physical Fitness Quiz

In what way does exercise help in weight management?

• It increases lean muscle mass

• It burns lean body mass

• It causes loss of weight because of heavy sweating

• It burns up and eliminates fat cells

A correct guideline for flexibility development is

• stretch to the point of pain and hold

• warm up before stretching

• avoid stretching during the cool down

• bounce while stretching to increase the range of motion

Potential benefits of a muscular fitness program include: appearance, injury prevention, weight control, athletic performance, and

• increased oxygen uptake

• decreased bone density

• decreased metabolism

• increased bone density

Potential benefits of a flexibility program include: decreased risk of injury, decreases aches & pains, enhances athletic performance, and

• decreases resting pulse

• increases oxygen uptake

• decreases muscular tension

• increases reaction time

Identify a correct safety guideline for a muscular fitness workout

• Use partial range of motion with heavier weights

• Move joints from full extension to lockout

• Exhale on exertion and inhale on release

• Swing the weights and use momentum

Stretching for flexibility is most effective during the cool down

• True

• False

Muscular strength and muscular endurance are the most important components of health-related fitness

• True

• False

A good definition of physical fitness would be the capacity to carry out everyday activities without fatigue

• True

• False

The best indicator for measuring the intensity of your workout is

• The total time of the conditioning bout

• Rapid breathing

• The amount of perspiration

• Your heart rate

A health-related fitness component is

• Flexibility

• Agility

• Speed

• Coordination