lesson 2 quiz components of fitness

A runner can run a marathon without stopping. This primarily demonstrates good:

• Muscular strength

• Flexibility

• Cardiorespiratory endurance

• Muscular endurance

A person is considered obese based on body composition. Which of the following is true?

• They automatically have poor cardiovascular endurance.

• They have a high ratio of fat mass to lean mass.

• They are automatically inflexible.

• They are guaranteed to have low muscular strength.

A person can touch their toes easily. This demonstrates good:

• Muscular strength

• Cardiorespiratory endurance

• Flexibility

• Muscular endurance

Which activity develops BOTH muscular strength and endurance?

• Sprinting

• Holding a yoga pose

• Lifting weights with many repetitions

• Stretching

An elderly person is at risk of falls. Which component of fitness is MOST essential to improve to reduce this risk?

• Cardiorespiratory endurance

• Flexibility

• Muscular strength and endurance

• Body composition

Which fitness component is MOST directly related to efficient oxygen delivery to working muscles?

• Flexibility

• Muscular strength

• Cardiorespiratory endurance

• Body composition

A person wants to improve their body composition. What should they focus on?

• Only cardiovascular exercise

•  Only strength training

• A combination of Cardiorespiratory exercise and strength training, along with a healthy diet

• Only flexibility exercises

Which of the following fitness components is the ability of the heart, blood vessels, and lungs to supply oxygen to the muscles during long periods of exercise?

• Muscular Endurance

• Flexibility

• Muscular Strength

• Cardiorespiratory endurance

A person can lift a heavy weight once but struggles to repeat the lift. This person needs to improve:

• Cardiovascular endurance

• Muscular strength

• Muscular endurance

• Flexibility

Why is a healthy diet necessary to maintain physical fitness?

• A healthy diet provides nutrients for energy and tissue repair.

• A healthy diet has no impact on physical fitness.

• A healthy diet is only important for weight loss but not overall fitness

• A healthy diet is only important for children but not adults