WorksheetsPhysical Fitness
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The ability to perform moderate to vigorous levels of activity and respond to physical demands is known as
exercise
physical activity
physical fitness
cardiorespiratory fitness
The ability of your heart and lungs to effectively deliver oxygen to your muscles during prolonged physical activity is called
muscular endurance
muscular strength
flexibility
cardiorespiratory fitness
All of the following are considered exercises that can improve your flexibility except
yoga
tai chi
jogging
Pilates
Which of the following has been shown to be more effective in lowering type II diabetes risk?
High intensity exercise
Regular exercise and healthy diet
Prescription diabetes medication (insulin)
Vitamins and regular physical activity
The exercise that benefits most in the reduction of developing osteoporosis is
weight lifting
running
walking
swimming
The FITT principle stands for
frequency, intensity, training and type
frequency, intensity, time and type
flexibility, interacting with training and time
four components, increasing, to tone and treat illness
Clarisse wants to start a moderate cardiorespiratory endurance exercise program, but she has been sedentary for the past 5 years. Which of the following activities would be the best for her to incorporate to meet her goal of increasing her cardiorespiratory endurance?
Light stretching
Water aerobics
Competitive tennis
High intensity weight training
Moderate intensity activity is defined as activity that will raise your heart rate to
40-50% of your maximum heart rate
50-70% of your maximum heart rate
70-85% of your maximum heart rate
None of the answers are correct
The best program for building muscular endurance would be one that consists of
at least 20 minutes of aerobic exercise
exercises performed in sets of 12 repetitions with high amounts of resistance
exercises performed in sets of 20 repetitions with low amounts of resistance
performing one set of 10 with 8 different exercises
You can do resistance training on consecutive days as long as
you work different muscle groups from day to day
you do a low to moderate intensity workout
you allow each muscle 96 hours of recovery time
you perform the same exercises each day
