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Fitness Vocabulary-Year 8

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "aerobic fitness" mean?

a)

It is the body's ability to use the energy already stored in the muscles.

b)

Running.

c)

It is the body's ability to bring oxygen and nutrients to the muscles for a short time.

d)

It is the body's ability to bring oxygen to the muscles for a longer time.

2.

What is an example of an aerobic activity?

a)

High Jump

b)

Yoga

c)

long distance rowing

d)

50 metre sprint

3.

What does the training principle and acronym "FITT" stand for?

a)

Fit

Interesting

Training

Team

b)

Fast

Intense

Timed

Toned

c)

Frequency

Intensity

Time

Type

d)

Fitness

Interesting

Therapeutic

Training

4.

What does "RPE" stand for?

a)

Rate of Perceived Exertion.

b)

Rate of Principled Exercise

c)

Repetitive Performance Exam

d)

Repetitive Perfomance Exercise

5.

What does "anaerobic exercise" mean?

a)

With oxygen

b)

Anaerobic exercises push your body and lungs to rely on energy sources stored in your muscles.

c)

Long distance running

d)

Anaerobic exercises push your body and lungs to rely on oxygen sources stored in your lungs and muscles.

6.

Aerobic vs. Anaerobic is the same as...

a)

With air vs. without air.

b)

Without air vs. with air.

c)

With oxygen vs. without oxygen.

d)

Without oxygen vs. with oxygen.

7.

An example of an anaerobic activity is...

a)

50 metre sprint

b)

A marathon.

c)

zumba class

d)

a spinning (exercise cycle) class.

8.

Choose the best answer.

Resistance training is...

a)

... a form of exercise that improves muscular strength and endurance. 

b)

... a form of aerobic exercise that improves muscular strength and endurance.

c)

... a form of aerobic exercise that improves endurance.

d)

... a form of exercise that improves resistance to exercise.

9.

Examples of resistance used in resistance training are...

a)

Push ups

Using Dumbells

Running sprints

b)

Aerobics class

Swimming

Using dumbells

c)

Your body weight

Gravity

Elastic bands

Weighted bars or dumbbells

d)

Squats

Cycling 20 minutes with high level resistance on spinning wheel

10.

Choose the BEST answer.

Muscular Endurance is...

a)

Tiring

b)

is the ability of a muscle or group of muscles to perform repetitive contractions against a force for an extended period of time

c)

achieved by increasing the number of exercises that you do.

d)

is the ability to do an exercise for a long period of time.

11.

Static stretching...

a)

can be done by swinging your leg back and forth.

b)

creates static electricty

c)

can be done by holding a stretch in place for a certain amount of time.

d)

can be done by vigourously stretching muscles across a joint in the body for a certain amount of time.

12.

Dynamic stretching is...

a)

active movements where joints and muscles go through a full range of motion.

b)
c)
d)

can be done by holding a stretch in place for a certain amount of time.

13.

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is...

a)

walking through a park.

b)

walking through a park and having intense discussions about exercise.

c)

like doing a long bike ride up a mountain.

d)

an example of anaerobic exercises and movements that require short bursts of intense energy.

14.

True or false. One who engages in regular cardio exercises are likely to have improved lung function, healthy sleep habits, and a stronger immune system.

a)

False

b)

True

15.

Which of the following demonstrates the proper way to find your max HR?

a)

Max HR x .70

b)

RHR x Max HR

c)

(30 sec HR) x 2

d)

220 - (your age)

16.

Which of the following is the correct formula to finding your target HR?

a)

220- (your age)

b)

Max HR x .70

c)

RHR x Max HR

d)

(30 sec HR) x 2