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WorksheetsHealth Related Fitness Study Guide
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 13mins
The reason for fitness testing yourself is
To compare your results with everyone else
To determine your fitness strengths and weaknesses
To boast of your good results
To compare your results with professional athletes
The results of your health fitness test are evaluated by comparing them to
Last year's results
The ideal score that you would like to achieve
Another person in a personal fitness class
Criterion referenced standards
The ability of a joint and a muscle group to move through a range of motion is called
Muscular endurance
Muscular strength
Flexibility
Coordination
Which is NOT a health related component of fitness?
Muscular strength
Muscular endurance
Cardiorespiratory endurance
Power
The ability to continue using certain muscles for a period of time is
Muscular strength
Muscular endurance
Flexibility
Power
The amount of force that can be exerted by a single contraction of a muscle is
Power
Muscular strength
Speed
Muscular endurance
The ability to perform vigorous, large muscle exercise over a long period of time is called
Cardiorespiratory endurance
Anaerobic exercise
Muscular strength
Muscular endurance
Body composition is
Pounds of fat
Percent of the body weight, which is fat compared to lean tissue
Not important to your health
The same as body weight
The best time to measure your resting heart rate is
Immediately after exercise
Immediately before exercise
Upon waking in the morning
Before going to bed at night
The pulse can be counted by applying pressure to
A capillary
An artery
A vein
Any of the above
Which statement is NOT true?
A high resting heart rate is desirable since it is an indication that the heart is working more efficiently in meeting the body's demand for blood
Many highly fit people have resting heart rates below 50
The resting heart rate will gradually decrease in response to a regular exercise program
A lower resting heart rate means more blood is pumped with each heart beat
Which is a test of muscular endurance?
Maxing out with weights
50 yard dash
12 minute run
Timed push ups
Which is a test of cardiorespiratory fitness?
Timed curl ups
100 yard dash
12 minute run
Timed push ups
Which does NOT provide information on body fat evaluation
Hydrostatic weighing
Skinfold measurements
Weight
Bioelectrical impedance
You should not stretch before you perform the flexibility tests
True
False
The push up primarily measures the strength of the lower back muscles.
True
False
A pull up is executed correctly when the body is raised so that the chin is above the bar and then lowered to a full hang.
True
False
Correct form for a push up includes bending the elbows to a 180 degree angle
True
False
The sit and reach test measures shoulder flexibility.
True
False
Achieving a high level of health related fitness will help your skill in a specific sport.
True
False
Match the word to its definition
Where 2 bones meet in the body
Joint
Blood vessel located on the inside of the wrist
Radial Artery
Designed to evaluate the response of the cardiorespiratory system to strenuous exercise
Stress Test
Large muscle along the back of the upper arm
Triceps
Blood vessel in the neck used to count pulse rate
Carotid Artery
Match each word with its definition
Measurement of your body composition measured by height and weight
BMI
Used to measure grip strength
Dynamometer
Composed of muscle, bones, tendons, ligaments and internal organs
Lean Body Weight
Consisting of a layer of fat and a layer of skin
Skinfold
Used to measure the electrical resistance in the body
Bioelectrical Impedance Unit
