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Exercise and Fitness Concepts

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which type of exercise uses oxygen to supply energy over a longer period of time?

a)

Aerobic

b)

Anaerobic

2.

One example of an anaerobic exercise is:

a)

Sprinting

b)

Jogging

c)

Walking

d)

Swimming at a slow pace

3.

Which type of stretching involves moving your muscles and joints through a full range of motion before activity?

a)

Static

b)

Dynamic

4.

Static stretching is best done after exercise to help cool down and improve flexibility.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Warming up before exercise is important because it:

a)

prepares the body for physical activity and reduces the risk of injury

b)

makes you feel tired before starting exercise

c)

increases the risk of muscle cramps

d)

slows down your heart rate

6.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of a cool-down?

a)

Reduces muscle soreness

b)

Helps prevent injury

c)

Improves breathing strength

d)

Brings heart rate back to normal

7.

A repetition (rep) in weight training is defined as:

a)

One complete movement of an exercise.

b)

The total number of sets performed.

c)

The amount of weight lifted in an exercise.

d)

The rest period between sets.

8.

If a workout says “3 sets of 10 reps,” how many total repetitions will you complete?

a)

30

b)

13

c)

20

d)

10

9.

One rep max (1RM) refers to:

a)

The maximum amount of weight a person can lift for one repetition

b)

The number of repetitions completed in one minute

c)

The average weight lifted over ten repetitions

d)

The total weight lifted in a workout session

10.

The letters in FITT stand for:

a)

Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type

b)

Flexibility, Intensity, Training, Technique

c)

Fitness, Interval, Time, Target

d)

Form, Impact, Tempo, Training

11.

One example of how you could apply the FITT principle to improve your cardiovascular endurance is:

a)

Increasing the frequency of your running sessions each week

b)

Lifting heavier weights for fewer repetitions

c)

Reducing the amount of sleep you get each night

d)

Eating more carbohydrates before exercise

12.

The ability to carry out daily tasks easily, and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands is called...

a)

exercise

b)

maximum heart rate

c)

physical fitness

d)

strain

13.

Aerobic means muscles require...

a)

Glucose

b)

Lactic Acid

c)

Gatorade

d)

Oxygen

14.

Aerobic exercise is?

a)

an activity that uses large amounts of oxygen and works the heart and lungs.

b)

Intense physical activity that builds muscle but does not use large amounts of oxygen.

15.

What does an effective cool down consist of?

a)

Lowering heart rate

b)

Increasing body temperature

c)

Maintaining blood pressure

d)

Decreasing breathing rate

16.

Frequency, what does it mean?

a)

It refers to how hard or how strenuous that you exercise

b)

It refers to how long you exercise for, usually in minutes

c)

It refers to what kind of exercise you do, the tasks that are performed

d)

It refers to how often you exercise, how many times a week.

17.

This type of stretching is where you hold for 10-20 seconds

(a)