EXSS 180 Course pack Questions with Complete Solutions

EXSS 180 Course pack Questions with Complete Solutions Technical definition - Answer-ensure that people working within science or a profession have a common understanding Definition of physical activity (Newell) - Answer-intentional, voluntary movement directed toward achieving an identifiable goal Three things to note about Newell's definition - Answer-1) Does not stipulate anything about the energy requirement of the movements used to produce the activity 2) Setting in which PA takes place is irrelevant 3) Simply moving your body doesn't constitute physical activity -- Movements must be directed toward some purposeful end Movement - Answer-any change in the position of your body parts relative to each other Does movement by itself constitute physical activity? - Answer-No; it is a necessary but not sufficient condition for PA Only movement that is ________ and ____________ meets the technical definition of PA - Answer-intentional and voluntary CDC Definition of Physical Activity - Answer-any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscle that increases energy expenditure above a baal level American Kinesiology Association (AKA)'s definition of kinesiology - Answer-an academic disciple which involves the study of PA and its impact on health, society, and quality of life Kinesiology - Answer-a discipline that focuses on physical activity, especially two categories of PA: exercise and skilled movement Types of PA - Answer-exercise and skilled movement Why do people engage in exercise - Answer-1) improve athletic, military, or some other kind of physical performance 2) improve their health 3) regain performance that has been reduced as a result of injury or diseases Three major categories of exercise - Answer-1) Training 2) Health-Related Exercise 3) Therapeutic Exercise