Exercise and Health Exam 1 Practice Questions and Complete Solutions Graded A+

  1. Michelle is attempting to determine the effect of moderate, regular exercise on the blood pressure. She does this by constructing a detailed research plan prior to searching in order to remove selection bias. She then reviews a multitude of articles regarding the correlation between exercise and blood pressure and draws her conclusions. She is performing which type of research study? Answer: systematic review 2. While researching, Michelle comes across an article in which a group of 40-45 year old women is being studied. Half of the women are totally sedentary while the other half of the women engage in moderate and regular exercise for 6 weeks. Both group's blood pressure readings are taken once a week and compared. The goal of this study is to determine how effective exercise is on maintaining a healthy blood pressure. In regards to PICO, what is the "P" in the above scenario? Answer: women ages 40-45 3. Sharon is 61 and has just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Her doctor says the onset of type 1 diabetes at her age is very unusual and asks her to participate in a study. The researchers interviewed Sharon and other women with late onset of type 1 diabetes to try to find the cause. This type of study is a Answer: retrospective cohort study 4. Dr. Beasley works in a bariatric clinic and would like to test the effective- ness of her new meal plan intervention in comparison to her old meal plan intervention on weight loss in older patients. She would like to perform a randomized control trial. Dr. Beasley randomly selected 150 morbidly obese patients between the ages 60-70. Randomly, ½ of her patients received the new meal plan, ½ did not receive any meal plan. What is wrong with Dr. Beasley's study? Answer: nothing, Dr. Beasley did a proper randomized control trial 5. Maria wanted to better understand the determinants of heart disease in women. She grouped 500 women subjects, without any signs of CVD, based on their BMI and then compared their risk of developing heart disease. Maria began the study by assessing risk factors of the subjects, and overtime she collected data on them to answer many questions and to compare the consequent incidence of heart attack. What type of study did Maria conduct?- Answer: Prospective Cohort Study 6. Maria's sister, Sarah, has a rare brain condition that very few people have ever been diagnosed with. A scientist reached out to Maria and her sister ask- ing to conduct a study on Sarah and her brain condition. Which of the following studies would be the best for the scientist to conduct on Sarah? Answer: case study 7. Sally is attempting to determine the effect of home based groups versus hospital when talking about child obesity. This study took and randomized a hand full of overweight children Answer: half participated in the home based plan of diet and the other half the hospital. Sally is performing which research style? Answer: Randomized control study 8. Sally is looking to study the effects of smoking on cardiovascular health. Due to her lack of resources, she decides to conduct an observational study. Which of the following would be an option for Sally's observational study? Answer: - cohort study 9. Sally elects to study a set of people who have poor cardiovascular health and attempts to determine if it is due to prior smoking. This is an example of what kind of study? Answer: retrospective cohort study 10. A study involving women over 50 is testing whether or not fasted car- dio can help them lose weight faster. The women have to come into the research lab 4 times a week for 10 weeks in the morning before they eat to participate in cardio. What type of study should the researchers use? Answer: 1 group pre-test/post-test 11. What are the 4 parts of PICO? Answer: P-atient I-ntervention C-omparison O-utcome 12. Sally is curious of what happens to insulin levels when participants ex- ercise under different running conditions. Both groups give resting insulin samples. Group A sprints a 100 yard dash while Group B runs a 5K after which both groups insulin levels were taken. Group A then runs the 5k while Group B runs the 100 yard dash and insulin levels of both groups are taken again. What kind of pretest/posttest is this? Answer: cross over 13. In the previous question, the result of the experiment between insulin levels and running conditions, what is the "I" in regards to "PICO"? Answer: running 14. Which of the following is not one of the core competencies for evidence based medicine professionals? a. Ask a well-designed research question b. Acquire information from your own experiences c. Appraise and interpret the evidence d. Apply the evidence to your practice e. Evaluate the effects of implementation Answer: b. Acquire information from your own experiences 15. Which of the following types of reviews is prone to selection bias? Meta analysis Narrative reviews Systematic reviews Case study Randomized control trials Answer: Narrative reviews 16. Which of the following would not be considered a way to evaluate the effects of implementation? Surveys Observations Physical measurements Electronic medical records Answer: Observations 17. Angie is hoping to learn more about her clients' condition to better treat them. She is careful to use the best available research and her clinical expe- rience to identify risks and benefits while still keeping the client's preference in mind. What method is Angie applying? Answer: evidence-based practice 18. Which kind of study provides the highest level of evidence? Answer: systematic review 19. Which scenario would best be tested with an experimental study design? a. Studying children's behavior on the playground b. Testing medication X's effectiveness to kill cancer cells and comparing it to medication Y's effectiveness c. A 56-year old man presenting with a rare medical condition and in need of a treatment plan d. Following an assigned group of women aged 40-60 over 10 years to assess the development of breast cancer Answer: b. Testing medication X's effectiveness to kill cancer cells and comparing it to medication Y's effectiveness 20. Which study is useful for rare diseases or specific complications? Answer: case studies 21. Repeated measures involves multiple measurements of the same variable taken on the same or matched subjects under Answer: Answer: different conditions or over different time periods 22. Evidence based practices include which of the following? a. clinical judgement b. relevant scientific evidence c. patients values and preferences d. all of the above Answer: d. all of the above 23. A study follows women over the course of 3 years to determine the impacts of taking oral contraception. What type of study is this? Answer: prospective cohort study 24. Pulmonary function tests can assess for both restrictive and obstructive lung disorders. If someone is diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, they have a(n) Answer: Answer: restrictive lung disorder 25. Larry does not regularly participate in regular exercise. He is a type 2 diabetic but manages it well and shows no symptoms. What is the recommend- ed action before he is to participate in exercise? Answer: Larry should seek medical clearance before engaging in exercise 26. Lucy takes walks 3 times a week for the past year. Her walks are about 40 minutes long. She has no signs or symptoms of CV, metabolic, or renal disease. Lucy would now like to start an exercise program with a personal trainer. Which of the following best describes Lucy? Answer: Lucy participates in regular exercise and does not need medical clearance 27. Sam regularly exercises. However, he recently had his blood pressure taken and it was 141/85. Sam would like to start a new exercise program to improve his health. Answer: Sam does not need medical clearance before starting a new exercise program 28. T or F Answer: Sean has been participating in a cycling class that lasts 30 minutes, twice a week. He has been implementing this exercise routine for the past 3 months. Sean is in fact participating in regular exercise. Answer: True 29. Craig is a 55 year old man who bikes 4 days a week for 45 minutes each day and has been biking this often for 3 months. Recently, Craig has been dealing with unusual fatigue and shortness of breath performing simple tasks. Should Craig continue with his usual activity? Answer: No, Craig must discontinue exercise and seek medical clearance and may only return to exercise following medical clearance 30. The most recent joint national committee on BP guidelines state that if BP > 60, don't treat with medication unless SPB is > 150 mm Hg or DBP > 90 mmHg, with a goal of keeping it below 150/90. If someone has a SBP of 120 mm Hg and DBP of 80 mm Hg, what classification of BP do they fall under? Answer: prehypertension 31. Sally regularly participates in exercise but has high blood pressure. What is the recommended action that she should take before participation in moder- ate intensity exercise? Answer: It is okay for Sally to perform moderate intensity exercise. 32. Sally went to the doctor and got her blood pressure taken and it was 161/100 mm Hg. What classification of blood pressure is this considered? Answer: - stage 2- hypertension 33. Joe was waiting in line for a ride at a county fair and suddenly loses consciousness and passes out. What is the sign/symptom for what happened to Joe? Answer: syncope 34. Mary runs 5 days a week for an hour each day. She has renal disease and is currently symptomatic. What would be the recommended action plan for Mary? Answer: Mary should discontinue exercise and seek medical clearance 35. Jim has trouble breathing when he is lying down. He is only able to breathe easier when he sitting up straight. Jim also suffers terrible pain in his feet when walking up the stairs or when walking a long distance to work. What major signs of cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal disease does Jim have? Answer: Intermittent claudication and orthopnea 36. A 30 year old non-smoking female was recently invited by her boyfriend to run a marathon. She reports running 3 miles three times a week for the last year. Her goal is to run the entire race without stopping. She has no medical history except that she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 9. What type of exercise intensities does the client below need medical clearance for? Answer: vigorous 37. Sally is worried about having a high blood pressure and takes her blood pressure reading very regularly. Sally would like an example of a blood pres- sure that is prehypertensive. Which of the following blood pressure readings is an a prehypertensive classification of blood pressure that you could give to Sally as an example? Answer: 138/88 mmHg 38. Jane is exercising at 45% of her HRR on the bicycle 4 times a week. Is Jane considered an "exerciser" and what level of intensity is she exercising at? Answer: Yes, Jane is an exerciser, moderate intensity exercise 39. All of these are examples of restrictive lung disorder, except? a. Pulmonary fibrosis muscular c. kyphoscoliosis d. all are examples of restrictive lung disorder Answer: d. all are examples of restrictive lung disorder 40. What term would describe shortness of breath? Answer: dyspnea 41. Having which of the following conditions would NOT cause an individual to need medical clearance before beginning moderate intensity exercise? a. Renal disease b. Type 1 diabetes but not experiencing symptoms c. Pain in the neck and chest during exercise d. All of the above need medical clearance Answer: d. All of the above need medical clearance 42. Tom has been feeling very anxious and feels as if his heart is beating out of his chest. What would be the most likely cause? Answer: palpitations/ tachycardia 43. Several nights a week Megan wakes up gasping for air experiencing shortness of breath. What sign/symptom did Megan experience? Answer: paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea 44. Which of the following types of edema is most commonly associated with cardiovascular disease? a. knee edema b. arm edema c. ankle edema d. wrist edema Answer: c. ankle edema 45. T/F Answer: COPD, asthma, and bronchitis are all examples of obstructive lung diseases Answer: true 46. T/F stage 1 hypertension is 120-139 Answer: false 140-159 or 90-99 47. How is regular exercise defined? Answer: moderate intensity exercise, 3+ days/week, for 30 min/session, for 3+ months 48. Jerry is a 42 year old male whose father experienced a heart attack at age 46. Jerry runs for 45 minutes 4 times a week. Jerry quit smoking 2 months ago and has a blood pressure of 146/92. Jerry weighs 160 pounds and is 6'3 in height. He has a high-density lipoprotein reading of 30 mg/dL and a fasting plasma glucose measurement of 140 mg/dL. How many risk factors does Jerry have? Answer: 5 49. Tanya is a 65 year old woman whose family has no history of heart attack or disease. She walks for 20 minutes two days a week and blood pressure reading of 130/90. She is 5'3 ft and weighs 130 lbs. Tanya's LDL-C reading is 140 mg/dL and a HbA1C reading of 5.5%. How many risk factors does Tanya present? Answer: 5 50. You are reviewing a patient's medical history. Mark is 54 years old and his father died from a myocardial infarction at 68 years old. Mark was a smoker but quit 8 months ago. He is sedentary, has a BMI of 28 kg/m2, and his blood pressure is 140/80 mm Hg. Mark is on medication for his cholesterol, his HDL is 45 mg/dL, and his HbA1C is 5.7%. How many risk factors does Mark have? Answer: 4 51. Sarah is 45 years old and goes to a Pilates class 2 times a week for 45 minutes, she has never smoked but her husband does. Her blood pressure is 120/85 mm Hg. She has a BMI of 25 kg/m2, her LDL cholesterol is 124 mg/dL and her HDL is 61 mg/dL. Her immediate family is healthy. How many risk factors does Sarah have? Answer: 2 52. Richard is a 46 year old male whose family has no history of heart attack or disease. Richard is not a cigarette smoker, but his wife smokes regularly. He walks for 30 minutes 5 days a week and has a blood pressure reading of 150/90. Richard weighs 170 pounds and is 6 feet tall and has a waist girth measurement of 38 inches. He has a total serum cholesterol reading of 200 mg/dL and a fasting plasma glucose measurement of 120 mg/dL. Richard also has a high-serum HDL cholesterol measurement of 60 mg/dL. How many risk factors does Richard have? Answer: 3 53. Lisa is a 65 year old woman whose father died of a heart attack at age 50. She has been participating in a water aerobics class 45 minutes 3 days a week for the past 2 months. Lisa is not a cigarette smoker, nor is she exposed to a smoking environment. She is 5'4 and weighs 135 pounds and has a waist girth measurement of 37 inches. Lisa is on lipid-lowering medication and has a HbA1C of 6.0%. Lisa also has a high-serum HDL cholesterol measurement of 58 mg/dL. How many risk factors does Lisa have? Answer: 6 54. Sally is a 56 year old smoker who has picked up this habit that she knows she needs to stop. She does not have any family history of heart attacks. She has a sedentary lifestyle while her only form of "exercise" is at work. She has a body mass index of 25 kg/m2 and her blood pressure is 135/80 mm Hg. Her total serum cholesterol is 200 mg/dL. Sally is not diabetic. How many risk factors does Sally have? Answer: 4 55. Bob is a 50 year old male who does not smoke. He does not have any family history of heart attacks in his family. Bob is active and exercises 4 days a week for at least 30 minutes for the last 6 months. His body mass index is 28 kg/m2 and blood pressure is 130/90. His total serum cholesterol is 220 mg/dL and is not diabetic. How many CVD risk factors does Bob have? Answer: 3 56. Jim is a 40 year old male. His father died at the age of 58 from a heart attack. Jim quit smoking 5 months ago. Jim exercises regularly and has a BMI of 26.4. Jim's blood pressure is 143/79. His LDL level is 134 mg/dl and has a fasting plasma glucose level of 104 mg/dl. How many cardiovascular risk factors does Jim have? Answer: 3 57. Angela is a 24 year old female. She is a cigarette smoker and is training for a half marathon, running 4 times a week for 1 hour. Her BMI is 21.6 and her blood pressure is 131/82. Angela's HDL is 71 mg/dl and her fasting plasma glucose is 118 mg/dl. Answer: 1 58. What is the # of CVD risk factors and what are they? Ï Client Answer: Male, age = 68 years Ï Family history Answer: Mother has diabetes Ï Smoking Answer: smoking since he was 20 Ï BMI Answer: 25 kg/m2 Ï Blood pressure Answer: 130/95 mmHg Ï Total serum cholesterol Answer: 198 mg/dL Ï Fasting plasma glucose Answer: 115 mg/dL Ï Current exercise Answer: None Ï HDL Answer: 55mg/dL Answer: 4; age, smoking, blood pressure, exercise 59. What is the recommended intensity of exercise for the client in the above question? Answer: moderate 60. Elizabeth is a 30 year old female whose father unfortunately passed away at the age of 45 from a myocardial infarction. She is not a current smoker and no one in her house smokes. She has a waist girth of 70 cm, and a blood pressure of 120/70. Her LDL is 131 mg/dL, and has a fasting plasma glucose of 7.2 mmol/L. Additionally, her HDL of 62 mg/dL. What is the number of CVD risk factors? Answer: 3 61. Susan is a 50 year old woman with no family history of heart attacks or sudden deaths. Susan does not smoke but lives with her husband who smokes regularly inside of the house. Susan goes to a cycling class 5 days a week, each class being 45 minutes long and she has been doing this for 2 years. Susan has a BMI of 26.2 kg/m2 and a blood pressure of 130/85. She is on lipid-lowering medication and has an HbA1c of 5.8%. Her HDL level is 68 mg/dl. How many risk factors does Susan have? Answer: 1 62. Robert is a 40 year old man who cycles 3 times a week for 15 minutes and then stretches for 10 minutes. His mother is alive and healthy but his father passed away suddenly at age 63. He does not smoke, has a BMI of 25, and a fasting blood glucose of 130 mg/dL. His LDL is 120 mg/dL and his HDL is 50 mg/dL. How many risk factors does Robert have? Answer: 3 63. .All of these are positive risk factors for CVD, except? a. HDL-C < 40 mg/dL b. Hypertension c. Diabetes d. HDL-C > 60 mg/dL Answer: d. HDL-C > 60 mg/dL - negative risk factor 64. High-Serum HDL Cholesterol of greater than or equal to 60 mg/dL would cancel out a positive risk factor. Answer: true 65. Which of the following would count as a positive risk factor for CVD? a. HDL-cholesterol of 39 mg/ dL b. A BMI of 29 kg/m2 c. LDL-cholesterol of 128 mg/dL d. A previous smoker who hasn't smoked for 2 years Answer: a. HDL-cholesterol of 39 mg/ dL 66. James is a 55 year old man with no family history of CVD. He quit smoking when he was around 50 years old. He has a BMI of 29 and hardly ever exercises, so he just began training for a half marathon last week. His blood pressure is 149/91. His LDL is 135 mg/dL and his HbA1C is 6.1%. How many risk factors does James have? Answer: 3 67. A waist girth >88 cm (35 inches) on men is considered a positive risk factor Answer: false 68. Your client comes in for an ACSM CVD risk assessment and when asked about his family history he tells you that his mother had a myocardial infarc- tion at age 70 and his father passed away suddenly at age 50. Is family history one of his risk factors and if so because of which of his parents or both? Answer: His family history is one of his risk factors because of his fathers sudden death at age 50 69. Roger is a 35 year old male smoker. His BMI is 28 and his family history is unknown. He walks his dog for 15 minutes, 2 days a week. His blood pressure was 138/88 and his LDL levels were 125 mg/dl and his HDL levels were 45 mg/dl. He has a fasting blood glucose level of 130 mg/dl, how many risk factors does he have? Answer: 4 70. Is hypertension considered a positive risk factor for family history? Answer: no 71. Abby is a 30 yr woman who does not smoke, but her partner does. Her mother suddenly died at 66. Her waist girth is 76 cm and partakes in riding her bike regularly for 30 min/day, 3 days/week, for the past 4 months. Her blood pressure was 136/84, she does take antihypertensive medication. Her HDL levels were 66mg/dL and her LDL levels were 135 mg/dL. How many risk factors does she have? Answer: 1 72. Considered the father of preventative medicine and created an oath for health professionals to live by Answer: hippocrates 73. considered the first physical educator Answer: Edward Hitchcock Jr 74. Method for determining target HR for aerobic activity Answer: Karvonen Formula 75. created the Astrand-Rhyming Submaximal Cycle Ergometer Test Answer: Per-Olof Astrand 76. taught the physiology of exercise course at Harvard Answer: Dr. George Wells Fitz 77. School that provided first exercise physiology lab in 1891 Answer: Harvard Medical School 78. deemed the Father of dietetics Answer: Carl von Voit 79. developed the RPE (rate of perceived exertion) scale from 6-20 to corre- spond with HR in 1970 Answer: Gunnar Borg 80. Physician to the gladiators Answer: Claudius Galen 81. described hemoglobin's oxygen binding affinity Answer: Christian Bohr 82. Recognized and named both oxygen and hydrogen Answer: Antoine Laurent Lavoisi- er 83. - First director of The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, the oldest university in its field - Director of Royal Central Gymnastics Institute Answer: Per Henrik Ling 84. - New York's first Surgeon General - promoted that science and experimentation should be the foundation for teaching on muscular exercises Answer: Austin Flint Jr 85. - Constructed an early treadmill and opened the first laboratory in Germany dedicated to sports medicine - Created the respiratory apparatus Answer: Nathan Zuntz 86. Early advocate for proper diet and physical training Answer: Herodicus 87. - studied altitudes affect on respiration - Known for the removal of CO2 in favor of O2 from Hb in the lungs Answer: John Scott Haldane 88. Taught the Physiology of Exercise course at Harvard Answer: George Wells Fitz 89. Established the Harvard Fatigue Laboratory Answer: Lawrence Henderson 90. Who researched A&P, nutrition, growth & development, benefits of exer- cise, & the detriments of a sedentary lifestyle and was a physician to the gladiators? Answer: Caludius Galen 91. Which of the following people did NOT contribute to the history of physical activity? a. Cladius Galen b. Edward Hitchcock Jr. c. Gunnar Borg d. James Watson Answer: d. James Watson 92. Which organization is the largest professional organization for exercise physiology? Answer: ACSM 93. T/F Answer: You can become a Certified Personal Trainer or a Group Exercise Instructor without a college degree? Answer: true 94. Which of the following are included in the hippocratic Oath? a. To share patients diagnosis with others b. To treat ill to the best of one's ability c. To prioritize oneself over the patient d. to conceal information to work more efficient Answer: b. To treat ill to the best of one's ability 95. Thomas weighs 175 pounds and is 6'2 ft. Determine his BMI category based on his height and weight. Answer: Healthy/Normal Weight 96. Deborah, who is 56, had a sudden episode of numbness, confusion, trouble seeing and walking. Her family decided to take her to the hospital and her doctor informed her that there was an aneurysm burst of a blood vessel in her brain. What can we determine was the cause of Deborah's episode? Answer: Hemor- rhagic stroke 97. Jon is 6'3 and 250 pounds. What is Jon's weight category based on his calculated BMI? Answer: obese 98. Susan is a 56 year old female and has a fasting glucose of 105 g/dL. Susan's blood pressure is 135/90 and has low Hdl-C of 54 mg/dL. Her waist circumference is 40 inches. Based on this information above does Susan have Metabolic syndrome and why? Answer: Yes, because 3 factors were listed above to show she had metabolic syndrome 99. Alice is trying to calculate if she is at a healthy weight relative to her height. She is 64 inches tall and 145 pounds. What is Alice's BMI and what weight category does she fall under? Answer: Alice has a BMI of 24.9, and is considered a "healthy weight" 100. Ivan just moved to a new neighborhood, where his new neighbors invited him to be a part of a badminton team. Badminton is considered a MET value of 4.5. What MET value range does this fall under? Answer: moderate physical activity 101. Sherry is on a diet and complains to her doctor because she isn't losing weight. She has a waist circumference of 40 inches, a triglyceride level of 152 mg/dL, her HDL-C is 56 mg/dL, her blood pressure is 130/85 mmHg, and her fasting glucose level is 95 g/dL. Should Sherry's doctor diagnose her with metabolic syndrome? Answer: Yes because Sherry meets enough criteria to be diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome 102. Amy's doctor has suggested that she begin participating in vigorous activity, a step up from the normal moderate exercise she does. What would be an example of a vigorous exercise that Amy could participate in? Answer: jogging up a hill 103. Amy wants to know if the exercise she's been doing is meeting her doctor's suggestion of being "vigorous." What percentage of her max heart rate would classify as vigorous? Answer: 83% 104. Cameron was just diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. His waist cir- cumference is 45 inches, LDL cholesterol is 148mg/dL, HDL cholesterol is 50mg/dL, blood pressure is 140/86, and fasting glucose is 110mg/dL. Which of these 5 factors is his diagnosis based on? Answer: Waist circumference, blood pressure, and fasting glucose 105. How many METs is 21 ml/O2/kg and what MET value range is correspond- ing with this number? Answer: 6 METS; vigorous 106. When body fat accumulates in this portion of the body, there is a high association with diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome and maybe even premature death? Answer: abdomen 107. Patrick just got his blood pressure measured when he went to his doctor's appointment. His health care provider said his blood pressure was 140/90. What blood pressure category does this fall under? Answer: stage 1 hypertension 108. Mark has atherosclerosis. How does atherosclerosis occur? Answer: High LDL levels allow for reduction by reactive oxygen species, which is then taken up by macrophages eventually forming a fatty streak due to aggregation of foam cells, collagen, and smooth muscle cells. 109. At what measurement does an adult male's waist circumference become high risk? Answer: 100-120 cm 110. What is considered a vigorous intensity exercise? a. running b. dancing c. gardening d. painting Answer: a. running 111. Which of the following are included in the physical activity guidelines for children and adolescents? a. Aerobic exercise b. Muscle strengthening exercises c. Bone strengthening exercises d. all of the above Answer: d. all of the above 112. Which of the following is included in the physical guidelines for adults?- Answer: at least 150-300 mins / week of moderate intensity OR 75-150 mins/ week of vigorous intensity 113. Annie is 64 inches tall and weighs 133 pounds. What is her BMI? Answer: 22 kg/ m^2 114. Which fat distribution model, pear or apple, is considered to be at a higher risk level? Answer: apple 115. T/F Answer: to be considered physically active you can exercise a minimum of 3 days a week, for 35 minutes for 2 months. Answer: false 116. What waist circumference is considered high for a woman? Answer: 90-110 cm 117. Nora is a 67 year old woman who is undergoing tests to determine her body composition before she begins to resume her exercise routine. These body composition measurements showed that Nora's percentage of body fat has increased significantly, while her lean mass is much less than when she was younger. Based on the above information, Nora is most likely suffering from Answer: Answer: Sarcopenic obesity 118. All of the following describe the rate of perceived exertion EXCEPT Answer: a. Should correlate with heart rate b. Can be used to monitor progress towards max exertion c. Measures exact VO2 max of a client d. Is self-reported work rate Can be affected by psychological factors, exercise modes, age, or thirst Answer: c. Measures exact VO2 max of a client 119. An Astrand-Rhyming submax test on the cycle ergometer is performed on one of your male clients. He finished the test at a work rate of 750 kg/min and a heart rate of 160 BPM. The client is 35 years old with a correction factor of 0.87. Calculate his VO2 max using the given nomogram. Answer: 2.0 120. T/F Answer: Cara is a 34 year old female and is reported to have a body fat percentage of 28%. From this information, Cara does not fall into the average satisfactory healthy range for women. Answer: false 121. Robert is training for a half marathon. He is trying to get his mile under 9 minutes and 30 seconds. While using the treadmill submax test, he completes his mile in 9 minutes and 15 seconds. What is his VO2max (ml/kg/min)? Answer: 35.0 122. Addie, a 21-year-old college student, is participating in a high intensity interval training class called OrangeTheory Fitness. During class, Addie is given a heart rate monitor to put on her arm because the goal of the class is to get your heart rate very high and eventually to its max. During the treadmill portion of class, Addie hits her max heart rate. What is her maximum heart rate, according to Fox's equation? Answer: 199 123. Which method of estimating body composition would not be ideal to use after drinking three cups of coffee? Answer: TANITA BIA Body Composition Analyzer 124. As Mark is working out one day, he wants to determine his Rate of Perceived Exertion. He is 30 minutes into a 45-minute run. He can't talk in full sentences but he's still able to speak a few words as Answer: 15 125. Jane is 61 and experiencing severe back pain along with reduced height. Her doctor is concerned she may be suffering from osteoporosis. Which of these tests should Jane's doctor use to confirm this diagnosis? Answer: DEXA 126. Ryan plays professional soccer and is given a Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis to determine his fat free mass. Ryan has a high amount of fat free mass according to his DEXA scan, but the analysis records his fat free Answer: Ryan is most likely dehydrated 127. Josh is 25 years old and is performing the YCMA Cycle Ergometer Sub- max Test. Around when should Josh finish the test? Answer: Josh can stop once he has reached a heart rate of 165 bpm for 2 consecutive stages. 128. A male client does the Astrand-Rhyming submax test on the cycle er- gometer. His work rate is 750 kg*m/min and a heart rate of 150 BPM. He is 25 years old so his correction factor is 1.0. He weighs 175 lb. Using the nomogram, what is his estimated VO2 max? Answer: 2.7 129. A female client does the Astrand-Rhyming submax test on the cycle ergometer. Her work rate is 450 kg*m/min and has a heart rate of 140 BPM. She is 35 years old so her correction factor is 0.87. She weighs 140 lb. Using the nomogram, what is her estimated VO2 max? Answer: 2.4 130. April is learning about different methods to estimate body composition. She's having trouble remembering which method determines body density based on air displacement and converts to %BF based on population specific equations. Which of the following methods of estimating body composition is April talking about? Answer: Bod Pod 131. Max, who has a BMI of 24 kg/m2, and Elizabeth, who has a BMI of 20 mg/m2, have just completed the treadmill submax test. When Elizabeth completed this she had a VO2 max of 35 ml/kg/min, and when Max completed this he had a VO2 max of 48 ml/kg/min. What time did it take each of them to complete the treadmill submax test? Answer: Max had a time of 13.7 minutes, and Elizabeth had a time of 10.6 minutes. 132. Sandra is performing a treadmill submax test. She is 28 years old and has a BMI of 25 kg/m2. During the test, it takes Sandra 13 minutes and 45 seconds to complete the test. What is her VO2max in ml/kg/min? Answer: 44.2 133. What is the sit-and-reach test the best measure of? Answer: hamstring flexibility 134. Which of the following would indicate to stop a test? a. Physical manifestations of severe fatigue b. Shortness of breath c. Subject requests to stop d. All of the above Answer: d. All of the above 135. Which resting measurements does not need to be taken before a test? a. heart rate b. blood pressure c. body temperature d. height Answer: c. body temperature 136. How would someone who is properly hydrated have skewed results with the Bioelectrical Impedance Analyzer (BIA)? Answer: decreased body fat percentage 137. Which statement regarding resistance training is false? a. Resistance training decreases fat free mass b. Resistance training reduces sarcopenia c. Resistance training increases muscle strength d. Resistance training leads to muscle hypertrophy Answer: a. Resistance training de- creases fat free mass 138. Which of these is NOT the purpose of the Muscle Strength and Endurance test? a. To identify weaknesses in muscle groups b. Compare results to standards c. To determine participants health d. Test for baseline muscle fitness Answer: c. To determine participants health 139. All of the following are steps that should be completed before a physical fitness test except? a. Perform a preparticipation health screening b. Provide Participant Instructions c. Have the patient perform Informed Consent d. Perform a Food Frequency Questionnaire Answer: d. Perform a Food Frequency Questionnaire 140. VO2 max is described as... Answer: The maximal amount of O2 consumed per minute 141. Attenuation is directly related to an object's... a. density b. chemical composition c. thickness d. A and B e. A and C f. All of the above Answer: f. All of the above