HSC 220 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ACSM - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅American College of Sports Medicine
(ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist)
NSCA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅National Strength and Conditioning Association
(NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist)
NASM - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅National Academy of Sports Medicine
ACE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The American Council on Exercise
Physical Activity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscle resulting in
energy expenditure.
Exercise - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Physical activity that is voluntary, planned, structured and repetitive.
Aims to improve or maintain physical fitness.
Physical Fitness (definition) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Physical fitness is the capability of the heart, the
blood vessels, lungs, and muscles to perform at optimal efficiency.
Physical Fitness: Health Related - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- muscular strength & endurance
- CRF
- flexibility
- body composition
Physical Fitness: Skill Related - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- agility
- balance & coordination
- speed
- power & reaction time
ACSM - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅American College of Sports Medicine
(ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist)
NSCA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅National Strength and Conditioning Association
(NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist)
NASM - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅National Academy of Sports Medicine
ACE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The American Council on Exercise
Physical Activity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscle resulting in
energy expenditure.
Exercise - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Physical activity that is voluntary, planned, structured and repetitive.
Aims to improve or maintain physical fitness.
Physical Fitness (definition) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Physical fitness is the capability of the heart, the
blood vessels, lungs, and muscles to perform at optimal efficiency.
Physical Fitness: Health Related - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- muscular strength & endurance
- CRF
- flexibility
- body composition
Physical Fitness: Skill Related - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- agility
- balance & coordination
- speed
- power & reaction time