NS 1410 Exam 4-PRACTICE QUESTIONS/ANSWERS
(VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST
UPDATE 2024/2025
Type 2 diabetes - ✔✔enhances the action of insulin
Benefits of physical activity - ✔✔improves sleep patterns
improves immune functions
reduces anxiety, stress, and depression
Nearly half (48%) of the US adults do NOT get sufficient - ✔✔physical activity
How much percent of adults admit to doing no leisure physical activity - ✔✔23
How much percent of high school kids admit to doing no physical activity - ✔✔24% girls
35% boys
The US Dept. of Heath Services developed the 2008 physical activity guidelines for Americans,
which state: - ✔✔Inactivity should be avoided
For substantial health benefits, adults should do a minimum of: 150min moderate or 75min
intense
For more extensive health benefits, adults should increase their aerobic activity level
Adults should participate in muscle strengthening activities that are moderate or vigorous 2
days/week
A sound physical fitness program - ✔✔Meets your personal goals
Is fun
,Includes variety and consistency
Appropriately overloads the body
Includes a warm-up and cool-down period
A sound physical fitness program appropriately - ✔✔overloads the body
Overload principle - ✔✔additional physical demands of the body to improve fitness (too
much exertions not recommended)
The FITT principle can be used to determine - ✔✔appropriate overload
A sound physical fitness program includes a - ✔✔warm up and cool-down period (5-10min)
Warm up exercises prepare the muscles for exertion by - ✔✔increasing blood flow and
temperature
Cool down - ✔✔prevents injuries and reduces muscle soreness
Calculating Maximum heart rate - ✔✔220-your age
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) - ✔✔the common currency of energy for virtually all cells in
the body
ATP must be generates continuously since muscles store only enough ATP for - ✔✔1-3
seconds of activity
After creatine phosphate, ________ is the next source of energy for ATP production -
✔✔glucose
, Glucose provides ATP through - ✔✔glycolysis
The most common source of glucose during exercise is - ✔✔muscle glycogen and blood
glucose
Glycogen stores are - ✔✔limited
Primary end product of glycolysis is - ✔✔pyruvate
With _____, pyruvate is converted to lactic acid, by-product of intense activity - ✔✔limited
oxygen
Excess lactic acid goes back to the liver to be converted back to glucose via the - ✔✔Cori
Cycle
Carbohydrates are mostly used for - ✔✔high-intensity activity
Trained athletes are able to use more fat for energy and spare - ✔✔glycogen (proteins are
NOT used as fuel)
When oxygen becomes available, the liver converts lactate back to glucose, this is known as -
✔✔cori cycle
Lactic Acid - ✔✔a by-product of anaerobic metabolism (used as energy during high and low
intensity)
Triglycerides (fats) can be metabolized to generate ATP for - ✔✔low intensity exercise and
long term duration
(VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST
UPDATE 2024/2025
Type 2 diabetes - ✔✔enhances the action of insulin
Benefits of physical activity - ✔✔improves sleep patterns
improves immune functions
reduces anxiety, stress, and depression
Nearly half (48%) of the US adults do NOT get sufficient - ✔✔physical activity
How much percent of adults admit to doing no leisure physical activity - ✔✔23
How much percent of high school kids admit to doing no physical activity - ✔✔24% girls
35% boys
The US Dept. of Heath Services developed the 2008 physical activity guidelines for Americans,
which state: - ✔✔Inactivity should be avoided
For substantial health benefits, adults should do a minimum of: 150min moderate or 75min
intense
For more extensive health benefits, adults should increase their aerobic activity level
Adults should participate in muscle strengthening activities that are moderate or vigorous 2
days/week
A sound physical fitness program - ✔✔Meets your personal goals
Is fun
,Includes variety and consistency
Appropriately overloads the body
Includes a warm-up and cool-down period
A sound physical fitness program appropriately - ✔✔overloads the body
Overload principle - ✔✔additional physical demands of the body to improve fitness (too
much exertions not recommended)
The FITT principle can be used to determine - ✔✔appropriate overload
A sound physical fitness program includes a - ✔✔warm up and cool-down period (5-10min)
Warm up exercises prepare the muscles for exertion by - ✔✔increasing blood flow and
temperature
Cool down - ✔✔prevents injuries and reduces muscle soreness
Calculating Maximum heart rate - ✔✔220-your age
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) - ✔✔the common currency of energy for virtually all cells in
the body
ATP must be generates continuously since muscles store only enough ATP for - ✔✔1-3
seconds of activity
After creatine phosphate, ________ is the next source of energy for ATP production -
✔✔glucose
, Glucose provides ATP through - ✔✔glycolysis
The most common source of glucose during exercise is - ✔✔muscle glycogen and blood
glucose
Glycogen stores are - ✔✔limited
Primary end product of glycolysis is - ✔✔pyruvate
With _____, pyruvate is converted to lactic acid, by-product of intense activity - ✔✔limited
oxygen
Excess lactic acid goes back to the liver to be converted back to glucose via the - ✔✔Cori
Cycle
Carbohydrates are mostly used for - ✔✔high-intensity activity
Trained athletes are able to use more fat for energy and spare - ✔✔glycogen (proteins are
NOT used as fuel)
When oxygen becomes available, the liver converts lactate back to glucose, this is known as -
✔✔cori cycle
Lactic Acid - ✔✔a by-product of anaerobic metabolism (used as energy during high and low
intensity)
Triglycerides (fats) can be metabolized to generate ATP for - ✔✔low intensity exercise and
long term duration
