HN 196 Chapter 11: Nutrition &
Physical Fitness Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
Physical Activity - ✔✔Any muscle movement that increases energy expenditure.
Leisure-time physical activity - ✔✔Any activity unrelated to a person's occupation.
What are some examples of leisure-time physical activity? - ✔✔Hiking, walking, biking
and exercises that are purposeful or planned physical activity.
Physical Fitness - ✔✔How fit you are in order to carry out daily activities, have
adequate energy, and carry heavy things or do gardening W/O feeling fatigue or out of
breath.
What are the components of physical fitness? - ✔✔cardiorespiratory endurance,
muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, body composition
How are the components of physical fitness achieved through? - ✔✔Aerobic exercise,
resistance training, stretching
Aerobic exercise - ✔✔Has to do with breathing.
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,-Cardiorespiratory
-Ex: Walking, running,swimming, cross-country, skiing.
Resistance Training - ✔✔This has to do with the musculature/skeletal
Ex: weight lifting, calisthenics, sit-ups, push-ups.
Stretching - ✔✔Has to do with flexibility
Ex:Exercise and yoga
What two components of physical fitness are helpful for a healthy body composition? -
✔✔Aerobic and resistance
What are the benefits of regular physical activity? - ✔✔-Reduces risk of heart disease,
stroke, high blood pressure, risk of obesity, risk of type 2 diabetes, risk of colon cancer,
risk of osteoporosis, strengthens immune system and lung efficiency and capacity.
What percentage of adults in U.S do not perform sufficient physical activity? - ✔✔79.9%
What percentage of adults admit to doing no leisure-time physical activity at all? -
✔✔23.7%
What is the recommended children (6-17)and adolescents physical activity? - ✔✔1 hour
of moderate, vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity.
-3 days a week
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, Ex:soccer,swimming,jumping,etc.
What is the recommended adults(18-64) physical activity? - ✔✔2 hours and 20 minutes
a week of moderate-intensity or 1 hour and 15 minutes of vigorous-intensity
-Aerobic in episodes of 10 min.
-2 or more days per week for muscle-strenghtening.
What is the recommended older adults(65 and older) physical activity? - ✔✔-Follow
adult guidelines
-if not possible because of chronic conditions should still be physically active as their
abilities
-do exercises that maintain or improve balance if they are at risk of falling.
What are some tips for designing a sound fitness program? - ✔✔◦Start by assessing
your current level of fitness
◦Identify your personal fitness goals
◦Make your program varied, consistent, and fun
◦Appropriately overload your body
◦Include a warm-up and cool-down period
◦Start out slowly and gradually build up the time you spend each day until you reach
30 minutes
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Physical Fitness Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
Physical Activity - ✔✔Any muscle movement that increases energy expenditure.
Leisure-time physical activity - ✔✔Any activity unrelated to a person's occupation.
What are some examples of leisure-time physical activity? - ✔✔Hiking, walking, biking
and exercises that are purposeful or planned physical activity.
Physical Fitness - ✔✔How fit you are in order to carry out daily activities, have
adequate energy, and carry heavy things or do gardening W/O feeling fatigue or out of
breath.
What are the components of physical fitness? - ✔✔cardiorespiratory endurance,
muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, body composition
How are the components of physical fitness achieved through? - ✔✔Aerobic exercise,
resistance training, stretching
Aerobic exercise - ✔✔Has to do with breathing.
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,-Cardiorespiratory
-Ex: Walking, running,swimming, cross-country, skiing.
Resistance Training - ✔✔This has to do with the musculature/skeletal
Ex: weight lifting, calisthenics, sit-ups, push-ups.
Stretching - ✔✔Has to do with flexibility
Ex:Exercise and yoga
What two components of physical fitness are helpful for a healthy body composition? -
✔✔Aerobic and resistance
What are the benefits of regular physical activity? - ✔✔-Reduces risk of heart disease,
stroke, high blood pressure, risk of obesity, risk of type 2 diabetes, risk of colon cancer,
risk of osteoporosis, strengthens immune system and lung efficiency and capacity.
What percentage of adults in U.S do not perform sufficient physical activity? - ✔✔79.9%
What percentage of adults admit to doing no leisure-time physical activity at all? -
✔✔23.7%
What is the recommended children (6-17)and adolescents physical activity? - ✔✔1 hour
of moderate, vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity.
-3 days a week
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, Ex:soccer,swimming,jumping,etc.
What is the recommended adults(18-64) physical activity? - ✔✔2 hours and 20 minutes
a week of moderate-intensity or 1 hour and 15 minutes of vigorous-intensity
-Aerobic in episodes of 10 min.
-2 or more days per week for muscle-strenghtening.
What is the recommended older adults(65 and older) physical activity? - ✔✔-Follow
adult guidelines
-if not possible because of chronic conditions should still be physically active as their
abilities
-do exercises that maintain or improve balance if they are at risk of falling.
What are some tips for designing a sound fitness program? - ✔✔◦Start by assessing
your current level of fitness
◦Identify your personal fitness goals
◦Make your program varied, consistent, and fun
◦Appropriately overload your body
◦Include a warm-up and cool-down period
◦Start out slowly and gradually build up the time you spend each day until you reach
30 minutes
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