HSCI 305 EXAM 2 | 130 QUESTIONS | WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS (2025)

BCRPA Fitness Theory Exam with 51
Questions and answers Updated
What is the purpose of a warm up? - Correct Answers - increase body temperature
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- release synovial fluid
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- increase extensibility of the muscles
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- prepare joints
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II! What are the 3 types of muscle tissue? - Correct Answers cardiac ( muscle tissue that forms the wall of
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II! the heart) skeletal ( attached to bone, allows movement)
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II! What are the five components of a workout? - Correct Answers 1. warm up
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3. post cardio cool down
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5. flexibility
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II! What is the purpose of cardio? - Correct Answers - Increase heart rate to aerobic training zone
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- Decrease risk of Heart Disease
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- Decrease blood pressure
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- Increase VO2 max
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- Decrease RHR
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- More efficient weight maintenance
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II! What is the purpose of strength training? - Correct Answers - Increase basal metabolic rate
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- Increase bone density
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- Increase joint stability
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, - More efficient weight maintenance
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II! purpose of flexibility training - Correct Answers - Decrease risk of injury
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- Return muscle back to or beyond resting length
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- Promote relaxation
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II! What is dyspnea? - Correct Answers difficulty breathing
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II! What is hyperventilation? - Correct Answers breathing faster than normal
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II! What is a modified breathing pattern? - Correct Answers happens when you laugh, cry or clear air
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II! What is the vasalva maneuver> - Correct Answers - part of the modified breathing pattern
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- holding your breath while exerting yourself
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- epiglottis slams shut trapping air in trunk
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- can cause fainting or retina damage
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II! What is the ventilatory threshold 1? - Correct Answers change from normal to rapid breathing (heavier
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- Only able to speak 1-2 sentences before having to stop to catch breath
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- Lactic acid accumulates faster than is can be cleared
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II! What is ventilatory threshold 2? - Correct Answers can no longer speak during exercise
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- lactic acid build up so much that cessation of exercise is inevitable depending on fitness level
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II! What is the theoretical maximum heart rate method (formula) - Correct Answers 1. 220 - age = MHR
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2. MHR x intensity %
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