NCEP Certification Study Guide Questions
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7 |primary |movements |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-push, |pull, |bend, |twist, |squat, |lunge, |gait
Name |at |least |5 |benefits |of |exercise. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Better |appearance, |improved |
health, |feeling |better, |performing |better, |and |stress |reliever
What |are |the |components |of |Fitness? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nutritional |Guidance, |Flexibility
|Training/ROM, |Cardiovascular |Training, |Resistance |Training, |and |Attitude |Training
What |is |a |calorie? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Unit |of |Energy
Define |Active |Stretching. |Give |an |example. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ability |to |move |a |bone |
around |an |axis |using |An |internal |force.
An |example |is |bringing |your |leg |up |high |and |then |holding |it |there |w/o |anything |(other |than |
your |leg |muscles |themselves) |to |keep |the |leg |in |an |extended |position.
Define |Passive |Stretching. |Give |an |example. |I |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ability |to |move |a |bone |
around |an |axis |with |help |from |an |external |force.
An |example |is |using |a |belt |when |stretching.
Define |Static |Stretching. |Give |an |example. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Not |continually |moving. |
, An |example |is |Quadriceps |Stretch |(flamingos)
Define |Ballistic |Stretching. |Give |an |example. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |constant |motion.
An |example |is |standing |upright |and |putting |either |leg |on |elevation |to |front. |Keep |legs |straight.
|With |back |straight |bend |over |and |repeatedly |reach |forward |and |relax.
What |is |blood |pressure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Amount |of |pressure |placed |on |the |arterial |
walls |during |the |pumping |(systolic) |and |diastolic |phases.
What |is |the |formula |for |training |heart |rate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(220-age) |x |% |of |max |
heart |rate
Define |endurance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Submaximal |force |repeatedly |over |time
Define |strength |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Maximum |force |produced |in |a |specific |enviroment
Define |power |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-work |over |time
What |is |your |core? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Defined |as |the |ability |to |stabilize |your |spine |and |
transfer |load |efficiently |throughout |the |body
List |at |least |5 |cardiac |risk |factors |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-High |blood |pressure, |diabetes, |
cholesterol |level, |heart |disease, |smoking.
List |at |least |3 |signs |and |symptoms |of |cardiopulmonary |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chest |
pain, |shortness |of |breath, |irregular |or |accelerated |heart |rate
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7 |primary |movements |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-push, |pull, |bend, |twist, |squat, |lunge, |gait
Name |at |least |5 |benefits |of |exercise. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Better |appearance, |improved |
health, |feeling |better, |performing |better, |and |stress |reliever
What |are |the |components |of |Fitness? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nutritional |Guidance, |Flexibility
|Training/ROM, |Cardiovascular |Training, |Resistance |Training, |and |Attitude |Training
What |is |a |calorie? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Unit |of |Energy
Define |Active |Stretching. |Give |an |example. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ability |to |move |a |bone |
around |an |axis |using |An |internal |force.
An |example |is |bringing |your |leg |up |high |and |then |holding |it |there |w/o |anything |(other |than |
your |leg |muscles |themselves) |to |keep |the |leg |in |an |extended |position.
Define |Passive |Stretching. |Give |an |example. |I |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ability |to |move |a |bone |
around |an |axis |with |help |from |an |external |force.
An |example |is |using |a |belt |when |stretching.
Define |Static |Stretching. |Give |an |example. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Not |continually |moving. |
, An |example |is |Quadriceps |Stretch |(flamingos)
Define |Ballistic |Stretching. |Give |an |example. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |constant |motion.
An |example |is |standing |upright |and |putting |either |leg |on |elevation |to |front. |Keep |legs |straight.
|With |back |straight |bend |over |and |repeatedly |reach |forward |and |relax.
What |is |blood |pressure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Amount |of |pressure |placed |on |the |arterial |
walls |during |the |pumping |(systolic) |and |diastolic |phases.
What |is |the |formula |for |training |heart |rate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(220-age) |x |% |of |max |
heart |rate
Define |endurance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Submaximal |force |repeatedly |over |time
Define |strength |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Maximum |force |produced |in |a |specific |enviroment
Define |power |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-work |over |time
What |is |your |core? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Defined |as |the |ability |to |stabilize |your |spine |and |
transfer |load |efficiently |throughout |the |body
List |at |least |5 |cardiac |risk |factors |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-High |blood |pressure, |diabetes, |
cholesterol |level, |heart |disease, |smoking.
List |at |least |3 |signs |and |symptoms |of |cardiopulmonary |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chest |
pain, |shortness |of |breath, |irregular |or |accelerated |heart |rate
