EXW344 Final VERIFIED Questions with
CORRECT Answers
In relation to weight gain, what did the panel from the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee determine? - CORRECT ANSWER - It may be necessary to get more than 30
minutes of daily physical activity to prevent excessive weight gain
Who was the Secretary of Health and Human Services who got the process started for creating a
Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee? - CORRECT ANSWER - Michael
Leavitt
True or False: The Cooper Institute has an ongoing longitudinal study with the largest database
in the world on physical fitness - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Who is credited as being called he father of preventive medicine? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hippocrates
According to our textbook, which book published in 1967 is often credited as having launched a
fitness revolution with its description of simple walking and running plan progressions? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Jogging by Bill Bowerman
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, what is Partial Disability? - CORRECT
ANSWER - some degree of difficulty in performing activities of daily living
Mark all that apply. Which of the following are given as examples of additional demands that
often accompany heavy work? - CORRECT ANSWER - high environmental temperature
awkward posture
heavy loading of small muscle groups
, True or False: the average life expectancy has decreased by 5 years over the past 100 years -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
True or False: Human beings have not evolved to handle a sedentary lifestyle, meaning, human
beings need sufficient movement to be at optimal health - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which of the following are part of the 5 components of health-related fitness as described in the
powerpoint? - CORRECT ANSWER - Morphology/body composition, cardiorespiratory,
muscular fitness
Select the Hill's Criterion which fits this description best: a sample of 100 people is randomly
divided into a control group and an exercise group. the baseline VO2max values of both groups
are the same. after 12 weeks of intervention, only the exercise group showed an improvement in
VO2max - CORRECT ANSWER - experiment
Select the Hill's Criterion which fits this description best: Drug X is associated with decreased
LDL cholesterol levels, but not with decreased triglyceride levels - CORRECT
ANSWER - specificity
Select the Hill's Criterion which fits this description best: in this experiment, 100 people were
randomized either to a control group or a strength training group. At baseline, both groups had
the same average muscular strength. after 12 weeks of intervention, only the strength training
group showed improvements in muscular strength. - CORRECT ANSWER - temporality
Select the Hill's Criterion which fits this description best: a study in China found that an
additional 30 minutes of walking per day can improve the cardiorespiratory fitness of elderly
women. a study in England found that an additional 30 minutes of walking per day can improve
the cardiorespiratory fitness in middle aged men - CORRECT ANSWER - consistency
Select the Hill's Criterion which fits this description best: people who accumulate 40 MET/hrs
per week of aerobic training tend to have better cardiorespiratory fitness compared to people who
accumulate only 20 MET/hrs per week of aerobic training - CORRECT ANSWER - dose
response
CORRECT Answers
In relation to weight gain, what did the panel from the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee determine? - CORRECT ANSWER - It may be necessary to get more than 30
minutes of daily physical activity to prevent excessive weight gain
Who was the Secretary of Health and Human Services who got the process started for creating a
Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee? - CORRECT ANSWER - Michael
Leavitt
True or False: The Cooper Institute has an ongoing longitudinal study with the largest database
in the world on physical fitness - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Who is credited as being called he father of preventive medicine? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hippocrates
According to our textbook, which book published in 1967 is often credited as having launched a
fitness revolution with its description of simple walking and running plan progressions? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Jogging by Bill Bowerman
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, what is Partial Disability? - CORRECT
ANSWER - some degree of difficulty in performing activities of daily living
Mark all that apply. Which of the following are given as examples of additional demands that
often accompany heavy work? - CORRECT ANSWER - high environmental temperature
awkward posture
heavy loading of small muscle groups
, True or False: the average life expectancy has decreased by 5 years over the past 100 years -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
True or False: Human beings have not evolved to handle a sedentary lifestyle, meaning, human
beings need sufficient movement to be at optimal health - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which of the following are part of the 5 components of health-related fitness as described in the
powerpoint? - CORRECT ANSWER - Morphology/body composition, cardiorespiratory,
muscular fitness
Select the Hill's Criterion which fits this description best: a sample of 100 people is randomly
divided into a control group and an exercise group. the baseline VO2max values of both groups
are the same. after 12 weeks of intervention, only the exercise group showed an improvement in
VO2max - CORRECT ANSWER - experiment
Select the Hill's Criterion which fits this description best: Drug X is associated with decreased
LDL cholesterol levels, but not with decreased triglyceride levels - CORRECT
ANSWER - specificity
Select the Hill's Criterion which fits this description best: in this experiment, 100 people were
randomized either to a control group or a strength training group. At baseline, both groups had
the same average muscular strength. after 12 weeks of intervention, only the strength training
group showed improvements in muscular strength. - CORRECT ANSWER - temporality
Select the Hill's Criterion which fits this description best: a study in China found that an
additional 30 minutes of walking per day can improve the cardiorespiratory fitness of elderly
women. a study in England found that an additional 30 minutes of walking per day can improve
the cardiorespiratory fitness in middle aged men - CORRECT ANSWER - consistency
Select the Hill's Criterion which fits this description best: people who accumulate 40 MET/hrs
per week of aerobic training tend to have better cardiorespiratory fitness compared to people who
accumulate only 20 MET/hrs per week of aerobic training - CORRECT ANSWER - dose
response
