ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the principles of exercise training? - Answer- · Principle overload: to improve
one must be challenged or stressor repeatedly
· Principle of reversibility: When one stops exercising, they will return to retraining levels
· Principle of specificity: training effects are specific to each exercise
· Principal of individual differences: large variability from one person to the next in both
natural fitness level and rate of improvement.
What are the components of health-related fitness and how are they distinct? - Answer-
· Cardiorespiratory- lowers risk of premature death from heart disease and stroke
· Musculoskeletal-increases bone density, muscle mass, and joint health which lowers
risk of osteoporosis, and degenerative joint disease
o Strength
o Muscular endurance
o flexibility
· Body composition - obesity and diabetes
What are the recommendations to improve and maintain health for adults? (as it relates
to aerobic activity and resistance training) - Answer- · Aerobic activity: 3-7 days or
150min a week (moderate) 75 min a week (vigorous)
· Resistance training: two or more non consecutive days, 8-12 reps of 8-10 exercises,
around 20-30 min.
Define and provide examples of physical and psychological stressors - Answer- ·
Physical- physical trauma
· Psychological- worries about school
General Adaptation Syndrome - Answer- · is a model that describes the body's
physiological responses to stressors in three stages... alarm, resistance, and exhaustion
The transactional model of stress and coping - Answer- views stress as a transactional
phenomenon dependent on the meaning of the stressor to the receiver
1. Define and contrast western medicine and complementary medicine - Answer- ·
Western Medicine- science based, strict education and licensing criteria
· Complementary medicine- natural products, cultural specific traditions, does not
require standardized training
Examples of complementary medicine - Answer- · Meditation
, · Acupuncture
· Manual therapy
· Homeopathy
In western medicine who are some of the allied health care professionals that are part
of the healthcare team? - Answer- · Physicians
· Dentist
· Podiatrist
· Optometrist
· Psychologist
Health literacy - Answer- The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain,
process, and understand basic health information and services needed
Quality of life - Answer- Overall sense of wellbeing or the difference between
expectations and present experiences
Risk factor - Answer- Probability that an adverse event will occur if one engages in a
certain behavior
Body composition - Answer- Body is divided into fat weight and lean weight
Body Mass Index (BMI) - Answer- Ratio of body fat to height
Calorie - Answer- Standard unit of energy used in the United States used to define and
describe human energy intake and expenditure
Macronutrients - Answer- Nutrients that are the main constitutes of our food
Micronutrients - Answer- Needed in small quantities, vitamins and minerals
Energy balance - Answer- The relationship between energy input(caloric intake) and
energy output(caloric expenditure)
Anaerobic metabolism - Answer- Refers to biochemical pathways that do not require
oxygen to produce energy for muscle contraction
Aerobic metabolism - Answer- Pertains to a biochemical pathway that use oxygen to
produce energy for muscle contraction
Physical activity - Answer- Muscular movement of the body that results in significant
energy expenditure above resting metabolism. all movement
Exercise - Answer- Structured physical activity that focuses on improving or maintaining
physical capacity. Sports, exercise classes, gyms