PRINCIPLES OF EXERCISE, FITNESS
AND HEALTH LEVEL 2 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
How is cardiac output calculated?
a) resting heart rate x maximal heart rate
b) heart rate + stroke volume
c) resting heart rate + maximal heart rate
d) heart rate x stroke volume - Correct answers✔✔D
Which of the following is a cardiovascular adaptation to aerobic training?
a) increased stroke volume
b) decreased hypertrophy of skeletal muscles
c) decreased number of neuromuscular connections
d) increased resting heart rate - Correct answers✔✔A
Which if the following is a respiratory adaptation to aerobic training?
a) increased heart rate during exercise
b) increased bone density
c) increased oxygen uptake by body tissues
d) increased breathing rate during exercise - Correct answers✔✔C
Which of the following is a long term effect of aerobic exercise on blood pressure?
a) reduces systolic blood pressure
b) reduced systolic a d diastolic blood pressure
,c) reduced diastolic blood pressure
d) no change in blood pressure - Correct answers✔✔B
Which of the following is a direct symptom of blood pooling following sudden cessation of
intense exercise?
a) heart arrhythmia
b) dizziness/ feeling faint
c) high blood pressure
d) hyperventilation - Correct answers✔✔B
Which if the following is a short term effect of exercise on bones and joints?
a) increased synovial fluid
b) decreased range of movement
c) increase bone density
d) decreased stability of joints - Correct answers✔✔A
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) is characterised by
a) a build up of lactic acid in the muscles
b) broken capillaries in the muscles
c) blood pooling in the muscles
d) micro tearing of muscle fibres - Correct answers✔✔D
Which of the following is most likely to cause delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS)?
a) positive phase of an exercise
b) negative phase of an exercise
, c) low intensity aerobic exercise
d) low intensity resistance exercise - Correct answers✔✔B
Which of the following is a long term effect of endurance exercise on type 1 muscle fibres?
a) reduced ability to tolerate blood lactate
b) increased rate of conversion to type 2 muscle fibres
c) reduced diameter of the muscle fibres
d) increased number and size of mitochondria - Correct answers✔✔D
Which of the following stretches would be more beneficial for someone who has a kyphotic
posture?
a) standing chest stretch
b) kneeling hip flexor stretch
c) standing lower back stretch
d) lying gluteal stretch - Correct answers✔✔A
Diet is an example of which component of total fitness?
a) nutritional
b) medical
c) spiritual
d) social - Correct answers✔✔A
Which of the following is a definition of muscular endurance?
a) the maximal amount of force a muscle/group of muscles can exert
b) the range of motion possible at a joint/group of joints
AND HEALTH LEVEL 2 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
How is cardiac output calculated?
a) resting heart rate x maximal heart rate
b) heart rate + stroke volume
c) resting heart rate + maximal heart rate
d) heart rate x stroke volume - Correct answers✔✔D
Which of the following is a cardiovascular adaptation to aerobic training?
a) increased stroke volume
b) decreased hypertrophy of skeletal muscles
c) decreased number of neuromuscular connections
d) increased resting heart rate - Correct answers✔✔A
Which if the following is a respiratory adaptation to aerobic training?
a) increased heart rate during exercise
b) increased bone density
c) increased oxygen uptake by body tissues
d) increased breathing rate during exercise - Correct answers✔✔C
Which of the following is a long term effect of aerobic exercise on blood pressure?
a) reduces systolic blood pressure
b) reduced systolic a d diastolic blood pressure
,c) reduced diastolic blood pressure
d) no change in blood pressure - Correct answers✔✔B
Which of the following is a direct symptom of blood pooling following sudden cessation of
intense exercise?
a) heart arrhythmia
b) dizziness/ feeling faint
c) high blood pressure
d) hyperventilation - Correct answers✔✔B
Which if the following is a short term effect of exercise on bones and joints?
a) increased synovial fluid
b) decreased range of movement
c) increase bone density
d) decreased stability of joints - Correct answers✔✔A
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) is characterised by
a) a build up of lactic acid in the muscles
b) broken capillaries in the muscles
c) blood pooling in the muscles
d) micro tearing of muscle fibres - Correct answers✔✔D
Which of the following is most likely to cause delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS)?
a) positive phase of an exercise
b) negative phase of an exercise
, c) low intensity aerobic exercise
d) low intensity resistance exercise - Correct answers✔✔B
Which of the following is a long term effect of endurance exercise on type 1 muscle fibres?
a) reduced ability to tolerate blood lactate
b) increased rate of conversion to type 2 muscle fibres
c) reduced diameter of the muscle fibres
d) increased number and size of mitochondria - Correct answers✔✔D
Which of the following stretches would be more beneficial for someone who has a kyphotic
posture?
a) standing chest stretch
b) kneeling hip flexor stretch
c) standing lower back stretch
d) lying gluteal stretch - Correct answers✔✔A
Diet is an example of which component of total fitness?
a) nutritional
b) medical
c) spiritual
d) social - Correct answers✔✔A
Which of the following is a definition of muscular endurance?
a) the maximal amount of force a muscle/group of muscles can exert
b) the range of motion possible at a joint/group of joints
