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64) In resistance training, which of the following represents the amount of weight or resistance
that can be moved only once?
A) one set (1 S)
B) one repetition maximum (1 RM)
C) one resistance maximum (1 RM)
D) one static stretch (1 SS)
Skill: Understanding
Section: Creating Your Own Fitness Program
Learning Outcome: 11.4
65) Which form of exercise combines stretching with movement against resistance and often
involves the use of devices such as tension springs or heavy rubber bands?
A) weight training
B) yoga
C) static stretching
D) Pilates
Skill: Understanding
Section: Implementing Your Fitness Program
Learning Outcome: 11.5
66) Which form of exercise involves techniques that slowly and gradually lengthen a muscle or
group of muscles and the associated tendons?
A) tai chi
B) yoga
C) static stretching
D) Pilates
Skill: Understanding
Section: Creating Your Own Fitness Program
Learning Outcome: 11.4
67) Regular physical activity decreases both HDL and LDL levels in the blood.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Physical Activity for Health
Learning Outcome: 11.1
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68) A woman who does weight-bearing exercise will likely have higher bone mass and bone
density than a woman who doesn’t.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Physical Activity for Health
Learning Outcome: 11.1
69) Longevity is positively correlated with the intensity of regular exercise.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Physical Activity for Health
Learning Outcome: 11.1
70) Agility and balance are examples of skill-related components of physical fitness.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Physical Activity for Fitness and Performance
Learning Outcome: 11.2
71) Only 45% of American adults meet national guidelines for both cardiorespiratory and
muscular fitness.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Physical Activity for Fitness and Performance
Learning Outcome: 11.2
72) During the initial conditioning stage of a fitness program, it is important to exercise at high
intensity to get in shape more quickly.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Committing to Physical Fitness
Learning Outcome: 11.3
73) In general, the lower the intensity of activity, the longer the duration of exercise should be.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Creating Your Own Fitness Program
Learning Outcome: 11.4
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74) A warm-up prior to exercise after you’ve finished a long day of sedentary work should last
longer than a warm-up after you’ve walked to the fitness center.
Skill: Applying
Section: Implementing Your Fitness Program
Learning Outcome: 11.5
75) It is not physiologically possible to drink too much water.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Taking in Proper Nutrition for Exercise
Learning Outcome: 11.6
76) Overuse injuries are those that occur suddenly and violently.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Preventing and Treating Fitness-Related Injuries
Learning Outcome: 11.7
77) A vigorous workout raises a person’s metabolic rate during exercise and for several hours
afterward.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Physical Activity for Health
Learning Outcome: 11.1
78) Athletes who train too much are said to suffer from overload syndrome.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Preventing and Treating Fitness-Related Injuries
Learning Outcome: 11.7
79) People who exercise regularly experience physical benefits but not psychological benefits.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Physical Activity for Health
Learning Outcome: 11.1
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80) Athletes who engage in very extreme or intense physical activities, such as marathons, have
been shown to be at an increased risk for upper respiratory tract infections.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Physical Activity for Health
Learning Outcome: 11.1
81) If you strain a muscle during exercise, you should put heat packs on it when you get home to
ease the pain and promote healing.
Skill: Applying
Section: Preventing and Treating Fitness-Related Injuries
Learning Outcome: 11.7
82) Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of muscles in the lower back.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Preventing and Treating Fitness-Related Injuries
Learning Outcome: 11.7
83) How does regular exercise physiologically lower the risk of cardiovascular disease?
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Physical Activity for Health
Learning Outcome: 11.1
84) Applying the FITT principle, create a jogging and weight training program for a healthy
college student who wants to stay fit and increase muscle strength.
Skill: Applying
Section: Creating Your Own Fitness Program
Learning Outcome: 11.4
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85) You want to train for a 10K race being held in July, which means you’ll have to train in the
heat of summer. Describe your plan to avoid heat-related illness.
Skill: Applying
Section: Taking in Proper Nutrition for Exercise and Preventing and Treating Fitness-Related
Injuries
Learning Outcome: 11.6 and 11.7
86) Compare and contrast the health risks of the following two people: Suki is a 25–year-old
recreational runner. She runs for 30 minutes at least 4 days a week and weight trains at a fitness
center for 30 minutes 3 days a week. She also makes sure she stretches after her workouts. Marla
is a 25-year-old graduate student who does not exercise regularly. She will occasionally take a
jog with friends, but is often out of breath and too sore the next day to be motivated to do it
regularly.
Skill: Evaluating
Section: Physical Activity for Health
Learning Outcome: 11.1