Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Flexibility Correct Answer The ability to move your body parts through their full range of motion - is important for general fitness and wellness Range of motion Correct Answer The full, normal motion possible in a joint. Is hyper-mobility normal? No Static Flexibility Correct Answer ability to hold an extended position at one end or point in a joint's range of motion Dynamic flexibility Correct Answer ability to move a joint through its range of motion with little resistance Ana...

Examples of cardiorespiratory activities Correct Answer Activities like walking, jogging, running, cycling, swimming, aerobics, rowing, stair climbing, hiking, cross country skiing and many types of dancing What is cross training? Correct Answer participating in a wide variety of activities Recommendations (FITT) for cardiorespiratory endurance Correct Answer FREQUENCY- -150 minutes per week of moderate -Experts recommend 3 to 5 days per week INTENSITY: Easy to moderate, or about 60-75%...

Which are the nine dimensions of wellness? Correct Answer Physical Emotional Intellectual Interpersonal Cultural Spiritual Environmental Financial Occupational What is another name for cycle training? Correct Answer periodization In a behavior change program, what might create a trap that is related to social influences? Correct Answer trying to get friends or family to change their behavior How does cooling down help those who exercise? Correct Answer It restores circulation to...

Risk factor Correct Answer condition that increases one's chances of disease or injury Chronic disease Correct Answer disease that develops and continues over a long period of time Lifestyle choices Correct Answer conscious behavior that can either increase or decrease a person's risk of disease or injury. Ex. Smoking, exercising, eating a healthy diet Physical fitness Correct Answer a set of physical attributes that allow the body to respond to or adapt to demands of physical stress ...

Body composition Correct Answer The body's relative amounts of fat and fat free mass Fat-free mass Correct Answer the body's nonfat tissues, including bone, water, muscle, connective tissue, organ tissues, and teeth. Essential fat Correct Answer fats incorporated in various tissues of the body, critical for normal body functioning Fat cells under the skin Correct Answer most of the body's fat is stored in Adipose tissue Correct Answer tissue in which fat is stored; fat cells Su...