Chapter 9

Question 1

Physical fitness defines and relates to two different factors:

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1) health benefits and enable citizens to deal with the physical challanges.

2) the improvement and maintenance of physical activivty and fitness ad an important step in developing healthy lifestyle behaviors.

Question 2

Epidemiology

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branch of medicine which examines the incidence, prevalence, and distribution of disease

Question 3

Cardiorespiratory endurance

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body’s ability to extract and use oxygen in manner that permits continuous exercise, physical work or physical activities

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Physical activity and cadriorespiratory endurance are related to

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the risk of CVD

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Aerobic power (or aerobic capacity)

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ability to supply oxygen to the working muscles during physical activity

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Lab methods

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• involves expensive and sophisticated equipment
• involves exacting test protocols
• these tests are often criterion-referenced

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The single most reliable and valid measure of aerobic capacity

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the maximal oxygen consumption or VO2max

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Vo2max

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measure of the maximal amount of oxygen that can be used by a person during exhaustive exercise

Question 9

Maximal Exercise Performance

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• requires exhaustive exercise but does not require the metabolic measurement of expired gases
• the test is greatly simplified and expensive metabolic equipment is not necessary

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Submaximal Exercise Testin

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• estimates are based on the linear realtionship among heart rate, workload, and VO2max

-requirs less than maximal effort

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Flexibility

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• a single overall test of flexibility is available
• flexibility is specific to the joint or joints being measured

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Absolute endurance

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a measurement of the repetitive perfomance at a fixed resistance (for example, perfoming the max number of repetitions at a fixed weight of 100 pounds)

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Relative endurance

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a measurement of the repetitive performance related to maximum strength

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BMI is a function of

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height and weight

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Relative risk

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refers to a comparison of risk of morbidity and mortality between groups of people

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Static strength

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the ability of a muscle to contract and hold a position against a resistance without changing length.

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Dynamic strength

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the ability of muscles or muscle groups to repeatedly contract and exert force over a while, often involving movement and resistance

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Residual volume

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the air left in the lungs after max forced expiration of air

SHOULD BE MEASURED, not predicted or estimated

Question 19

The waist-hip girth ratio is used

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because it assesses excessive body fat on the trunk

Question 20

Skinfold tests are used to measure body composition. The method used to validate skinfold measures is

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concurent validity

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Healthy People 2020

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presents the objectives for improving the health of U.S. citizens

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Power is

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amount of work performed in a fixed amount of time

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VO2max and VO2peak are

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highly related

Question 24

What are you probably testing if you use a cycle ergometer, step tests, and treadmill tests in your adult fitness testing program?

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physical fitness

Question 25

Dr. Ruben has developed an exercise program that he claims will significantly improve the physical fitness level of your students. What is the first thing you should determine before adopting the program?

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Ruben's definition of physical fitness

Question 26

The reported correlations between a 12-minute run and maximal oxygen uptake tend to be

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positive and range from moderate to high

Question 27

Cardiovascular endurance is

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inversely related to mortality rates