Understanding the current state of fitness

Question 1

What’s the impact of physical activity on individuals and nations?

Answer 1

• Individual: a strong means for the prevention of disease.
• Nations: a cost-effective method to improve public health across the population

Question 2

Why is the pancreas unable to make insulin with type I diabetes?

Answer 2

because the body’s immune system attacks specialized cells in the pancreas

Question 3

What happens when diabetes isn’t properly managed?

Answer 3

High blood sugar can lead to a host of problems including:
- nerve damage
- vision loss
- kidney damage
- sexual dysfunction
- decreased immune function

Question 4

A healthy total cholesterol level is

Answer 4

below 200

Question 5

An at-risk cholesterol is

Answer 5

between 200 and 239

Question 6

A high-risk cholesterol level is

Answer 6

240 or higher

Question 7

How can fitness professionals help their clients improve their health?

Answer 7

By educating them on lifestyle factors for disease prevention such as:
- Stress management
- Sleep habits
- Healthy diet
- Regular physical activity

Question 8

Name some chronic conditions commonly seen within a community that are related to lifestyle factors

Answer 8

• Osteoporosis
• Osteoarthritis
• Back Pain
• Metabolic syndrome

Question 9

What causes osteoporosis?

Answer 9

Reduced amount of physical activity, specifically weight-bearing activity, throughout the lifespan

Question 10

What causes osteoarthritis?

Answer 10

• previous injury
• repetitive movements or actions
• sedentary lifestyle

Question 11

What causes back pain?

Answer 11

• poor body mechanics
• sedentary lifestyle
• repeated activity over time
• disability or a previous injury

Question 12

Name a strategy helpful in the reduction of back pain

Answer 12

Incorporating stabilization exercises and core exercises

Question 13

Define metabolic syndrome

Answer 13

an umbrella term for any condition that impacts the way our body uses, makes, or breaks down energy