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gym fitness test
Question | Answer |
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What are the 5 main components of overall fitness? | Cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, body composition, and flexibility. |
What is cardiovascular endurance? | the ability of the body's circulatory and respiratory system to supply fuel during sustained physical activity. |
What are some activities you can do to improve your cardiorespiratory endurance? | walking, swimming, or bicycling. The activity you chose does not have to be strenuous. |
What is Muscular strength? | the ability of the muscle to exert force during an activity. |
What is the key to making your muscles stronger? | to work them against resistance, whether that is from weights, or gravity |
What are some exercises that will help increase muscular strength? | lifting weight's or rapidly taking the stairs |
What is muscular endurance? | the ability of the muscle to continue to perform without fatigue. |
What are some activities to improve muscular endurance? | walking, jogging, bicycling, or jogging |
What is body composition? | it refers to the relative amount of muscle, fat, bone, and other vital parts of the body. |
What is Flexibility | the range of motion around a joint |
If you want to improve flexibility, you should try what activities? | activities that lengthen the muscles such as swimming or a basic stretching program. |
What is agility | The ability to change direction at pace |
What is speed? | The ability to perform movement quickly |
What is Reaction time | the ability to respond quickly to stimuli |
What is static balance? | the ability to maintain equilibrium while still |
What is dynamic balance? | the ability to maintain equilibrium while moving |
What is coordination? | the ability to use senses and body parts to perform motor skills fluently and accurately |
What is power? | speed times strength |
What is the definition of the F.I.T.T. principle? | the F.I.T.T. principle in exercise is a set of rules that help you get the most of your workouts. |
What does the F in the FITT principle stand for | Frequency: how often you exercise |
What does the I in the FITT principle stand for | Intensity: how hard you work during exercise |
What does the T in the FITT principle stand for? | Time: how long you exercise |
What does the second T in the FITT principle stand for | Type: what type of activity we are doing |
What is your maximum heart beat? | The fastest your heart can beat per minute |
What is your target heart rate? | the range your heart rate (beats per minute) should be in during aerobic exercise to obtain cardiovascular benefits |
How do you find maximum heart rate? | you subtract your age from 220 |
How do you find target heart rate zone? | low end is the maximum heart rate times .65, and high end is the maximum heart rate times .85 |