Cardiovascular Activities
Physical Activity Guidelines
Avoiding Injury
Strength Training
Human Muscles
100
This activity has several health benefits and is easy to do anywhere.
What is Walking?
100
This organization recommends that adults aged 18-64 complete at least 150 of moderate to vigorous activity per week.
What is Health Canada?
100
To prepare for physical exertion or a performance by exercising or practicing gently beforehand
What is a Warm-up
100
To increase your strength you must do this to the muscle you're working out.
What is overload?
100
These muscles shown in red are at high risk for injury when first starting to walk or run
What are the hamstrings/biceps femoris?
200
This activity can be done outdoors on a mobile type or indoors on the stationary type
What is Biking?
200
This is the minimum number of days per week that is recommended for strength training
What is 2 days
200
Apply this to help reduce swelling after an injury
What is Compression or tensor bandage
200
Increasing the number of repetitions of an exercise builds endurance while increasing the weight being used builds this.
What is strength?
200
The exercise demonstrated here is targeting this muscle group
What is biceps?
300
This activity increases the heart rate and strengthens both arms and legs
What is Rowing?
300
There are several benefits of regular physical activity, one of which is _________________
What is .... (one answer if fine)
- gives us energy
- decreases stress
- makes us stronger
- prolongs independence as we age
300
The act of extending a joint to its limit of range of motion and holding the position for 15-30 seconds
What is Stretching
300
Strength training can improve this, which helps in burning calories more efficiently.
What is metabolism?
300
These muscles shown in red are the largest muscles of the body by mass.
What is quads/quadriceps femoris?
400
This activity can be quite challenging and is very good to build cardiovascular endurance
What is Cross-country skiing?
400
Regular physical activity can reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as _________________
What is...(one answer is fine)
- cancer
- obesity
- hypertension
- heart disease
- type 2 diabetes
- depression
400
Apply this for 10-20 minutes as soon as possible after an acute injury
What is an Ice pack
400
Weight bearing exercises and exercises with weights can help prevent this bone condition, especially found in women
What is osteoporosis?
400
This muscle is being used in the exercise show and coloured in red.
What is lats/latissimus dorsi?
500
This activity is normally performed in a group class setting with an instructor leading
What is Aerobics or step aerobics?
500
For older adults (65 years and older), the Health Canada guidelines emphasize the importance of physical activity for maintaining health and independence, recommending similar levels of activity while also focusing on this.
What is Balance and flexibility training
500
The act or an instance of allowing physiological activity to return to normal gradually after strenuous exercise by engaging in less strenuous exercise
What is a Cool down
500
This is another term for strength training
What is resistance training?
500
This muscle group is targeted with this exercise...
What is Triceps?