Chapter 1
The average life span of a human.
What is 78.6 years?
Definition of exercise.
What is physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive in order to improve health.
The definition of motivation.
What is the force that drives us to make a change?
The acronym used to remember the dimensions of designing a workout
What is FITT?
Definition of pulmonary circulation.
What is the circulation between the heart and lungs?
The thing that most accurately predicts a woman's genetic age.
What is age of menopause.
Definition of premature death.
What is dying earlier than the average age at death?
An individual needs to be in the action stage for this amount of time in order to be in the maintenance stage.
What is at least 6 months?
An example of a heat related illness.
What is
Heat syncope (fainting)
Heat cramps (muscle spasm)
Heat exhaustion
Sun burn
Regular aerobic exercise releases these proteins that serve as the body's natural painkiller.
What are endorphins?
The gender that has the higher life expectancy.
What are Females?
This amount, intensity, and type of physical activity per week consistently reduces the risk of chronic diseases.
What is 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity?
The process of changing your lifestyle can be described in these 5 steps in order.
What is Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, and Maintenance?
The FITT formula. (each letter in the acronym's meaning)
What is Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type?
Bodily functions take up around this percentage of energy burned daily.
What is 70%?
The life expectancy in the United States when it reached its peak in 2014.
What is 78.8 years?
The reduction of risk of premature death in people who are physically active for 7 hours per week is greater than those who are physically active for less than 30 minutes by this percentage.
What is 40%?
The location of the locus of control.
What is external and internal
The average adult should get this many minutes and this level of intensity per week.
What is 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise?
The best time to stretch.
What is after warming up for 5 to 10 minutes but before starting the exercise?
The 3 diseases that account for nearly 60% of deaths in the United States.
What are Heart disease, cancer, and stroke?
Definition of Metabolic syndrome.
What is a condition in which people have some combination of high blood pressure, a large waistline, an adverse blood lipid profile, and impaired glucose tolerance.
The locus of control.
What is the figurative place where an individual locates the source of responsibility in their life.
This percentage of adults achieve the recommended amount of regular physical activity.
What is 33%?
This is the ideal amount of time aerobic workouts should last?
What is 20-60 minutes.