Cardiorespiratory Endurance
What major organ is used in the cardiovascular system? What about the respiratory system?
Heart;Lungs
What is the difference between muscular strength and muscular endurance?
Strength is the amount of force a muscle can exert, and endurance is the ability to contract a muscle many times or hold a contraction for a long period of time without tiring.
What is a joint?
Places in our body where two bones come together.
What are the two types of tissue that make up the body?
Lean body tissue and Body Fat.
What is the room number of this class?
485
Name the two ways that blood can get distributed to the rest of our body faster.
Heart beating faster and higher stroke volume.
Would a marathon runner's training be geared towards muscular strength or endurance?
Endurance
What do ligaments connect? What do tendons connect?
Ligaments connect bone to bone; tendons connect bone to muscle.
What are the four ranges of the BMI Scale?
Underweight, Normal Weight, Overweight, Obese.
How many minutes do you have to complete the mile on Mile Monday?
20 minutes
What are the two types of lipoproteins? Which one is good and which one is bad?
Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)- BAD
High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)- GOOD
Give three examples of Calisthenic exercises.
Answers may vary
Ex: Push ups, sit ups, Planks, Dips, etc.
Uses ONLY your body weight as resistance!
What are the three factors that affect flexibility?
Heredity, Gender, and Age.
What is one downside to using BMI?
It cannot determine whether your body weight is muscle or fat. So you could have a high BMI but be very active and in great shape (The Rock).
What celebrity have I had on the PowerPoints multiple times so far this year?
Lizzo
What is the difference between arteries and veins?
Arteries carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body and veins do the opposite, they carry blood back to the heart.
What are Slow Twitch and Fast Twitch muscle fibers?
Slow Twitch muscle fibers contract slowly and generate less force; however they are able to last much longer without fatigue.
Fast Twitch muscle fibers contract quickly and generate more force; they fatigue very quickly and are good for short bursts/explosiveness.
What is an agonist muscle; what is an antagonist muscle? Give an example of each.
Agonist muscle is the muscle that is being stretched; antagonist muscle is the muscle opposite the agonist.
Ex: Bicep, Tricep or Quadricep, Hamstring
Name two potential health risks of having a high BMI.
High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, High Blood Sugar.
Unless told otherwise, when are all assignments for the week due by? Day and time!
Friday at midnight (or 11:59 pm if you want to be technical)
Between what percentages of the maximal heart rate would you target heart rate be?
Between 60-80 percent.
What are two benefits of muscular fitness?
Reduce risk of injury in sports/activities, improved psychological well-being, improved bone fitness, reduces risk of back pain, improved posture, etc.
What is the difference between static stretching and ballistic stretching?
Static is where you hold a stretch for a short period of time, ballistic is gentle bouncing.
What does the term Weight Cycling mean?
Weight Cycling is referring to periods of losing and gaining weight repeatedly. It is very dangerous to your body.
What are the four categories that you get graded on in this class?
Assignments, Quizzes, Participation, and Professionalism.