Nutrients
What are the 6 essential classes of nutrients?
Carbs, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, water
The measure of the amount of energy that is derived from food
Calories
What is the energy balance equation if I want to lose weight?
Energy in < energy out
Define physical activity
Any movement produced by the muscles that results in expenditure of energy
Some or all gains (strength, cardiorespiratory endurance, flexibility) will be lost when the program is stopped
Reversibility
Which essential nutrient is responsible for carrying nutrients, maintaining temperature, lubricating joints, adding digestion, ridding the body of waste through urine and producing sweat?
Water
What does "serving size" on a nutrition label tell you?
The recommended amount of food for one serving
True or false: BMI is a measurement of body composition
FALSE
Define exercise
Any type of PA that includes planned, structured, and repetitive body movement with the intent of improving one or more components of physical fitness
Physical systems will respond and adapt over time to whatever specific demands placed on them
Specificity
Which amino acids must we get from our diet because our body CANNOT make them?
Essential amino acids
If a nutrition label shows 150 calories per serving and you eat 2 servings, how many calories have you consumed?
300 calories
True or false: “visceral” fat is more dangerous than “subcutaneous” fat
TRUE
A unit of measurement of the rate at which the body expends energy
MET (metabolic equivalent)
For the body to get stronger, you must provide a greater stress/demand on the body than it’s accustomed to handling.
Overload
Dietary daily recommendation of added sugars? (in grams)
25 grams
How many calories are suggested per day (what a nutrition label is based off of)
2,000
A psychological disorder in which refusal to eat and/or an extreme loss of appetite leads to malnutrition, severe weight loss, and possibly death
Anorexia nervosa
Physical activity guidelines for children 6-17 years old (aerobic only)
60 minutes a day
What do the letter in the "FITT principle" stand for?
Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type
Which essential nutrient is critical for growth and repair and forms the basic framework for our muscles, bones, hair, and fingernails?
Protein
What does the %DV stand for AND tell you on a nutrition label?
How much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet (based on 2,000 calories)
A method of measure/estimating body fat using calipers and involves measuring the thickness of fat at specific locations on the body?
Skinfolds
What are the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous aerobic physical activity and 2 days of full body strength training
Stretching that involves holding a position that stretches your muscles to their full range of motion for a period of time.
Static