Meeting and Exceeding the Physical Activity Guidelines
Benefits of Exercise
Physical Activity Guidelines
Assessing Personal Fitness
Fitness Assessment
100
Refers to the functioning of your heart, blood vessels, and lungs to supply working muscles and organs with the oxygen needed during activity.
What is Aerobic Fitness?
100
Deals with how the body functions.
What is Physiology?
100
Have been identified with as little as 60 minutes of activity a week.
What is some health benefits?
100
Preparticipation screening and risk assessment; the fitness assessment or performance of the test itself; and an interpretation of test results.
What is the three step process for assessing personal fitness?
100
Heart rate, Body composition, Cardiorespiratory fitness, Muscular fitness, and Flexibility.
What is health-related physical fitness assessment?
200
Refers to how your muscles contract to allow you to lift, pull, push, and hold objects.
What is Muscular Fitness?
200
Exercise appears to provide relief from symptoms of depression and anxiety; in addition, it enhances self-esteem, provides more restful sleep, and promotes faster recovery from psychosocial stressors.
What is psychological benefits of exercise?
200
A Target of 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity activity.
What is significant health benefits?
200
Self-guided and professionally guided questionaries and may also include consultations with your health care provider.
What is preparticipation screening?
200
Simplest Fitness Assessment
What is assessing heart rate?
300
Refers to the Make-up of your body.
What is Body Composition?
300
Regular Activity is associated with lowering risk factors related to heart disease such as high blood pressure and unhealthy cholesterol levels.
What is aerobic fitness?
300
Together, lack of exercise and poor diet are the second-leading underlying cause of death in the United States.
What is according to the National Institute on Aging?
300
PAR-Q
What is Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire?
300
Reflects your body weight in relationship to your height.
What is BMI?
400
Agility, Coordination, Balance, Reaction time, Power, and Speed are involved in your daily activities typically in training programs.
What is skill-related components of fitness?
400
Strength training improves quality of life and limits the muscle losses typically seen with aging.
What is muscular fitness?
400
Reduces the risk of many unwanted health outcomes and diseases.
What is regular physical activity?
400
A classification of your risk for diseases that could affect your ability to exercise.
What is risk stratification?
400
Maximal Oxygen Consumption
What is VO2max?
500
Children who are active are more likely to be at a healthy body weight, perform better in school, and have higher self-esteem.
Why is exercise so important to your well-being?
500
By involving your family, friends, and coworkers in your activity program, you can help each other make exercise a regular habit.
What is sociological benefits of exercise?
500
Americans can substantially improve their health and quality of life by including moderate amounts of physical activity in their daily lives.
What is one major conclusion from the Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity?
500
Check for known disease. Check for signs or symptoms of disease. Count the number of cardiovascular risk factors.
What is the three steps to determine your risk level?
500
Results provide only a general overall score and do not take into account differences in limb length or differences.