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Cardio
Strength
Flexibility
Safety
Miscellanous
100
These exercises help build your endurance and help you walk up stairs without panting or gasping
What are cardio exercises such as swimming, dancing, riding a bike or brisk walk/run?
100
These help build muscle and burn calories even at rest
What are strength training exercises?
100
You have lost this if you have difficulty tying your shoe laces or pull a muscle while reaching for something.
What is flexibility?
100
You need to do this before you start an exercise program.
What is get medical clearance from your doctor?
100
This is cheaper than a pill, has fewer side effects and is the world's best health drug
What is exercise?
200
These are recommended exercises for people with lower joint issues
What are low impact exercises (swimming, rowing, recumbent bike or upper body/arm chair exercises)?
200
These items can be used when doing strength training activity
What are weights or stretch bands, sand filled water bottles, cans or other heavy object?
200
These are examples of flexibility exercises.
What is yoga, Pilates, stretching, Tai chi, Qi gong(chi gong)
200
Using proper foot wear, dressing comfortably, carrying glucose tablets or exercising with someone are all examples of this.
What are safety precautions you should practice when exercising
200
This is less likely to happen with an overweight active person versus skinny and non active person
What is die early or premature death?
300
These are exercise options for inclement weather.
What are indoor activities? ( mall walking, exercise videos via the internet/TV such as Sparkpeople.tv)
300
This is the recommendation for frequency of doing strength exercises
What are at least twice per week?
300
These are the exercise recommendations for flexibility
What is 30 minutes 3 days a week?
300
These are safety measures to prevent heat stroke when it is hot and humid outside
What is exercise indoors and stay well hydrated.
300
If you are slightly short of breath and working up a sweat you can count it as
What is physical activity or exercise
400
These are some of the benefits of being physically active.
What is: lowers blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, and stress, improves mood, sleep and blood circulation, increases bone density?.
400
Strength training exercises are considered this type of activity.
What is anaerobic?
400
You need to do this to reduce your chances of exercise related injury
What is stretching?
400
True/False Since exercise brings down your blood glucose, you should not take your diabetes medication before you exercise
What is False?
400
The American Diabetes Association guidelines for exercise for people with diabetes
What is 150 minutes of moderate physical activity
500
3 for 30 or 3 minutes every 30 minutes
What are the latest guidelines to reduce or decrease sedentary activity?
500
These are options that would allow you to stay on track with strength training if you are traveling.
What is: use the fitness center at the hotel or pack dumb bells/ resistance bands.
500
To warm up your body to get ready for exercise, you need to do this
What is gentle stretching for 5-10minutes?
500
This is what you do when your blood sugar is below 100 or above 300 or if you are sick
What is contraindications for exercise?
500
This is the difference between lifestyle versus programmed activity
What is moving or active throughout the day versus timed or programmed into your schedule?