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General Nutrition
Exercise
Hydration
Sports Nutrition
Trivia
100
This vitamin is produced by the body with sunlight exposure.
What is vitamin D?
100
Swimming, soccer, and tennis are all examples of this type of exercise.
What is aerobic exercise?
100
This is the chemical name for drinking water.
What is H2O?
100
This is the most important energy source for endurance sports.
What is carbohydrates?
100
This company's logo is the swoosh.
What is Nike?
200
Osteoporosis is caused by a deficiency of this mineral.
What is calcium?
200
Teenagers should get at least this much exercise at least 3x/week.
What is 30 to 60 minutes?
200
This term refers to a loss of >2% of body weight during exercise.
What is dehydration? Even slight dehydration can produce a small but critical shrinkage of the brain, impairing neuromuscular coordination, concentration, and thinking.
200
This group of vitamins is most important for carbohydrate metabolism.
What are B vitamins? (B1 B2 B3 B6)
200
This sports figure holds the record of being on the cover of Sports Illustrated 47x.
Who is Michael Jordan?
300
This nutrient can be found in cold water fish, flax seeds, and walnuts.
What are omega-3 fatty acids?
300
These brain chemicals cause a "runner's high."
What are endorphins?
300
This type of beverage should only be used in hot weather or during exercise lasting over 1 hour.
What are sports drinks (Gatorade)?
300
Sodium, potassium, and magnesium are often found in sports drinks & are all examples of this group of minerals.
What are electrolytes?
300
This piece of sporting equipment has 32 black & white panels.
What is a soccer ball?
400
This mineral is an integral part of the hemoglobin molecule, which helps transport oxygen to tissues.
What is iron?
400
This term refers to a physical, behavioral, and emotional condition that occurs when the volume and intensity of an individual's exercise exceeds their recovery capacity.
What is overtraining?
400
This is how much fluid you should drink per pound lost during exercise.
What is 16-24 oz (2-3 glasses)?
400
This metabolic byproduct causes sore muscles.
What is lactic acid?
400
This sport was the first to be filmed by Thomas Edison in 1894.
What is boxing?
500
Vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, and selenium are all examples of this group of micronutrients.
What are antioxidants?
500
This three-word molecule is responsible for producing energy in the body's tissues.
What is adenosine triphosphate (ATP)?
500
This much water is lost simply by breathing in & out.
What is a pint?
Water from the beverages we drink and the foods we eat are needed by the body to regulate body temperature and transport essential nutrients to the body cells. The body is constantly losing water - for example, through breath as we exhale, through the skin as we sweat or perspire, and through urine. This water must be replaced to maintain good health.
500
This is the storage form of glucose in muscles.
What is glycogen?
500
This is the common term for the tennis ailment “lateral humeral epicondylitis.”
What is tennis elbow?