Definitions I
Acronyms
Definitions II
Health Initiatives
100

A chemical substance (such as protein, carbohydrate or fat) required in relatively large quantities in an individual's daily nutritional intake.

What is a macronutrient

100

CDC

What is the Center for Disease Control

100

Concerned with cognitions, emotions, and behaviors that are related to perceptual and objective changes in cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition.

What is Exercise Psychology

100

HHS's Healthy People 2030 Initiative includes how many LHI's (Leading Health Indicators)?

23

200

A chemical substance (such as a vitamin or mineral) required in small quantities in an individual's daily nutritional intake.

What is a micronutrient

200

FDA

What is the Food and Drug Administration

200

The study of motor control, motor learning, and motor development.

What is Motor Behavior

200

The Million Hearts Initiative has a goal to prevent how many heart attacks within the next five years?

1 million

300

The process of providing certified documents showing that an individual is entitled to credit or has a right to perform certain functions or actions.

What is a certification

300

NIH

What is the National Institute on Health

300

The study of the human body in rest and motion using principles and concepts derived from physics, mechanics, and engineering.

What is Biomechanics

300

How many people does the Active People, Healthy Nation Initiative want to see become more physically active by 2027?

27 million

400

An impression that an individual is capable of performing in a certain manner or attaining certain goals.

What is self-efficacy

400

ACE

What is the American Council on Exercise

400

An area of exercise science that helps with the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries to physically active individuals and athletes.

What is Athletic Training

400

What grades did the VERB Campaign target?

Grades 4 and 5

500

The granting of permission by an official or legal authority (usually a government agency) to an individual or organization to engage in a practice or activity that would otherwise be illegal.

What is licensure

500

NASM

What is the National Academy of Sports Medicine

500

An umbrella term used to describe all things related to medicine, physical activity, exercise, sport performance enhancement, health promotion, and disease prevention

What is Sport Medicine

500

Name the five exercises of the President's Council's Personal Fitness Test.

1 mile run

Curl ups

Push ups

Shuttle run

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