Risk Factors
PED 343 Facts
EXERCISE TRIVIA
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100

Define the risk factor for Age

Men > 45; Women >55

100

Organ that secrets insulin and glucagon 

Pancreas


100

What isometric core exercise involves assuming the push-up position, and holding that position for a proscribed length of time? It is different than the ledge pirates used to walk off of.

Plank 

100

Her favorite veggie is a Tomato (is that a veggie?), and one of her favorite mini - series is Emily in Paris. 

Violette

100

~ 24% of individuals with _____ over the age of 50 will die within the first year, while others may lose functional ability and require nursing home care.

Hip fractures 

200

Define the risk factor for Physical Inactivity

Not meeting: 

500 - 1,000 MET-min/week of moderate to vigorous physical activity or 75-150 min/wk of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity 

200

These cells produce insulin 

Beta cells in pancreas



200

What six-letter word names both a seed company and an exercise that combines a squat, a pushup, and a jump in the air?

Burpee

 

200

Would be a whale shark if he could an animal while eating his favorite veggie - carrots....

Kory 
200

One of the most widely experienced health-related problems

Low back pain (58-70%)

300

Define the risk factor for Blood Pressure 

Systolic blood pressure ≥130 mm Hg and/or diastolic ≥80 mm Hg, based on an average of ≥2 readings obtained on ≥2 occasions, or on antihypertensive medication

300

Biosynthesis of glucose from non-carb sources

Gluconeogenesis 


300

Your VO2 max shows how much of which element you can take in during a workout and can be an indicator of your cardiorespiratory fitness level?

Oxygen

300

Fly fishes for fun; likes spinach due to its mineral content 

Jimbo 
300

Type of arthritis that is an autoimmune disease

Rheumatoid Arthritis 

400

Define the risk factor for Blood Glucose

Systolic blood pressure ≥130 mm Hg and/or diastolic ≥80 mm Hg, based on an average of ≥2 readings obtained on ≥2 occasions, or on antihypertensive medication (40)

400

Hormone that lowers blood sugar

Insulin

400

The slingshot, Turkish get-up, and American swing are all exercises that are designed to be used with what piece of equipment - essentially a cannonball with a handle?

Kettlebell

400

Likes green beans and if she could be in an aquarium, she would be a shark....

B; Bna; Bree (not preferred)

400

New fat cells is known as this? 

Hyperplastic Obesity 

500

Define the risk factor for lipids

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) ≥130 mg ∙ dL−1 (3.37 mmoL ∙ L−1) or high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) <40 mg ∙ dL−1 (1.04 mmoL ∙ L−1) in men and <50 mg ∙ dL−1 (1.30 mmoL ∙ L−1) in women or non-HDL-C ≥160 (4.14 mmoL ∙ L−1) or on lipid-lowering medication. If total serum cholesterol is all that is available, use ≥200 mg ∙ dL−1 (5.18 mmoL ∙ L−1)

500

Process that removes the nitrogen from an amino acid 

Deamination

500

Skill-based physical activity includes balance, agility, and which skill that relates to moving the different parts of your body such that they all work together smoothly?

Coordination

500

Has a hard time answering my questions when asked

Carson

500

A reading of ≥____ mg/dL suggests diabetes on a random plasma glucose test 

200 mg/dL