Definitions
Public Health refers to _______ as the types of movements that produce health benefits.
What is physical activity?
The evidence of health benefits of physical activity is strongest for _________.
What is aerobic physical activity?
Provides physical activity guidance for several population groups: children and adolescents, healthy adults and older adults, pregnant and postpartum women, and people with disabilities and chronic conditions.
What is the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans?
Strives to increase knowledge about the benefits of physical activity, how to overcome barriers to physical activity, and physical activity opportunities among broad and diverse segments of the population.
What is informational approaches to promoting physical activity?
Interventions that teach cognitive and behavioral skills and mobilize social support to help people increase their physical activity or make changes to the settings that accommodate greater amounts of physical activity.
What is behavioral and social approaches to promoting physical activity?
__________ refers to the physiologic capacity of systems of the body that are affected by physical activity.
What is physical fitness?
Inactivity increases the risk of _______, a type of cardiovascular disease, by about 60%.
What is stroke?
Adults can gain substantial health benefits by engaging in ____ a week of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity or ____ a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity.
What is 150 or 75 minutes?
A concentrated effort to promote physical activity using a variety of methods delivered in multiple settings.
What is a community-wide campaign?
The reinforcement of physical activity and nutrition knowledge and concepts within the classroom-based health education offered students the opportunity to practice decision making, goal setting, self-assessment, time management, and self-reinforcement skills.
What is health education?
______ increase the range of motion of joints and the distance a muscle can be stretched.
What is flexibility activities?
Regular physical activity is helpful for preventing and treating diabetes because it reduces _______.
What is insulin resistance?
60 minutes of daily moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, of which 3 days incorporate muscle and bone-strengthening activities.
What is physical activity guidelines for children and adolescents?
Signs posted by elevators and escalators to encourage people to walk using nearby stairs and inform them of a health or weight loss benefit.
What is point-of-decision prompts?
Improving school meal programs and training food service staff to promote physical activity and reinforce a school's overall healthy lifestyle approach.
What is nutrition services?
__________ increase the body's ability to use oxygen as a source of fuel for sustained work.
What is aerobic exercise or cardiovascular activity?
Physical activity throughout childhood and adolescence can lead to the development of higher _______ in young adulthood, helping to prevent or delay osteoporosis later in life.
What is peak bone mass?
Performing moderate-intensity muscle-strengthening activities for 90 minutes a week plus moderate-intensity walking for 1 hour per week help older adults _______.
What is reduce the risk of falls?
Mass media, multiple settings, multiple components, individual-level and community-level strategies, high visibility, and plan for sustainability.
What is characteristics of community-wide campaigns?
Creating a walking group at church, work, or school is an example of a:
What is social support intervention in a community setting?
Walking 3-4.5 mph, bicycling 5-9 mph, yoga, recreational swimming, kayaking, walking a golf course, and recreational dancing are examples of _________.
What is moderate-intensity physical activities?
The Harvard Alumni study found that expending 1,000-1,499 calories per week reduced risk of mortality by 27%, 2,000-2,499 calories per week by 38%, and 3,000-3,499 calories per week by 54%. This linear relationship is an example of _______.
What is dose-response relationship?
To lose 5% or more of body weight, many people will need to perform equal to or more than ____ of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity or _____ of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity.
What is 300 minutes or 150 minutes?
Small-scale reviews, pretesting messages or materials, and pilot testing programs conducted during the developmental stages of a project or campaign.
What is formative research?
Preventing relapse to low levels of weekly physical activity is an example of a skill developed during:
What is individually-adapted health behavior change interventions?