Exam 23: Physical Exercise: Flushing Out the Stress Hormones

Examples of anaerobic exercise include all but which of the following:

At this time, there appears to be no correlation between cortisol levels and the accumulation of fat tissue.

Pilates is a type of exercise that is thought to be beneficial for people with chronic pain.

When a person first begins to exercise, they are working anaerobically because there is an insufficient amount of oxygenated blood at the site of the working muscles.

The recommended speed of weight loss is about 3-4 pounds per week.

Under stress, your body produces this hormone:

Not including a warm-up and cool-down, the stimulus period needs to be this long:

It is proven that one must regularly participate in an exercise program for a minimum of _____ to see beneficial changes that help reduce stress.

Which chemical agent is thought to be associated with "runner's high"?

Of the following components, which is the most crucial to reap benefits from aerobic exercise?

The phases of a workout in the correct sequence include:

The best benefits of physical exercise include all but which of the following?

Which stress hormone is now associated with weight gain?

Initiating a support exercise group usually doesn't work because your friends may not always want to work out.

The disease cited as the number one killer in the United States is:

Exercise, particularly cardiovascular, benefits both physical fitness and:

Please define the following terms or concepts in no more than two sentences and give an example to support each definition. A. Aerobic exercise B. All-or-none conditioning principle C. Anaerobic exercise D. Cardiovascular endurance E. Cool-down period

Humorist Mark Twain once said, "When I feel the urge to exercise, I lay down till it goes away."