Exam 2: Basic Principles of Physical Fitness

Springboard divers require a high degree of cardiorespiratory endurance to perform their dive.

All of the following are benefits of regular cardiorespiratory fitness, EXCEPT:

A person with excessive body fat in the abdomen area is more likely to have health problems than someone who has excess fat accumulated in the hip region.

To improve the skill-related components of fitness, it is necessary to practice the skill repeatedly.

Muscle strength is defined as:

As a result of aging, older people experience:

Muscular strength and endurance are developed best by activities that:

What are the benefits of regular physical activity that provide positive effects on the human brain?

Greater muscle mass means faster energy use and a higher rate of:

The results of a fitness assessment provide valuable information that allows one to establish:

The overload principle is based on the fact that:

All of the following are important in designing an exercise program, EXCEPT:

Specificity is the principle that places increasing amounts of stress on the body causing adaptations that improve fitness.

If a physician is not sure whether exercise is safe for you, she or he may recommend an exercise stress test.

Thirty minutes of moderate daily physical activity will yield health benefits but is unlikely to:

A lot of health benefits are attained when sedentary people start doing moderate-intensity activity.

Current research indicates that exercise can help overcome the negative effects of a poor diet on brain health.

Strength training can help an individual lose weight because it:

Which of the following may be a consequence of overtraining?

All of the following are conditions where an individual should get a medical clearance prior to starting an exercise program, EXCEPT: