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Question 1

1. When your body burns calories more efficiently, you

A. increase the amount of muscle mass and decrease the amount of body fat.

B. lose all your body fat.

C. exercise without fatigue.

D. decrease the amount of muscle mass and increase the amount of body fat.

Question 2

2. When exercising, you should

A. avoid wasting time with a warm-up.

B. plan to take in extra protein.

C. plan to take in extra water.

D. work through any pain that you experience.

Question 3

3. Healthy eating can lead to all of the following except

A. better flexibility in the joints and muscles.

B. high amounts of energy and nutrients so that the body can build muscles.

C. illness and disease prevention.

D. a higher fat percentage than muscle percentage.

Question 4

4. A yoga class is an example of a type of activity that can be used to improve which of the following characteristics?

A. Aerobic fitness

B. Flexibility

C. Endurance

D. Strength

Question 5

5. Your heart functions in your body as a(n)

A. muscle that helps to pump oxygen around the body.

B. organ for absorbing vitamins and minerals.

C. filter for impurities.

D. series of joints responsible for endurance.

Question 6

6. Your lifelong health can be affected by good nutrition because good nutrition can

A. increase your risk of stroke.

B. help you avoid gaining weight.

C. cause cardiovascular disease.

D. lead to high blood pressure.

Question 7

7. Athletes warm up to ensure their joints are flexible. Flexible joints are

A. naturally occurring as you move further into your fitness program.

B. important to prevent athletic injury.

C. important so you can run faster or reach farther.

D. only a concern for cross-training athletes.

Question 8

8. Specificity is important to a fitness program because it

A. increases the demands you place on your body.

B. makes the workout more enjoyable.

C. allows you to choose the right types of activities to improve a particular fitness element.

D. helps you to exercise beyond your regular daily abilities.

Question 9

9. Olympic athletes have lower resting heart rates because

A. they exercise regularly, which improves the efficiency of their heart.

B. they have a lot of muscle mass due to weightlifting.

C. they tend to eat low-fat diets.

D. their lungs tend to be naturally larger.

Question 10

10. What is one of the most important rules to remember about healthy eating?

A. Eat 10 or more servings of fruit or vegetables daily.

B. Eat a variety of foods, with moderation in everything.

C. Eliminate snack foods and chocolate.

D. Eat only low-fat, low-salt foods while training.

Question 11

11. How does regular exercise help to reduce the effects of mental stress?

A. Regular exercise gives you better mental discipline, so you’re better able to ignore stress.

B. Regular exercise has been shown to reduce the physical effects of stress.

C. Regular exercise gets you away from the home or office and away from stress.

D. People who regularly exercise are happy people and are fun to be around.

Question 12

12. If you’re working on reducing stress, what should be your first step?

A. Take a leave of absence from work.

B. Take a meditation class.

C. Identify the causes of stress.

D. Take a vacation away from the family.

Question 13

13. Many fitness programs include weight training, which

A. is a form of aerobic exercise involving the muscles.

B. can be used in place of aerobic exercise, when done regularly.

C. helps to increase muscular strength and endurance.

D. helps to increase cardiorespiratory capacity and endurance.

Question 14

14. The most important types of exercises that build cardiorespiratory endurance are

A. strength training.

B. core.

C. flexibility.

D. aerobic.

Question 15

15. Gradually increasing the demands on your body as you advance in your fitness program is known as

A. progression.

B. overload.

C. regularity.

D. specificity.

Question 16

16. All of the following are mental or physical benefits of exercise except

A. better quality of sleep.

B. improved mood.

C. increased stress.

D. higher self-esteem.

Question 17

17. Stress is considered a “good” stress when it

A. occurs at the same time every day.

B. helps give people the push they need to achieve their goals.

C. makes a person feel pressured.

D. is related to money.

Question 18

18. What does a measure of your cardiorespiratory endurance tell a fitness professional?

A. What type of exercises you’ve been doing

B. How long you can sustain a weightlifting program

C. Your aerobic fitness, or how efficiently your heart is working

D. Your anaerobic fitness, or how well your leg and arm muscles work

Question 19

19. How can you help to prevent muscle mass loss as you age?

A. Cut back on the amount of calories you eat during the day.

B. You can’t prevent muscle mass loss; it’s inevitable as you get older.

C. Maintain a regular exercise program.

D. Lift weights twice a week.

Question 20

20. Would a fitness professional recommend totally eliminating fat from your diet?

A. Yes, because the modern diet is too high in fats.

B. No, as long as fats are unsaturated, the amount doesn’t need to be monitored.

C. No, but it’s recommended that fat intake be limited to 30 percent of daily total calories.

D. Yes, because all fats can lead to various diseases.