Intro to Exercise Science Exam 1 (all answers correct)

Exercise Science: fitness, nutrition, Kinesiology correct answers Physical activity & exercise -important for promoting good health Physical inactivity results in correct answers early morbidity & premature mortality Heart disease correct answers the leading cause of death in both men and women Hypokinetic diseases correct answers low movement, lack of physical activity Sport and athlete competition correct answers -important to culture & society -all age groups can participate -successful performance is based on principles grounded in exercise science What is exercise science? correct answers Umbrella term that involves: -physical activity -exercise -sport -athletic performance Common characteristics involve: -movement of the body -adaptations to movement Definitions correct answers Physical activity-activities of daily living that include all movement that humans perform exercise- structured movement process for the purpose of improving fitness and performance sport and athletic competition- movement in structured and organized activities that involves a competitive aspect. Stephen Hales correct answers made first measurement of blood pressure American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) correct answers - Developed as a "uniqure blend of physical education, medicine, and physiology" -Provides significant public outreach -Works to shape public policy -Disseminates scholarly research Academic Preparations correct answers Broad based course-work -anatomy & physiology -biological sciences -chem and biochem -human development & psychology -math & stats -physics