What is physical activity? correct answers any body movement produced by the skeletal muscles that results in a substantial increase over resting energy expenditure
4 benefits of regular physical activity correct answers 1. protection from coronary mortality
ased mortality rate
3. maintain a h...
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What is physical activity? correct answers any body movement produced by the skeletal muscles
that results in a substantial increase over resting energy expenditure
4 benefits of regular physical activity correct answers 1. protection from coronary mortality
2.decreased mortality rate
3. maintain a healthy weight
4. lower risk of heart disease, diabetes, high BP and some cancer
3 Goals of PHAC correct answers 1. funding national health living projects
2. improving collaboration between federal, provincial and territorial govt's with regard to health
living initiatives
3. collecting and sharing knowlege about healthy living
How much money could be saved over the next ten years if we successfully deal with the five
major risks of heart disease? correct answers $76 billion
What are the five major risk factors for heart disease? correct answers 1. smoking
2. physical inactivity
3. obesity
4. high BP
5. lack of fruit and vegetable consumption
What is the Canadian Physical Activity Guideline for people 18-64 years old? correct answers
150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity MVPA per week and muscle/bone strengthening
activities 2 days a week.
What is the Canadian Physical Activity Guideline for people over 65? correct answers Same as
younger adults with caution to people with poor mobility and an added focus on enhancing
balance and preventing falls
Are Canadian's getting enough exercise? correct answers No
What is physical fitness? correct answers ability to respond to routine physical demands with
enough energy reserve to cope with sudden change
What is exercise? correct answers planned, structured and repeated physical activity for the
purpose of conditioning your body
, What is cardiorespiratory fitness? correct answers ability of the heart to pump blood through the
body efficiently so a person can sustain prolonged rhythmic activity.
What is Aerobic exercise? correct answers any activity in which sufficient or excess oxygen is
continually supplied to the body
What is VO2 max? correct answers maximum amount of oxygen that an individual is able to use
during intense or "maximal" exercise
What is muscular strength? correct answers refers to the force within muscles
What is muscular endurance? correct answers ability to perform repeated muscular effort
What is flexibility? correct answers range of motion around specific joints
What is body composition? correct answers amount of fat (essential and stored) and lead tissue
(bone, muscle, organs and water) in the body
What is functional fitness? correct answers performance of daily activities
What is lifetime sport? correct answers leisure-time physical activities that are planned,
structured and competitive.
What is agility? correct answers the ability to change your body position and direction quickly
and efficiently
What is balance? correct answers the body's ability to maintain proper equilibrium
What is coordination? correct answers integration of the nervous and muscular systems that
allows for harmonious body movements
What is power? correct answers ability to produce maximum force in the shortest time
What is speed? correct answers the ability to propel the body or a part of the body rapidly from
one point to another
What is force? correct answers an influence that causes movements of the body (ie pushing or
pulling)
What is plyometrics? correct answers specialized, high-intensity training exercises that develop
athletic performance skills (ie jumps or hops)
What is exercised deemed in terms of health benefits? correct answers "the miracle medicine for
a long and healthy life."
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