Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)- Fitness and Wellness Exam Bank Solution Manual Rated A+
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Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)- Fitness and Wellness Exam Bank Solution Manual Rated A+
Physical Fitness - Answers The condition of the body that enables an individual to use his/her body in activities requiring:
o Muscular strength;
o Muscular endurance;
o Cardiovascular enduranc...
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)- Fitness and Wellness Exam Bank Solution Manual
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Physical Fitness - Answers The condition of the body that enables an individual to use his/her body in
activities requiring:
o Muscular strength;
o Muscular endurance;
o Cardiovascular endurance;
o Flexibility;
o Agility;
o Power;
o Speed;
without undue experience of fatigue and exhaustion
Wellness - Answers Consists of a person's health/ disease status and risk potential. Ranges on a
continuum from death to optimal well-being. It is not just the absence of disease; but is a state of
positive well-being. Total well-being involves positive lifestyle / health behaviors for a balanced physical,
mental, spiritual, and socio-emotional well being.
Components of Functional and Health Related Fitness - Answers Cardiovascular fitness or endurance
What makes up the foundation on which the Wellness Pyramid is built? - Answers Regular Exercise and
Proper Nutrition
What is the cap that holds down all other areas of the Wellness Pyramid? - Answers Self Responsibility
What has the greatest impact on fitness and wellness? - Answers How we act, react, function, and
perform during our everyday life.
What are the leading causes of death for Americans? - Answers Cancer and heart disease
What is the number one cause of death for law enforcement professionals? - Answers Cardiovascular
disease (heart disease)
Wellness Continuum Range - Answers Death - Optimal Wellness
Actions that may help move the position on the continuum more towards wellness. - Answers • Stop—
Harmful drugs, smoking and chewing
tobacco
• Limit alcohol
• Exercise regularly
• Eat less animal fat, cholesterol and sodium
• Eat more complex carbohydrates and drink
more water
• Achieve and maintain ideal body weight
• Take appropriate supplements including
calcium and antioxidant vitamins
• Fasten safety belts
• Limit sunlight exposure or wear sun-block
, • Get immunizations
• Obtain good prenatal care
• Get regular medical check-ups and self-
exams
What is key to performance in the law enforcement profession? - Answers Fitness
Studies show that fitness, which equates to performance, begins to decline after how many hours? -
Answers 96 hours
How many hours should you allow between heavy exercise that uses the same muscle groups or that is
high impact such as running? - Answers 48 hours
Principles of an Exercise Program - Answers - Progressive Overload
- Regularity and Recovery
- Specificity
- Balance
FITT - Answers Frequency, Intensity, Time and Type (FITT) - is a set of guidelines to assist in incorporating
the exercise guidelines to a personal fitness program.
F in FITT - Answers Frequency- Number of workouts per week
I in FITT - Answers Intensity- How hard you exercise
First T in FITT - Answers Time- Duration of exercise
Second T in FITT - Answers Type- Type of exercise
Purpose of Cardiovascular Training - Answers Improve efficiency of heart, lungs and blood vessels. It
helps to control weight, increase energy, increase endurance, increase performance capacity and lower
cholesterol. It increases the ability to perform essential job tasks: running, use of force and performance
under high stress.
Purpose of Strength Training - Answers Increase lean muscle mass and strength; enhance physical
performance, decrease injuries, improved self-concept and professional presence. Increased ability to
do essential tasks of lifting, carrying, climbing, pulling, pushing, dragging, jumping and use of force.
Purpose of Flexibility Training - Answers Prevent injuries, improve posture, improves physical
performance, reduce soreness, increase flexibility. Increased ability to do essential tasks of reaching,
bending, emergency extraction, and use of force, entry & exit from vehicle, movement from inactivity to
rapid movement quickly.
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