ACSM CEP

Question 1

Human lifespan stages

Answer 1

childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, midlife, old age

Question 2

childhood

Answer 2

infancy (2 years old) to 10-12 years

Question 3

normal BMI range

Answer 3

5th-84th percentile

Question 4

underweight BMI

Answer 4

< 5th percentile

Question 5

overweight BMI

Answer 5

85th-94th percentile

Question 6

obesity

Answer 6

> /= 95th percentile

Question 7

ACSM physical activity recommendations for children and adolescents

Answer 7

At least 60 minutes/day of MVPA on at least 5 days/week; double the recommendation for adults

Question 8

resting metabolic rate (RMR)

Answer 8

amount of energy consumed by cellular activity while a person is awake and lying quietly; resting energy expenditure; sum of energy consuming processes (e.g., maintenance, transport, and repair activities)

Question 9

what happens to children’s RMR as they grow?

Answer 9

total RMR (in kcals or kJ) increases in proportion to body size; relative (kcal per kg body mass) declines rapidly through childhood and into adulthood

Question 10

cardiorespiratory fitness

Answer 10

aerobic; highest rate of oxygen consumption during exercise (VO2max); typically measured in lab settings during exercise tests

Question 11

bone mineral density trends in childhood

Answer 11

increases rapidly; does not differ much between boys and girls until adolescence; total bone size increases

Question 12

adolescence

Answer 12

period of physical and cognitive development between the onset of puberty and the attainment of adulthood, beginning around age 10-12 extending to 18-21

Question 13

puberty

Answer 13

development of sexual maturity; typically complete by age 17

Question 14

patterns of sports participation in adolescents

Answer 14

1) consistently little or no sports activity
2) initially high level but falling toward level 1 group by age 17-19
3) initially high level that was maintained through age 17 before declining moderately

Question 15

RMR changes in adolescent

Answer 15

absolute value increases but relative value declines

Question 16

insulin

Answer 16

pancreatic hormone released when blood glucose rises; promotes glucose uptake from the blood into tissues like skeletal muscle and adipose cells

Question 17

insulin resistance

Answer 17

condition in which muscle and adipose cells become less responsive to the insulin signal, resulting in higher glucose concentration in the blood; circulating concentration of insulin also increases in an attempt to overcome the resistance

Question 18

diabetes

Answer 18

develops when insulin resistance is exacerbated by obesity and sedentary lifestyle

Question 19

young adulthood

Answer 19

age 20-39

Question 20

midlife

Answer 20

age 40-64

Question 21

old age

Answer 21

65+