BOOK 96 Flashcards
Physical Fitness can be described as a measure of the body’s what?
As a measure of the body’s strength, stamina and flexibility
The human body contains more than _____ muscles.
More than 600 muscles. Overall it is more than half muscle
What are the three categories of exercises?
1) Warm-up exercises
2) Cardiovascular (endurance) activities
3) Conditioning (strength) exercises
What are warm-up exercises?
The warm up exercises stretch and limber up the muscles and speed up the action of the heart and lungs, thus preparing the body for greater exertion and reducing the possibility of unnecessary strain
What are cardiovascular activities?
The cardiovascular activities has a special purpose. That is, the training of the heart, circulatory and pulmonary systems. These activities must be sustained over at least a 15 minute period.
Cardiovascular activities must be sustained over at least a _______ period.
At least a 15 minute period
What are conditioning exercises?
The conditioning exercises are systematically planned to tone up abdominal, back, leg, arm and other major muscles
A planned conditioning program should gradually stretch what?
Should gradually stretch your tolerance
TRUE OR FALSE: When starting a planned conditioning program, there is no need to set a goal for yourself.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: It is better to exercise for longer periods at a low intensity than to attempt to squeeze in exercise at a high intensity in a short period.
TRUE, time is in your favor, permit it to work in your benefit
The heart is a bundle of muscles about the size of ________.
About the size of your fist
The muscles of the heart are contracting and relaxing at an average rate of ____ times per minute at rest.
At an average rate of 72 times per minute at rest, which adds up to about 100,000 times a day or nearly 40,000,000 times a year
The heart pumps more than _______ of blood each day.
More than 4,000 gallons
The contraction that squeezes the blood from the heart is called _____ and the relaxation of the heart muscles is called ______.
Systole; diastole
The body contains about ____ of blood.
About 5 quarts of blood
For a heavy cigarette smoker, (over 20 cigarettes a day) there is a _____ to 1 greater chance of having a heart attack as compared to a non-smoker.
3,112
According to the information compiled by the American Medical Association, just ____ inhaled puffs on a cigarette increase the resistance in the air pathways of the lungs.
Just 10 inhaled puffs. The choked-up conditions persists for an hour after each cigarette
TRUE OR FALSE: Your physical performance is affected when you smoke.
TRUE, because the body loses some of its ability to transport oxygen from the lungs to the muscles
TRUE OR FALSE: Through a systematic exercise program and abstaining from smoking, the damage already done to the lungs can, in most cases, be reversed toward normal function
TRUE
Low back syndrome accounts for approximately ___% of all medical expenses and disability pensions incurred by the Fire Service not to mention personal trauma.
20%
Obese individuals have ______ the chance of succumbing to a fatal heart attack, ______ times the chance of dying from diabetes and also have a greater tendency to suffer high blood pressure and other physical as well as some social problems than individuals who maintain their normal body weight.
Twice the change of succumbing to a fatal heart attack; 10 times the chance of dying from diabetes
What is the cause of obesity?
The simple fact is that obesity is in 95% of the cases, the result of OVER EATING AND LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Diet along will result in a weight loss than is ___% fat and ___% lean body tissue.
60% fat and 40% lean body tissue