Cardiovascular Fitness

Question 1

cardiovascular refers to

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the heart and blood vessels

Question 2

cardiorespiratory

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the link between the respiratory system and blood circulation

Question 3

aerobic exercise

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physical activity that raises the heart rate

Question 4

what happens when aerobic exercise is performed enough and for long durations

Answer 4

increased efficiency of the circulatory system and respiratory system

Question 5

training effect

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improved efficiency of the circulatory and respiratory systems due to exercise

Question 6

training effect has occurred if

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heart rate slower for a given exercise or if it takes more resistance to achieve the same heart rate

Question 7

how to induce training effect

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exercise for at least 20 min and have the heart rate w/in target heart rate zone

Question 8

name 3 formulas to test heart rate

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Exercise recovery rate
harvard step test
3-min sit-and-stand test

Question 9

target heart rate range should ensure

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sufficient stress to result in improvement, yet not exceed what would be safe

Question 10

exercise recovery rate is based on

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age and resting heart rate

Question 11

average resting heart rate for healthy adults

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75 and ranges from 60-100 bpm

Question 12

endurance athletes have resting heart rates

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in 30s

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individuals with poor fitness have

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high resting heart rates

Question 14

what do powerful hearts and lungs cause

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circulattion of more oxygen per beat and can maintain the body at rest w/ fewer bpm

Question 15

true resting heart rate is

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value that stays constant for days, weeks, and longer

Question 16

resting heart rate changes with

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advancing age and due to effects of lifestyle changes

Question 17

locations on surface of body that can be used as pulse sites

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temporal
carotid
apical
brachial
radial
femoral
popliteal
posterior tibial
pedal

Question 18

most common pulse sites used

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carotid and radial arteries

Question 19

pulse sites aka

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pressure points

Question 20

recovery rate is

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amount of time needed to return heart rate below 100 bpm

Question 21

if recovery rate exceeds 5 min then

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cardiovascular fitness is below average