Chapter 1 - The Modern State of Health and Fitness

Question 1

Alterations of the muscle lengths surrounding a joint.

Answer 1

Muscle Imbalances

Question 2

An incurable illness or health condition that persists for a year or more, resulting in functional limitations and the need for ongoing care.

Can be preventable and manageable through early detection, treatment, and healthy living.

Answer 2

Chronic Disease

Question 3

The condition of being considerably overweight, and refers to a person with a body mass index of 30 or greater.

Answer 3

Obesity

Question 4

What are the healthy, borderline, and high-risk levels for blood lipids/cholesterol?

Answer 4

Healthy level: less than 200mg/dL
Borderline level: 200-239 mg/dL
High-Risk level: 240 mg/dL

Question 5

Also known as cholesterol and triglycerides, these are carried in the bloodstream by protein molecules known as high-density lipoproteins (HDL) and low-density lipoproteins (LDL), or “bad cholesterol.”

A healthy level is less than 200mg/dL.

Answer 5

Blood Lipids

Question 6

What qualifies as overweight?

Answer 6

Overweight refers to person with a body mass index of 25 to 29.9.

Question 7

What does ACL stand for?

Answer 7

Anterior Cruciate Ligament, which is one of the ligaments in the knee joint

Question 8

Metabolic disorder caused by insulin deficiency, which impairs carbohydrate usage and enhances usage of fats and proteins.

Answer 8

Diabetes Mellitus

Question 9

What is the difference between a sprain vs a strain?

Answer 9

Sprain: ligaments
Strain: tendons or muscles

Question 10

A state of lost physical fitness, which may include muscle imbalances, decreased flexibility, and a lack of core and joint stability.

Answer 10

Deconditioned

Question 11

Includes flexibility training; cardiorespiratory training; core training; balance training; plyometric (reactive) training; speed, agility, and quickness training; and resistance training.

Answer 11

Integrated Training

Question 12

A structure for developing training programs for people with structural imbalances and susceptibility to injury.

Involves a process of programming that systematically progresses any client to any goal.

Built on a foundation of principles that progressively and systematically allows any client to achieve optimal levels of physiologic, physical, and performance adaptions.

Answer 12

The OPT model is a structure for developing training programs for people with structural imbalances and susceptibility to injury.

The OPT model involves a process of programming that systematically progresses any client to any goal.

The OPT model is built on a foundation of principles that progressively and systematically allows any client to achieve optimal levels of physiologic, physical, and performance adaptions.

Question 13

What are the phases in the OPT Model?

Answer 13

Stabilization Level, Strength Level, and Power.