Chapter 4

Question 1

What percent of Americans are overweight or obese?

Answer 1

64%

Question 2

What’re the economic costs of obesity in the US?

Answer 2

Treatment and reduction in productivity cost the US approx. $117 billion yearly.

Question 3

Researchers agree that other than changing diet, one of the most effective ways of treating and preventing obesity is by doing what?

Answer 3

Increasing the time spent in physical activity.

Question 4

Fitness

Answer 4

The ability to meet the ordinary and usual demands of daily life without being overly fatigued and still have energy left for recreational sport participation.

Question 5

Health

Answer 5

The state of complete positive well-being beyond the absence of illness and disease.

Question 6

Wellness

Answer 6

The sustained, intentional effort to achieve optimal health and the highest potential for well-being in physical, emotional, mental, social, environmental, occupational, and spiritual dimensions in life.

Question 7

What’re they key benefits or regular physical activity?

Answer 7

Better health, improved fitness, better posture and balance, higher self-esteem, weight control, stronger muscles and bones, fee longing more energetic, relaxation and reduced stress, continued independent living in later life, and prevents chronic diseases.

Question 8

1995 guidelines suggest 30 minutes of activity for 5 days a week. New fitness guidelines suggest what?

Answer 8

150 minutes of activity per week (30min. x 5days, 50min. x 3 days)

Question 9

It’s now suggested that children and adolescents aged 6-17 do how much physical activity every day?

Answer 9

60 minutes

Question 10

How much and what kind of physical activity should adults do?

Answer 10

At least 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity per week and at least two days a week of anaerobic activity.

Question 11

How is the kind of physical recommended complicated if someone is an older adult (65+)?

Answer 11

They should modify their effort based on their level of fitness and should understand how their chronic conditions affect their ability to do regular activities safely.

Question 12

One negative aspect of competitive sport is that it forces individuals who are not competitive to be relegated to the role spectator?

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Chording to Kanters et al. (2008), recreational sports offer opportunities to obtain what benefits?

Answer 13

“To have fun, stay in shape, and learn and improve skills and to play as a part of a team”

Question 14

Are fitness, wellness, and health major goals of most recreational sport settings?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

What’re the two grouping for activities that are associated with physical fitness?

Answer 15

Performance related fitness (and a combination of both of these could be considered a third grouping)

Question 16

What’re some of the components of Performance related fitness activities?

Answer 16

Agility. Power. Coordination. Speed. Reaction-time. Balance.

Question 17

What’re some of the components of Health-related fitness activities?

Answer 17

Cardio endurance. Muscular endurance. Muscular strength. Flexibility. Body Composition.

Question 18

What is the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality and also is attributed to 6% of all deaths globally?

Answer 18

Inactivity

Question 19

What’re some of the recreational sport programming options for achieving performance-related fitness?

Answer 19

Baseball. Bowling. Football. Golf. Volleyball.

Question 20

What’re some of the recreational sport programming options for achieving health-related fitness?

Answer 20

Biking. Running. Swimming. Walking. Weight lifting.

Question 21

Are there any recreational sport programming options for achieving both performance-related and health-related fitness benefits?

Answer 21

Yes. Basketball and racquetball.

Question 22

Does it make sense to see activities like gymnastics and basketball at the top, mountain climbing and handball in the second tier, badminton and volleyball in the third tier, and bowling and golf in the fourth tier?

Answer 22

A

Question 23

What may affect the benefit of the workout of two people engaging in the same sport or activity?

Answer 23

A

Question 24

Does it make sense to see sport and activities you may be involved in grouped into the various categories: 1) gymnastics, basketball, football and baseball at the top; 2) extreme sports, volleyball and badminton in the second tier; 3) biking, bowling, and weight training in the third tier; and 4) jogging and walking in the fourth tier?

Answer 24

A

Question 25

What do people need to make for regular involvement for recreational sport and activities?

Answer 25

Encouragement (including encouragement for participation over the lifetime) convenience, and programming exercise and sport into current lifestyles.

Question 26

If a recreational sport programmer is interested in improving participation in older adults, then what steps should he/she tale in the provision of sport and activities while they are young?

Answer 26

People regularly participate in activities they feel will do well in. A Recreational Sport Programmer should create as wide a repertoire of activities for individuals to engage in so there are more desirable options for participants as they age.

Question 27

What’s the relation between sport and activity participation as people age?

Answer 27

It goes down.

Question 28

What should be the recreational sport programmer’s strategy to combat this trend?

Answer 28

To provide a wide range of activities to individuals to engage in.

Question 29

Is the recreational sport specialist engaged in indirect fitness attainment through assessment and classes for follow through on fitness assessment?

Answer 29

The recreational sport specialist is engaged in indirect fitness attainment through programming only. The direct fitness is based on directed programs by a fitness specialist.

Question 30

What do the health benefits from recreational sport depend on?

Answer 30

Frequency, intensity, and duration of participation. Health related fitness depends on the fitness training zone, the overload principle, and the threshold of training.