Exercise Program & Phases of Exercise

Question 1

An exercise program is designed specifically to what?

Answer 1

For an individual to stay physically and mentally fit.

Question 2

Give at least 5 health benefits of the exercise program.

Answer 2

1. better sleep
2. balanced social life
3. strengthened muscle tone
4. heightened energy levels
5. better brain health

Question 3

What are the 4 phases of exercise?

Answer 3

warming up, stretching, conditioning, cooling down

Question 4

This phase prepares the body for the activity routine in the conditioning phase part of the work out.

Answer 4

warming up

Question 5

This phase ends your drill session with recovery time for your body.

Answer 5

cooling down

Question 6

This is a range of motion which can be done as a component of the warm-up phase, just after a light cardio.

Answer 6

stretching

Question 7

This allows the body to adjust gradually to the heightened demand of heart, muscles, breathing, and circulation

Answer 7

warming up

Question 8

During this stage, you perform the exercise that produces fitness benefits such as calorie burning, building endurance or muscle tightening.

Answer 8

conditioning

Question 9

This requires you to be on the move after you end the conditioning phase. Cool down movements should allow your heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature to return slowly to normal.

Answer 9

cooling down

Question 10

After work out, this is as valuable as warming up.

Answer 10

cooling down

Question 11

This increases the temperature of the body slowly, improves its flexibility, and protects it from injury and muscle soreness.

Answer 11

warming up

Question 12

This allows a gradual decrease at the end of the episode.

Answer 12

cooling down

Question 13

What are the 4 primary purpose of warm up?

Answer 13

mental readiness, physical readiness, avoiding injury, performance improvement

Question 14

The goal of this purpose is to attain physical readiness before going to the more physically strenuous phase of the exercise.

Answer 14

mental readiness

Question 15

It improves the general disposition of a person toward performance, motivating him or her to enhance current levels of knowledge and skills.

Answer 15

performance improvement

Question 16

It helps the body avoid or reduce the seriousness of body injuries brought by external means, such as accidents before they happen.

Answer 16

avoiding injury

Question 17

This readiness refers to perform safely and effectively, at a minimum level, the frequent or critical physical tasks required of the job, while maintaining a positive health and fitness status.

Answer 17

physical readiness

Question 18

This pertains to the mental ability to perform safely and effectively, at a minimum level, the frequent critical physical tasks required of the job.

Answer 18

mental readiness

Question 19

Other term for mental readiness.

Answer 19

cognitive readiness or mental preparation

Question 20

It involves skills, knowledge, abilities, motivation and personal disposition needed by an individual to establish and sustain competent performance in the more complex level of exercise.

Answer 20

mental readiness

Question 21

Give one tip for cooling down.

Answer 21

1. walk for 5 minutes… until heart rate is below 120 bpm.
2. never bounce
3. stretch must be strong not painful