Module 1

Question 1

What are the 7 dimensions of wellness?

Answer 1

Physical
Emotional
Social
Intellectual (mental)
Spiritual 
Occupational
Environmental

Question 2

True or false, Physical inactivity (sitting disease) is the second greatest threat to U.S health behind tobacco.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What is a hypo kinetic disease

Answer 3

A chronic disease related to the lack of exercise. Sedentary death syndrome is a death due to lack of physical activity.

Question 4

What is a chronic disease

Answer 4

illness that develops and lasts over a long period of time

Question 5

true or false, obesity kills 3 times more ppl than malnutrition

Answer 5

True

Question 6

what percentage of lifestyle related deaths are preventable?

Answer 6

80%

Question 7

What percentage of disease is preventable

Answer 7

84%

Question 8

What is the life expectancy in the U.S. How many years is it suppose to drop in future decades?

Answer 8

Life expectancy - 79.6 years

It is predicted to drop by 5 years in future decades due to obesity.

Question 9

How many calories should be burned a week by physical activity to create the greatest decrease in cardiovascular death risk.

Answer 9

2000 or more

Question 10

what is the relationship between physical fitness and mortality

Answer 10

Inverse

Question 11

Does exercise compete with prescription drugs?

Answer 11

yes. It is as efficient for pre-diabetes and heart disease. It is more effective for strokes. It only lost to recovery from heart failure where meds are better.

Question 12

What are the effects of exercise on depression?

Answer 12

Reduces it. Exercise boosts levels of serotonin and dopamine in the brain which buffers the effects of stress. Those out of shape at age 18 are nearly twice as likely to commit suicide as an adult.

Question 13

true or false, stroke is the leading cause of disability and 3rd leading cause of death in canada?

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What percentage of strokes are preventable?

Answer 14

80%

Question 15

effects of exercise on stroke risk in woman and men?

Answer 15

Men - vigorous exercise reduced stroke risk in men.

Women - vigorous exercise does not help. Women require more moderate exercise such as walking

Question 16

Definition of exercise?

Answer 16

A type of physical activity that requires planned, structured, and repetitive body movement. ( to improve or maintain one or more components of physical fitness)

Question 17

what does NEAT stand for

Answer 17

Non - exercise activity thermogenesis. ( energy expended outside of exercise and basic body function)

Question 18

exercise effects on pain?

Answer 18

it increases pain threshold. Chronic pain decreases your pain threshold whereas exercise will build it up.

Question 19

Exercise effects on IQ?

Answer 19

Aerobic exercise builds grey and white matter in the brain. improves your results on cognition and standardized tests.

Question 20

t or f, women who walked 1 hour a day reduced their risk of breast cancer. Even more active woman substantially lowered breast cancer risk

Answer 20

true. Exercise lowers cancer risk in many area’s

Question 21

t or f, 20 minutes of low-moderate exercise 3 times a week for 6 weeks decreases fatigue and increases energy.

Answer 21

true

Question 22

Exercise effects on the flu?

Answer 22

Only vigorous exercise of at least 2.5 hours / week reduces the chances of catching the flu . moderate exercise has no affect

Question 23

Exercise effects on immune?

Answer 23

exercise increases immune function and lowers your risk of getting a cold. Our bodies gut has 70-80% of our immune cells which is why a healthy gut is important

Question 24

Exercise initiated in early life increases gut bacterial species involved in metabolic health. This healthy community promotes brain function and acts as anti depressants. t ot f?

Answer 24

True. Furthermore athletes have greater gut diversity than average ppl.

Question 25

Effects of exercise on sleep

Answer 25

It increases sleep duration, quality, shorter sleep onset latency ( length of time to fall asleep) and increased concentration in the day

Question 26

Does time of exercise effect how well you sleep? ( e.g 6 am vs 1 pm vs 11 pm)

Answer 26

No, exercise is always beneficial towards sleep

Question 27

Why is exercise more important for woman

Answer 27

Since woman have less biological reserves than men (e.g less strength) failure to maintain or improve upon their base level puts them at higher risk. Woman enter dependent living on average 10 years younger than men.

Question 28

What physiological reason contributes to loss of muscle mass with age? What are the effects of life long high intensity exercise on this?

Answer 28

reduction in the number of functioning motor units (MU’s). Life long high intensity physical activity can mitigate the loss of MU’s associated with aging.

Question 29

Most benefits of exercise are a direct result of what?

Answer 29

Normalizing insulin levels and decreasing risk of developing insulin resistance ( a primary cause of many chronic diseases).

Question 30

t or f, increased Cardiovascular fitness increases longevity

Answer 30

true

Question 31

t or f, this course is gay!

Answer 31

TRUE!!!!

Question 32

Skill related fitness includes

Answer 32

agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction, speed

Question 33

health related fitness includes

Answer 33

cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular fitness, flexibility, and body composition.