Physical Fitness Test

Question 1

Specificity (Principle of exercise)

Answer 1

The way the body responds to physical activity is very specific to the activity itself

Question 2

Overload (Principle of fitness)

Answer 2

In order to progress and improve, putting the body under additional stress beyond what is normal is necessary. The level of stress keeps increasing, the body will adapt to keep up.

Question 3

Progression (Principle of Fitness)

Answer 3

As your body adapts to your exercise routine, you have to increase the intensity to continue to see enhanced fitness. Gradually increasing weight, duration, or intensity of weight training to see growth.

Question 4

Health related components of fitness

Answer 4

-Cardio respiratory endurance
-Muscular strength
-Muscular Endurance
-Body composition
-Flexebility

Question 5

Skill related components of fitness

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Cardio respiratory endurance

Answer 6

The ability to perform large-muscle whole-body exercise at moderate to high intensities for extended periods of time (Aerobic + Anaerobic)

Question 7

Muscular endurance

Answer 7

The ability of a muscle to exert force against a load, consistently and repetitively, over a period of time

Question 8

Body composition

Answer 8

The body’s amount of fat relative to fat free mass

Question 9

Flexibility

Answer 9

The ability of a joint or series of joints to move through an unrestricted, pain free range of motion

Question 10

Power

Answer 10

The rate of work or energy that is produced form the body

Question 11

Speed

Answer 11

Distance covered by the body in unit time

Question 12

Coordination

Answer 12

The ability to use different parts of the body together smoothly and efficiently

Question 13

Balance

Answer 13

An even distribution of weight, enabling someone to remain upright and steady

Question 14

Agility

Answer 14

The ability to move quickly and easily, change of direction

Question 15

reaction time

Answer 15

The measure of how quickly someone responds to stimulus

Question 16

Blood Pressure and Blood Flow to Active Muscles

Answer 16

The major factor which elevates blood pressure during exercise is increased cardiac output. Arterioles conflict in tissues other than skeletal muscle which maintains high arterial pressure. Vasoconstriction in tissues other than the working muscle increases the resistance in blood flow in those tissues and diverts the blood into arterioles of working muscles

Question 17

Control of blood flow in skeletal muscle

Answer 17

Blood flow to skeletal muscle is determined by arterial pressure (which drives the blood into the vessels of the muscle) and to the degree to which blood vessels are dilated (opened) (to receive the blood) and by the extent to which blood is able to leave the muscle through the venous system so that the inflow of blood is not blocked.

Question 18

Systole

Answer 18

Maximum pressure observed in the arteries during the contraction phase of the ventricle

Question 19

Diastole

Answer 19

Minimum pressure observed in the arteries during the relaxation phase of the ventricle

Question 20

Arteries

Answer 20

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart

Question 21

Veins

Answer 21

Blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart

Question 22

Physiological changes with exercise (7)

Answer 22

1. Improvement in o2 transport
2. Circulatory efficiency (HR reduction)
3. Larger blood vessels and capillarization of the heart
4. Reduced possibility of blood clots
5. Reduced vulnerability to dysrhthmias
6. Increase red blood cell count
7. fat percentage decrease

Question 23

Physiological effects of weight training (5)

Answer 23

1. Increase size of muscle (hypertrophy)
2. Increase concentration of phosphate s
3. Decreased mitochondria density, decreased ability for aerobic work
4. Reduction of body fat
5. Increase of capillaries in the muscle