Play with Focus Flashcards
What type of stretch is best included as part of a warm-up?
Static
Dynamic
Isostatic
Ballistic
dynamic
Which of these is the most effective way for Manny to cool down after kickboxing?
Start static stretches to increase his flexibility
Walk around to lower his heart rate
Sit and catch his breath to avoid light-headedness
Run one to three miles to build endurance
walk around to lower his heart rate
Which of these is the most effective way to rest after exercise?
Take a full day off between workout sessions
Increase your potassium and sodium intake
Get a massage to treat muscle soreness
Alternate daily activities to work other muscles
alternate daily activities to work other muscles
Exercising below your target heart rate zone will
decrease your water intake
decrease the effectiveness of your workout
decrease your lung capacity
decrease the variety of your workout
decrease the effectiveness of your workout
Your friend talks about how great it feels to be healthy, and this makes you want to try it out yourself. What is this an example of?
Positive peer influence
Negative peer influence
Positive peer pressure
Negative peer pressure
Positive peer influence
Rob just got a new idea for the movie he’s making, and he wants to put in late hours to get it done. Which of the following statements shows how Rob’s friends could be a positive influence?
“Why don’t you quit making movies if they force you to stay up so late each night?”
“If you work through the night for two days in a row, you can get the whole thing done.”
“We should get some pizzas and stay up the entire weekend working on it together.”
“Why don’t you work a little bit each day instead so you don’t end up losing sleep?”
“Why don’t you work a little bit each day instead so you don’t end up losing sleep?”
Erik’s friends have been making fun of Matthew’s small muscles each day in the locker room. Erik knows this hurts Matthew’s feelings, but he is afraid his friends will make fun of him if he doesn’t join in the teasing. What should Erik do?
Make fun of Matthew to keep the attention off himself
Tell his friends he never wants to speak to them again
Talk to his friends about being nicer to Matthew
Leave school to avoid problems with bullying altogether
Talk to his friends about being nicer to Matthew
What does weight training do?
Increases flexibility and longevity
Increases strength and endurance
Decreases flexibility and longevity
Decreases strength and endurance
Increases strength and endurance
If you want to improve your muscular strength, what is the best plan?
Low resistance with high reps
High resistance with low reps
Low resistance with low reps
High resistance with high reps
High resistance with low reps
In order to avoid pain and aches after infrequent exercise, what should you do?
Stop exercising
Exercise routinely
Exercise longer
Stay seated
Exercise routinely
Which of the following is a sign that a person may be attempting to meet an unrealistic health goal?
Weight loss
Muscle strength
Tendon rupture
Joint flexibility
Tendon rupture
Lately, you have been working on improving your skills. You are quite fast and respond quickly to things that happen around you. However, you have some trouble moving around between objects comfortably. Which of the following skills should you improve?
Speed
Reaction
Agility
Power
Agility
Julian feels that he has a hard time reacting quickly enough when his friends toss him an item, or when he needs to make a fast movement. His neighbor recommended joining a sports team to improve his reaction time. Which of the following sports would best help Julian improve his reaction time?
Archery
Bicycling
Swimming
Baseball
Baseball
Damian has evaluated his skills and determined that he has excellent agility. He wants to sign up for two sports that will play to his strength. Which two sports will be best for him?
Gymnastics and soccer
Archery and baseball
Swimming and tennis
Volleyball and skateboarding
Gymnastics and soccer
Kathy has found that she must consume 2,000 calories a day to reach her health goals and she has been following this carefully, but lately she has been feeling exhausted and dizzy. A workout machine alerted her that she is exercising and losing up to 600 calories a day. Kathy did not factor this into her nutrition plan. What strategy should Kathy use to improve her habits?
Stop exercising altogether to balance the calories
Stop dieting altogether to balance the calories
Change nothing until her body adjusts on its own
Recalculate the calories she needs to consume
Recalculate the calories she needs to consume
