Principles of exercise, fitness and health past paper Flashcards
How is cardiac output calculated?
d. heart rate x stroke volume
Which of the following is a cardiovascular adaptation to aerobic training?
a. increased stroke volume
Which of the following is a respiratory adaption to aerobic training?
c. increased oxygen uptake by body tissues
Which of the following is a long term effect of aerobic exercise on blood pressure?
b. Reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure
Which of the following is a direct symptom of blood pooling following sudden cessation of intense exercise?
b. dizziness
Which of the following is a short term effect of exercise on bones and joints?
a. increased synovial fluid
DOMS is characterised by
d. micro tearing of muscle fibres
Which of the following is most likely to cause DOMS
b. Negativephaseofanexercise
Which of the following is a long term effect of endurance exercise on type 1 muscle fibres?
d. increased number and size of mitochondria
Which of the following stretches would be most beneficial for someone who has a kyphotic posture?
a. Standingcheststretch
Which of the following is a definition of muscular endurance?
c. the ability of a muscle to continue to exert force and resist fatigue
Which of the following is a component of skill related fitness?
b co ordination
which body type is genetically advantaged in strength based activities
c. polymorph
which body type is genetically advantaged in strength based activities
d. Mesomorph
Which component of FITT should be manipulated first to ensure specificity of training?
a. type
The ability of the body to respond to increased demand placed upon it during training is now as
c. Adaptability
A progressive training programme is based upon the principle that
d. without gradual overload performance will not improve
In which of the following situations should a training programme be regressed?
b. after an injury
Which component of FITT is more likely to need to be modified when doing home based exercise?
a. type
Which of the following is most likely to be associated with decreasing the speed of exercise
a. improve a technique
Which of the following is a key safety guideline for working with older people
b. longer warm up and cool down
What effect will shortening the levers have on resistance training?
b. Make the agonist(s) work less hard
According to the Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO’s) ‘Start Active, Stay Active’ report how much vigorous intensity activity is comparable to the recommended total duration of moderate intensity physical activity per week for health benefits in adults aged 19-64 years?
c. 75 minutes
In which of the following circumstances would it be appropriate to refer a disabled person to another exercise professionsal
b. The instructor did not feel they had the necessary expertise to design a safe and effective programme
What is a limitation of using the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) scale to monitor exercise intensity?
c. It’s highly subjective so not very effective
Which of the following is a health benefit of physical activity?
b. Reduced risk of developing type 1 diabetes
Physical activity can help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) by
d. improvingcoronarycirculation
What is a limitation of using the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) scale to monitor exercise intensity?
a. To be effective a visual RPE scale needs to be used
Which of the following is a health benefit of physical activity?
c. Reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes
What is the average recommended water consumption, in litres per day, for a normal healthy adult?
b. Atleast2
When offering nutritional advice to clients fitness instructors should
c. only give advice in line with national healthy eating guidelines
Which of the following food groups of the ‘Eatwell Plate’ should be consumed in roughly equal quantities?
c. Milk and dairy foods AND meat, fish, eggs and beans
Which of the following is a role of protein in the diet?
b. Repairandgrowth
Severe dehydration may be caused when we lose what percentage of our normal bodily water content?
a. Atleast1
Which of the following statements about the energy balance equation is true?
c. If the total energy consumed is more than the total energy expended this will result in weight gain
Which of the following can be closely linked to poor nutrition?
d. Obesity
