It is commonly believed that ________ minutes of exercise performed ________ times per week is sufcient to improve health and reduce risk of illness.
A) 30-60; 3-5 B) 90-120; 3-5 C) 15-20; 2-3 D) 30-60; 2-3
Q. 2All exercise programs should be individualized. Therefore, an exercise prescription should consider the individual's ____
A) age and tness status B) tness status
C) age D) height
Q. 3The minimum level of exercise required to achieve some health benets is termed ________.
A) threshold for weight lost B) threshold for health benets
C) threshold of exercise D) threshold of tness
Q. 4The period of solid exercising that takes place between getting started and nishing up is termed ________.
A) the warm-up B) Stage II
C) the primary conditioning period D) the cool-down
Q. 5The main purpose of a cool-down after exercising is to ________.
A) encourage blood to pool in the muscles used in the exercise
B) allow the body to heat up to normal body temperature
C) allow blood to return to the heart
D) allow the body to reabsorb accumulated sweat on the skin
Q. 6The term mode of exercise is best described as the ________.
A) specic type of exercise performed
B) full sequence of warming up, exercising, and cooling down
C) intensity with which exercise is performed during any given session
D) duration of any given exercise session
Q. 7All of these are major components of an exercise prescription except ________.
A) intensity B) technique C) duration D) frequency
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