Health & Wellness, Ninth Edition

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Practice Quizzes

These Practice Quizzes test your knowledge of the important concepts in each chapter and provide an explanation for each answer.

Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: The percentage of the U.S. adult population that engages in regular exercise is
	A: 10
	B: 25
	C: 45
	D: 60

2: Which of the following is NOT a result of regular physical activity?
	A: increased ability to cope with illness
	B: increased blood pressure
	C: improved sleep
	D: lessened appetite

3: The main objective of aerobic training is to
	A: increase the maximum amount of oxygen the body can process
	B: increase the resting heart rate
	C: increase joint flexibility
	D: reduce body fat

4: Training effect refers to
	A: the psychological effects of preparing for team sports
	B: the changes in physiology resulting from aerobic exercise
	C: the psychological effects of body work
	D: the

5: The target heart rate
	A: is associated with the least risk for heart disease
	B: is the fastest your heart can beat
	C: 60-80 percent of maximum beats per minute
	D: the average beats per minute at rest

6: Repetitively moving muscles against resistance is called _______ training.
	A: strength
	B: aerobic
	C: athletic
	D: fitness

7: A major health risk associated with taking anabolic steroids is
	A: liver damage
	B: cancer
	C: transmission of HIV via dirty needles
	D: A, B and C

8: Adult men expending ______ calories a week in physical activity is associated with a lower risk of heart disease and heart attack.
	A: 200
	B: 7000
	C: 50
	D: 2000

9: _________________ is the type of strength training that involves pushing against an immovable object.
	A: isometric training
	B: anabolic
	C: training effect
	D: aerobic

10: The most common injuries associated with exercising are ________
	A: athletic amenorreah
	B: overuse syndromes
	C: steroid abuse
	D: calf stretches

11: Regular physical activity affects heart/lung function but does not alter lipoprotein levels in the blood.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: Two benefits of physical activity are a state of relaxed concentration and stress relief.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

13: For optimum health, training five days a week is good, but seven days a week is better.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: Regular strength training produces the same degree of cardiovascular fitness as does jogging two miles every other day.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: Walking is useless as exercise because it does not require sufficient exertion.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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