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| What hastens the deterioration of the human body? |
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| physical inactivity and negative lifesytle |
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| smoking accounts for what percentage of cancer deaths? |
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| How to Calculate a Healthy Life Expectancy |
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| environment, genetics, behavior |
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| 1st and 2nd leading causes of death in the U.S.? |
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| Cardiovascular Disease and cancer |
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| leading cause of car accidents? |
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| what is sedentary death syndrome? |
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| a cause of death attributed to a lack of regular physical activity and a lifestyle characterized by a lot of sitting |
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| What are the 5 major food groups that are on MyPlate? |
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| veggies, fruits, grains, dairy, protein |
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| How is Exercise different from Wellness? |
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wellness-effort to stay healthy
exercise-Type of physical activity that requires planned, structured and repetitive bodily movement to improve or maintain one or more components of physical fitness |
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| A science that studies the relationship of foods to optimal health and performance |
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| What are the essential nutrients? Why are they considered essential? |
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| carbs, fats, protein, vitamins, minerals, water. |
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| What is the function of each nutrient |
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| The first three are called fuel nutrients, because they are the only substances that the body uses to supply the energy (commonly measured in calories) needed for work and normal body functions. The three others—vitamins, minerals, and water—are regulatory nutrients. |
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| What happens to sugar, fructose when digested in the body |
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| High (50% protein) and Low (25% protein and 50% cholesterol) Density Lipoprotein |
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| What is the function of minerals? |
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| Inorganic nutrients crucial to maintaining the water and acid-base balance in the body |
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| What do Nutritional supplements fail to do? |
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| offset poor eating habits |
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| What is the difference between Healthy body weight and Lean body weight? |
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| Body weight at which there seems to be no harm to human health vs muscle protein |
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| Minimal amount of body fat needed for normal physiological functions, constituting about 3 percent of total weight in men and 12 percent in women |
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| Where are girth measurements taken for men and women? |
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Men-waist and wrist
Women-upper arm, hip, and wrist |
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| What is the second leading cause of preventable death in the US? |
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| What is a difference between anorexic and bulimic individuals? |
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Anorexic-starve to lose weight
Bulimic-eat a lot and then puke |
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| One pound of fat equals how many calories? |
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| What is a metabolic consequence of a very low calorie diet? |
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| A diet that allows an energy intake (consumption) of only 800 calories or less per day |
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| What are the lower limits of calorie intake for men and women? |
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| What happens to a sedentary persons weight when they first begin an exercise program? |
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| What combination of exercise is best for losing weight? |
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| What is hypokinetic disease caused by? |
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| lack of physical activity |
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| What is the difference between aerobic and anaerobic exercise? |
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aerobic-requires oxygen to produce the necessary energy
anaerobic-great intensity (INSANITY) |
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| What are the categories used to determine readiness for exercise? |
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| Mastery, Attitude, Health, Commitment |
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| What happens to the pulse when cardiorespiratory endurance improves? |
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| How long does it take for effects of cardio to wear off if you stop exercising? |
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| An increase in the size of the cell, as in muscle hypertrophy |
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| What is the difference between muscular strength and endurance? |
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strength-The ability of a muscle to exert maximum force against resistance (e.g., 1 repetition maximum [or 1 RM] on the bench press exercise).
Endurance-The ability of a muscle to exert submaximal force repeatedly over time |
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| the difference between fast twitch and slow twitch muscles |
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Fast-Muscle fibers with greater anaerobic potential and fast speed of contraction
Slow- Muscle fibers with greater aerobic potential and slow speed of contraction. |
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| How do good strength levels enhance quality of life? |
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| develop and maintain fitness, health, and total well-being. |
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| Define the overload principle and how does it work |
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Training concept that the demands placed on a system (cardiorespiratory or muscular) must be increased systematically and progressively over time to cause physiological adaptation (development or improvement)
It works if muscle cells are overloaded beyond their normal use, such as in strength-training programs, the cells increase in size (hypertrophy) and strength |
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| How does lean body mass influence metabolic rate? |
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| Define flexibility and what are the benefits |
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Defined: Achievable range of motion at a joint or group of joints without causing injury
Benefits of good flexibility and regular stretching
Enhanced quality of life
Greater freedom of movement
Increases circulation to muscles being stretched
Prevents low-back and other spinal column problems
Improves postural alignment
Improves self-image and appearance |
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| What factors affect flexibility? |
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Genetics
Age and gender-Who is more flexible Men or Women?
Body temperature-Genetics
Age and gender-Who is more flexible Men or Women?
Body temperature-The warmer you are the more your muscles stretch.
Structure of the joint
Amount of fat in and around joints and muscle tissue
Sedentary living and inactivity |
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| How does the temperature of a muscle increase or decrease flexibility? How much? |
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| The warmer you are the more your muscles stretch. |
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| What is plastic elongation and elastic elongation of the soft tissue |
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Plastic elongation is the permanent lengthening of soft tissue.
Elastic elongation is the temporary lengthening of soft tissue |
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| What percentage of low back problems in the US are a result of inflexible and weak muscles? |
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