UIOWA Physical Activity & Health Exam 4 Questions With
Complete Solutions
"Basal activity" Correct Answers ~2,500 steps
"Limited activity" Correct Answers ~ 5,000 steps
"Physiological Adjustment" PA limitations Correct Answers
Some individuals compensate by eating more, especially from
vigorous intensity exercise
Body craves more nutrients
1 pound of fat = Correct Answers 3500 kcals
Activity factors - negative consequences risk factors Correct
Answers High impact
High injury rate
Require protective gear
Acute overload Correct Answers positive physiological
adaptations and minor improvements in performance
Anorexia athletica Correct Answers weight loss is primary
motive facilitated by exercise
Behavioral & social approaches Correct Answers Individually
adapted programs - recommended (strong)
Social support community - recommended (strong)
College based PA & health ed - insufficient
Enhanced school based PA - recommended (strong)
Family based interventions - recommended (sufficient)
, Interventions for adults with overweight & obesity -
recommended (strong)
Digital interventions for individuals age 55+ - recommended
(sufficient)
Behavioral negative association with PA Correct Answers
Smoking (weak)
Behavioral positive association with PA Correct Answers
Active during adulthood, dietary habits, past exercise program
BMI obesity defined Correct Answers Underweight: <18.5
Optimal: 18.5-24.9
Overweight: 25-29.9
Obese: >30
Body dysmorphia Correct Answers desire to achieve large
muscles
Body fat percentage Correct Answers Low: women <21%, men
<8%
Optimal: women 21-33%, men 8-21%
Over fat: women 33-39%, men 21-26%
Obese: women >39%, men >26%
*more important than BMI
Body fatness assessments Correct Answers Visual inspection,
body mass index, MRI, DXA, underwater weighing, bod pod,
skin fold technique, bioelectrical impedance
Complete Solutions
"Basal activity" Correct Answers ~2,500 steps
"Limited activity" Correct Answers ~ 5,000 steps
"Physiological Adjustment" PA limitations Correct Answers
Some individuals compensate by eating more, especially from
vigorous intensity exercise
Body craves more nutrients
1 pound of fat = Correct Answers 3500 kcals
Activity factors - negative consequences risk factors Correct
Answers High impact
High injury rate
Require protective gear
Acute overload Correct Answers positive physiological
adaptations and minor improvements in performance
Anorexia athletica Correct Answers weight loss is primary
motive facilitated by exercise
Behavioral & social approaches Correct Answers Individually
adapted programs - recommended (strong)
Social support community - recommended (strong)
College based PA & health ed - insufficient
Enhanced school based PA - recommended (strong)
Family based interventions - recommended (sufficient)
, Interventions for adults with overweight & obesity -
recommended (strong)
Digital interventions for individuals age 55+ - recommended
(sufficient)
Behavioral negative association with PA Correct Answers
Smoking (weak)
Behavioral positive association with PA Correct Answers
Active during adulthood, dietary habits, past exercise program
BMI obesity defined Correct Answers Underweight: <18.5
Optimal: 18.5-24.9
Overweight: 25-29.9
Obese: >30
Body dysmorphia Correct Answers desire to achieve large
muscles
Body fat percentage Correct Answers Low: women <21%, men
<8%
Optimal: women 21-33%, men 8-21%
Over fat: women 33-39%, men 21-26%
Obese: women >39%, men >26%
*more important than BMI
Body fatness assessments Correct Answers Visual inspection,
body mass index, MRI, DXA, underwater weighing, bod pod,
skin fold technique, bioelectrical impedance
