Chapter 17 - Youth Fitness
Programming Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
children -
correct answer ✅boys and girls who haven't developed secondary
sex characteristics
adolescence -
correct answer ✅a period between childhood and adulthood,
generally including girls 12-18 yrs and boys 14-18 yrs
benefits of PA for youth -
correct answer ✅-enhance CV fitness, increase muscular strength,
improve metabolic health, body composition, blood lipid
improvements, better mental health, cognitive effects improving
academic performance
-learn skills, make friends, have fun, feel good about
accomplishments
recommended PA for youth -
correct answer ✅-should accumulate an average of 60 min/day of
mod-vg PA across the week
-includes health- (endurance, strength, flexibility) and skill-related
activities (agility, balance, coordination, speed, power, reaction
time)
, Chapter 17 - Youth Fitness
Programming Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
-youth should have regular opportunities to be physically active
outside of PE and recess
-reduce sedentary time
status of youth PA -
correct answer ✅-majority of youth don't meet guidelines
-in USA, only 24% participate in 60 mins of MVPA/day
-decline and disinterest emerges early in life (poor fundamental
movement skills, low muscle strength)
areas of concern regarding youth PA -
correct answer ✅-tech advances and social media have decreased
the need to move
-PE is considered expendable in some communities
-cost in participating in organized sports may be a barrier
Costs of inactivity -
correct answer ✅-maintaining current PA levels would result each
year in a net present value over the course of a lifetime of:
1) 1.1 trillion in direct medical costs
Programming Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
children -
correct answer ✅boys and girls who haven't developed secondary
sex characteristics
adolescence -
correct answer ✅a period between childhood and adulthood,
generally including girls 12-18 yrs and boys 14-18 yrs
benefits of PA for youth -
correct answer ✅-enhance CV fitness, increase muscular strength,
improve metabolic health, body composition, blood lipid
improvements, better mental health, cognitive effects improving
academic performance
-learn skills, make friends, have fun, feel good about
accomplishments
recommended PA for youth -
correct answer ✅-should accumulate an average of 60 min/day of
mod-vg PA across the week
-includes health- (endurance, strength, flexibility) and skill-related
activities (agility, balance, coordination, speed, power, reaction
time)
, Chapter 17 - Youth Fitness
Programming Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
-youth should have regular opportunities to be physically active
outside of PE and recess
-reduce sedentary time
status of youth PA -
correct answer ✅-majority of youth don't meet guidelines
-in USA, only 24% participate in 60 mins of MVPA/day
-decline and disinterest emerges early in life (poor fundamental
movement skills, low muscle strength)
areas of concern regarding youth PA -
correct answer ✅-tech advances and social media have decreased
the need to move
-PE is considered expendable in some communities
-cost in participating in organized sports may be a barrier
Costs of inactivity -
correct answer ✅-maintaining current PA levels would result each
year in a net present value over the course of a lifetime of:
1) 1.1 trillion in direct medical costs
