Exercise for Health and Fitness Exam
Questions And Answers
Physical Fitness - - -
correct answer ✅Set of physical attributes that allows the body to
respond or adapt to the demands and stress of physical
effort
What are the five components of fitness? - - -
correct answer ✅-cardiorespiratory endurance
-muscular strength
-muscular endurance
-flexibility
-body composition
cardiorespiratory endurance - - -
correct answer ✅ability of the heart and lungs to deliver oxygen
to working muscles for
sustained activity; pumping blood and oxygen and regulating blood
flow.
Muscular Strength - - -
correct answer ✅amount of force a muscle can produce with a
single maximum effort; to increase muscle
, Exercise for Health and Fitness Exam
Questions And Answers
tone; needed for easy performance of everyday activities, such as
carrying groceries, climbing stairs, etc.
Muscular Endurance - - -
correct answer ✅ability of a muscle to resist fatigue and sustain a
given level of muscle tension; for good
posture and injury prevention
Flexibility - - -
correct answer ✅ability to move the joints through their full range
of motion; inactivity causes stiffness
Body Composition - - -
correct answer ✅amount of fat-free mass vs body fat
Basic Principles of physical training (specific to abs, biceps, triceps) -
--
correct answer ✅-1) Specificity (exercises specific to component)
-2)Progressive overload (gradual increase in exercise) -Frequency
(how often)/ Intensity (how hard)/ Time (how long)/ Type (what
activity)/ Volume
(equivalent measures)/ Progression (progress vs. goals)
Questions And Answers
Physical Fitness - - -
correct answer ✅Set of physical attributes that allows the body to
respond or adapt to the demands and stress of physical
effort
What are the five components of fitness? - - -
correct answer ✅-cardiorespiratory endurance
-muscular strength
-muscular endurance
-flexibility
-body composition
cardiorespiratory endurance - - -
correct answer ✅ability of the heart and lungs to deliver oxygen
to working muscles for
sustained activity; pumping blood and oxygen and regulating blood
flow.
Muscular Strength - - -
correct answer ✅amount of force a muscle can produce with a
single maximum effort; to increase muscle
, Exercise for Health and Fitness Exam
Questions And Answers
tone; needed for easy performance of everyday activities, such as
carrying groceries, climbing stairs, etc.
Muscular Endurance - - -
correct answer ✅ability of a muscle to resist fatigue and sustain a
given level of muscle tension; for good
posture and injury prevention
Flexibility - - -
correct answer ✅ability to move the joints through their full range
of motion; inactivity causes stiffness
Body Composition - - -
correct answer ✅amount of fat-free mass vs body fat
Basic Principles of physical training (specific to abs, biceps, triceps) -
--
correct answer ✅-1) Specificity (exercises specific to component)
-2)Progressive overload (gradual increase in exercise) -Frequency
(how often)/ Intensity (how hard)/ Time (how long)/ Type (what
activity)/ Volume
(equivalent measures)/ Progression (progress vs. goals)
