EXSC 410- EXAM 4 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Country with the highest rate of childhood obesity - Answer -USA
Physical activity - Answer -any bodily movement that works your muscles and requires
more energy than resting
Children accumulate PA in _________ throughout the and tend to move_______ -
Answer -small bouts and spontaneously
PA health benefits for children - Answer -improve aerobic fitness, muscular fitness,
bone health, favorable bone composition, attention and academic performance
PA benefits for children from the new guidelines - Answer --improve bone health and
weight status 3-5 years.
-improve cognition 6-13 years.
-improve bone health and weight status 3-17 years .
PA recommendations for children - Answer -60 minutes moderate to vigorous
Guidelines for preschool children - Answer -should be active and caregivers should
encourage active play
Which two physical activity intensity levels do the guidelines and research typically
target behavior change? - Answer -moderate to vigorous
Myth or Reality: Even if I eat a very healthy diet during pregnancy, I still need to take
vitamin or mineral supplement - Answer -reality: still need supplements including iron,
calcium, and folic acid
Folic acid - Answer -prevents neural tube defects
Iron deficiency associated with - Answer -preterm delivery, low birth weight, infant
mortality
Calcium - Answer -needed to build strong bones and teeth, to grow a healthy heart,
nerves, and muscles, and to develop a normal heart rhythm and blood clotting abilities
Warning signs of stopping PA while pregnant - Answer -vaginal bleeding, dyspnea,
dizziness, headache, chest pain, muscle weakness, calf pain, preterm labor, decreased
fetal movement, amniotic fluid leakage
Myth or reality? You shouldn't lift your hands over your head or touch your toes while
pregnant - Answer -myth
, Myth or reality? The amount of weight gain during pregnancy depends on her BMI
before she became pregnant - Answer -reality: women with a higher pre pregnancy
BMI should gain less weight than women with a lower pre pregnancy BMI
How active are pregnant women? - Answer -pregnant women are less active than non
pregnant women
Unsafe exercises during pregnancy - Answer -activities where falling is likely, contact
sports, laying supine, scuba divine, high altitudes
PA guidelines fo pregnant women - Answer --150 mintes per week of moderate
intensity aerobic exercise, or vigorous if they already do that, but need to consult doctor
Benefits of PA during maternal outcomes - Answer --maintenance/improvement of
fitness, improved well being, reduced depression/anxiety, reduced fatigue, reduced low
back pained pelvic pain, reduced GDM, reduced preeclampsia, less weight gain
PA during childbirth outcomes - Answer -Fetus: increased HR during exercise, lower
baseline HR, increased placental growth rate and volume, more mature nervous system
Neonate: conflicting evidence on infant length
Age 5: reduced body fat, lower weight, improved general intelligence and oral language
Why is a multi-level approach to designing physical activity interventions important? -
Answer -looking beyond the individual level
Examples of delivery settings for PA interventions - Answer -school, PE, playgrounds
(colors and arrows), safer sidewalks
What are some strategies and tools that can be used in designing physical activity
interventions for children and youth? - Answer -self-monitoring, enhance motivation,
develop social support, environmental changes
Myth or Reality: I need to eat for two now that I am pregnant - Answer -myth: only need
about 300 calories extra per day
Why are women gaining too much weight during pregnancy? - Answer -lower PA,
eating too much, physiological, psychological, family, etc
Populations at greater risk for excessive gestational weight gain - Answer -lower
socioeconomic status, overweight and obese
Populations at greater risk for post partum weight retention - Answer -african americans
Cephalopelvic disproportion - Answer -infants head/body is too large to fit through the
pelvic cavity
Country with the highest rate of childhood obesity - Answer -USA
Physical activity - Answer -any bodily movement that works your muscles and requires
more energy than resting
Children accumulate PA in _________ throughout the and tend to move_______ -
Answer -small bouts and spontaneously
PA health benefits for children - Answer -improve aerobic fitness, muscular fitness,
bone health, favorable bone composition, attention and academic performance
PA benefits for children from the new guidelines - Answer --improve bone health and
weight status 3-5 years.
-improve cognition 6-13 years.
-improve bone health and weight status 3-17 years .
PA recommendations for children - Answer -60 minutes moderate to vigorous
Guidelines for preschool children - Answer -should be active and caregivers should
encourage active play
Which two physical activity intensity levels do the guidelines and research typically
target behavior change? - Answer -moderate to vigorous
Myth or Reality: Even if I eat a very healthy diet during pregnancy, I still need to take
vitamin or mineral supplement - Answer -reality: still need supplements including iron,
calcium, and folic acid
Folic acid - Answer -prevents neural tube defects
Iron deficiency associated with - Answer -preterm delivery, low birth weight, infant
mortality
Calcium - Answer -needed to build strong bones and teeth, to grow a healthy heart,
nerves, and muscles, and to develop a normal heart rhythm and blood clotting abilities
Warning signs of stopping PA while pregnant - Answer -vaginal bleeding, dyspnea,
dizziness, headache, chest pain, muscle weakness, calf pain, preterm labor, decreased
fetal movement, amniotic fluid leakage
Myth or reality? You shouldn't lift your hands over your head or touch your toes while
pregnant - Answer -myth
, Myth or reality? The amount of weight gain during pregnancy depends on her BMI
before she became pregnant - Answer -reality: women with a higher pre pregnancy
BMI should gain less weight than women with a lower pre pregnancy BMI
How active are pregnant women? - Answer -pregnant women are less active than non
pregnant women
Unsafe exercises during pregnancy - Answer -activities where falling is likely, contact
sports, laying supine, scuba divine, high altitudes
PA guidelines fo pregnant women - Answer --150 mintes per week of moderate
intensity aerobic exercise, or vigorous if they already do that, but need to consult doctor
Benefits of PA during maternal outcomes - Answer --maintenance/improvement of
fitness, improved well being, reduced depression/anxiety, reduced fatigue, reduced low
back pained pelvic pain, reduced GDM, reduced preeclampsia, less weight gain
PA during childbirth outcomes - Answer -Fetus: increased HR during exercise, lower
baseline HR, increased placental growth rate and volume, more mature nervous system
Neonate: conflicting evidence on infant length
Age 5: reduced body fat, lower weight, improved general intelligence and oral language
Why is a multi-level approach to designing physical activity interventions important? -
Answer -looking beyond the individual level
Examples of delivery settings for PA interventions - Answer -school, PE, playgrounds
(colors and arrows), safer sidewalks
What are some strategies and tools that can be used in designing physical activity
interventions for children and youth? - Answer -self-monitoring, enhance motivation,
develop social support, environmental changes
Myth or Reality: I need to eat for two now that I am pregnant - Answer -myth: only need
about 300 calories extra per day
Why are women gaining too much weight during pregnancy? - Answer -lower PA,
eating too much, physiological, psychological, family, etc
Populations at greater risk for excessive gestational weight gain - Answer -lower
socioeconomic status, overweight and obese
Populations at greater risk for post partum weight retention - Answer -african americans
Cephalopelvic disproportion - Answer -infants head/body is too large to fit through the
pelvic cavity
