Swimming Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER an overall state of well-being or total health
-A lifestyle and a personalized approach to living life in a way that allows you to become the
best kind of person that your potentials, circumstances, and fate will allow
Dimensions of Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER -Physical: caring for your body to
stay healthy now and in the future
-Intellectual: Expanding knowledge, maintaining curiosity to learn, valuing life long learning
-Emotional: Understanding and respecting your feelings, values, and attitudes and
appreciation the feelings of others
-Social: Maintaining healthy relationships, enjoying being with others, developing
friendships, and caring/letting yourself be cared for
-Spiritual: Finding purpose, value, and meaning in your life
-Environmental: Understanding how your social, natural, and built environments affect your
health and well-being
How exercise can help manage diseases or decrease risk - CORRECT
ANSWER Cardiovascular disease
Exercise can lower blood pressure, improve cholesterol levels, and strengthen the heart. This
can reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, and coronary artery disease.
Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome
Exercise can help manage blood glucose and insulin levels.
Cancer
Regular physical activity can decrease the risk of cancer recurrence and death from cancer.
Mental health
Exercise can reduce poor mental health days by 43%. It can also improve emotional
resilience and social interaction.
Alzheimer's disease
Regular exercise in middle age can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by
around 45%.
, Arthritis
Exercise can help reduce pain and improve function in adults with arthritis.
Cognitive health
Regular exercise in older people can improve cognition, memory, and brain processing speed.
Health benefits of exercise - CORRECT ANSWER Reduced risk of
-heart disease
-hypertension
-stroke
-diabetes
-osteoporosis
-obesity
-common cold and flu
-some cancers
SMART goals - CORRECT ANSWER Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic,
Timely
5 components of fitness - CORRECT ANSWER cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular
strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition
Cardiorespiratory fitness - CORRECT ANSWER -A measure if how well your body is
able to transport oxygen to your muscles during prolonged exercise, and also of how well
your muscles are able to absorb and use the oxygen to generator ATP energy via cellular
respiration
-CR fitness is measured through VO2max testing, a measurement of the max amount of
oxygen that your body is capable of consuming to generate energy that can be used at the
cellular level
-Can be improved through prolonged exercise that recruits the aerobic energy system (gets
your heart rate up and keeps it up for a prolonged period of time)
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER an overall state of well-being or total health
-A lifestyle and a personalized approach to living life in a way that allows you to become the
best kind of person that your potentials, circumstances, and fate will allow
Dimensions of Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER -Physical: caring for your body to
stay healthy now and in the future
-Intellectual: Expanding knowledge, maintaining curiosity to learn, valuing life long learning
-Emotional: Understanding and respecting your feelings, values, and attitudes and
appreciation the feelings of others
-Social: Maintaining healthy relationships, enjoying being with others, developing
friendships, and caring/letting yourself be cared for
-Spiritual: Finding purpose, value, and meaning in your life
-Environmental: Understanding how your social, natural, and built environments affect your
health and well-being
How exercise can help manage diseases or decrease risk - CORRECT
ANSWER Cardiovascular disease
Exercise can lower blood pressure, improve cholesterol levels, and strengthen the heart. This
can reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, and coronary artery disease.
Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome
Exercise can help manage blood glucose and insulin levels.
Cancer
Regular physical activity can decrease the risk of cancer recurrence and death from cancer.
Mental health
Exercise can reduce poor mental health days by 43%. It can also improve emotional
resilience and social interaction.
Alzheimer's disease
Regular exercise in middle age can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by
around 45%.
, Arthritis
Exercise can help reduce pain and improve function in adults with arthritis.
Cognitive health
Regular exercise in older people can improve cognition, memory, and brain processing speed.
Health benefits of exercise - CORRECT ANSWER Reduced risk of
-heart disease
-hypertension
-stroke
-diabetes
-osteoporosis
-obesity
-common cold and flu
-some cancers
SMART goals - CORRECT ANSWER Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic,
Timely
5 components of fitness - CORRECT ANSWER cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular
strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition
Cardiorespiratory fitness - CORRECT ANSWER -A measure if how well your body is
able to transport oxygen to your muscles during prolonged exercise, and also of how well
your muscles are able to absorb and use the oxygen to generator ATP energy via cellular
respiration
-CR fitness is measured through VO2max testing, a measurement of the max amount of
oxygen that your body is capable of consuming to generate energy that can be used at the
cellular level
-Can be improved through prolonged exercise that recruits the aerobic energy system (gets
your heart rate up and keeps it up for a prolonged period of time)
