1. According to John F. Kennedy, physical fitness is the basis of what?
a) Static intellectual activity
b) Dynamic and creative intellectual activity
c) Physical strength only
d) Emotional stability
Correct answer: b
2. A healthy lifestyle involving physical activity positively affects what?
a) Only mental health
b) Fitness and well-being
c) Only physical strength
d) Financial status
Correct answer: b
3. Physical fitness can involve any physical exertion that improves what?
a) Only impairments
b) Mental and physical health, including prevention or correction of impairments
c) Only cardiovascular endurance
d) Flexibility alone
Correct answer: b
4. According to the Surgeon General’s report, significant health benefits can be
obtained by including how much moderate physical activity?
a) 60 minutes daily
b) 30 minutes of brisk walking on most days
c) 10 minutes once a week
d) 45 minutes once a month
Correct answer: b
5. Anyone initiating a new exercise program should be screened for what?
a) Only family history
b) Potential health problems, including medical info, medications, family history, and
lifestyle
c) Only exercise habits
d) Nutritional habits alone
Correct answer: b
6. What is the PAR-Q used for in fitness screening?
a) Measuring muscle strength
b) Identifying cardiovascular, orthopedic, and neurological problems
c) Assessing flexibility
d) Evaluating endurance
Correct answer: b
, 7. Aerobic exercise requires the continual use of what?
a) Anaerobic energy
b) Oxygen, using large muscle groups rhythmically
c) Short bursts of energy
d) Static resistance
Correct answer: b
8. Examples of aerobic exercise include all except:
a) Bicycling
b) Weight lifting
c) Cross-country skiing
d) Swimming
Correct answer: b
9. Low-intensity aerobic exercise allows individuals to do what while exercising?
a) Hold their breath
b) Carry on a conversation
c) Perform high-intensity bursts
d) Rest frequently
Correct answer: b
10.Aerobic fitness can improve with as little as how many minutes of exercise if
performed often?
a) 5 minutes
b) 10 minutes, 2-3 times a day, 5 days a week
c) 20 minutes daily
d) 30 minutes once a week
Correct answer: b
11.To balance fitness and scheduling, what duration of aerobic exercise is optimal for
many people?
a) 10 minutes
b) 30 minutes
c) 45 minutes
d) 60 minutes
Correct answer: b
12.Benefits of aerobic exercise include improved what?
a) Only cardiovascular fitness
b) Cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, endurance, body composition, and mental
fitness
c) Flexibility only
d) Bone strength alone
Correct answer: b
a) Static intellectual activity
b) Dynamic and creative intellectual activity
c) Physical strength only
d) Emotional stability
Correct answer: b
2. A healthy lifestyle involving physical activity positively affects what?
a) Only mental health
b) Fitness and well-being
c) Only physical strength
d) Financial status
Correct answer: b
3. Physical fitness can involve any physical exertion that improves what?
a) Only impairments
b) Mental and physical health, including prevention or correction of impairments
c) Only cardiovascular endurance
d) Flexibility alone
Correct answer: b
4. According to the Surgeon General’s report, significant health benefits can be
obtained by including how much moderate physical activity?
a) 60 minutes daily
b) 30 minutes of brisk walking on most days
c) 10 minutes once a week
d) 45 minutes once a month
Correct answer: b
5. Anyone initiating a new exercise program should be screened for what?
a) Only family history
b) Potential health problems, including medical info, medications, family history, and
lifestyle
c) Only exercise habits
d) Nutritional habits alone
Correct answer: b
6. What is the PAR-Q used for in fitness screening?
a) Measuring muscle strength
b) Identifying cardiovascular, orthopedic, and neurological problems
c) Assessing flexibility
d) Evaluating endurance
Correct answer: b
, 7. Aerobic exercise requires the continual use of what?
a) Anaerobic energy
b) Oxygen, using large muscle groups rhythmically
c) Short bursts of energy
d) Static resistance
Correct answer: b
8. Examples of aerobic exercise include all except:
a) Bicycling
b) Weight lifting
c) Cross-country skiing
d) Swimming
Correct answer: b
9. Low-intensity aerobic exercise allows individuals to do what while exercising?
a) Hold their breath
b) Carry on a conversation
c) Perform high-intensity bursts
d) Rest frequently
Correct answer: b
10.Aerobic fitness can improve with as little as how many minutes of exercise if
performed often?
a) 5 minutes
b) 10 minutes, 2-3 times a day, 5 days a week
c) 20 minutes daily
d) 30 minutes once a week
Correct answer: b
11.To balance fitness and scheduling, what duration of aerobic exercise is optimal for
many people?
a) 10 minutes
b) 30 minutes
c) 45 minutes
d) 60 minutes
Correct answer: b
12.Benefits of aerobic exercise include improved what?
a) Only cardiovascular fitness
b) Cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, endurance, body composition, and mental
fitness
c) Flexibility only
d) Bone strength alone
Correct answer: b
