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Components of Fitness

1. Muscular strength is:

a. the ability for arm muscles to lift weights over your head
b. the ability of a muscle or group of muscles to exert maximum force
c. the ability to run more than one mile
d. the ability to jump over a car

2. The make-up of the body in terms of lean mass (muscle, bone, vital tissue and organs) and fat mass.
a. Cardiovascular Endurance
b. Spot Reducing
c. Flexibility
d. Body Composition

3. The ability for a muscle to work against a resistance for an extended period of time is
a. Muscular strength
b. Flexibility
c. Cardiovascular endurance
d. Muscular endurance

4. The ability to move joints and use muscles through their full range of motion.
a. Muscular Endurance
b. Muscular Strength
c. Flexibility
d. Cardiovascular Endurance

5. Running, swimming, and using an elliptical machine are all ways to improve your:
a. flexibility
b. muscular strength
c. cardiorespiratory endurance
d. muscular endurance

6. Increasing muscular strength and endurance helps:

a. improve metabolic rate
b. keep bones dense and strong
c. reduce risk of low back pain
d. all of the above

7. The ability of the heart, lungs and blood vessels to deliver oxygen to working muscles and tissues during
physical activity for a long period of time.
a. Muscular Strength
b. Muscular Endurance
c. Cardiorespiratory Endurance
d. Body Composition

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8. Stretching a muscle to a point and then holding the position for 15-30 seconds is called:
a. Static Stretching
b. Ballistic Stretching
c. Dynamic Stretching
d. Torture Stretching

9. Which of the following is not a primary benefit of regular cardiovascular exercise?

a. improves heart and lung function
b. improves balance
c. improves insulin sensitivity
d. improves immune system

10. The benefits of a healthy body composition include: (check all that apply)
a. reduces risk of heart disease
b. reduces risk of diabetes
c. reduces risk of high blood pressure
d. reduces risk of stroke

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