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PE 201--Quiz One
Concepts of Physical Fitness
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Fitness
Undergraduate 2
09/12/2012

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What are the goals of Healthy people 20/20?
Definition
Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, injury & premature death
Achieve health equity, eliminate health disparities & improve the health of all groups.
Create social & physical environments that promote good health & life for all and…
Promote quality of life, healthy development & healthy behaviors across all stages of life.
HP 2020 focuses not only on freedom from disease, but also on wellness (quality of life).
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Describe Blueprint for America.
Definition
It is a national report.
Emphasized Prevention and Preparedness.
Encourages physical activity, nutrition, and prevention of tobacco use.
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What is HALE?
Definition
Healthy life expectancy. An index used to determine the length of a person's "good quality" or healthy life.
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What is the difference between health and wellness?
Definition
Health means more than freedom from illness. It also refers to a person's quality of life. Wellness is more about your optimal well-being and the ability one has to make contributions to society.
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What are the dimensions of health and wellness?
Definition
Physical, Emotional-mental, Intellectual, Social, and Spiritual
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What are lifestyles?
Definition
Patterns of behavior or ways an individual typically lives.
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What is physical fitness?
Definition
The body's ability to function efficiently and effectively.
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What are the components of skill related fitness?
Definition
Agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, and speed.
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What is a hypokinetic disease?
Definition
A disease cause by too little activity.
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What are some examples of hyopkinitic diseases?
Definition
Heart disease, low back pain, adult-onset diabetes, and obesity.
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What is Metabolic fitness?
Definition
A positive state of the physiological systems commonly associated with the reduced risk for chronic disease.
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What are some signs of good metabolic fitness?
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Healthy lipid profiles, healthy blood pressure levels, and healthy blood sugar or insulin levels.
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What are major health and wellness concerns for older adults?
Definition
Being able to care for themselves and Chronic pain.
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What does the medical-model (Traditional Health Care) focus on?
Definition
Treating illness with medicine. Little emphasis on prevention and wellness promotion.
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What are the major causes of death in the United States?
Definition
Chronic lifestyle-related illnesses. The top three are Heart disease, Cancer, and Stroke.
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What is the difference between physical activity and exercise?
Definition
Physical activity describes all major muscle movements. Exercise is physical activity done for the purpose of getting in shape.
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What is the HELP philosophy?
Definition
Health is available to everyone--for a lifetime!
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What are the stages of lifestyle change?
Definition
Pre-contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, and Maintenance. PCPAM
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What are self-management skills?
Definition
Skills to help you adopt a healthy lifestyle, and stick with it.
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What is the difference between self-confidence and self-efficiency?
Definition
Self-confidence is the belief that you can do something. Self-efficiency is the confidence you can do something specific.
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What factors promote lifestyle change?
Definition
Personal factors, Predisposing factors, Enabling factors, Reinforcing factors. PPER
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What are reinforcing factors?
Definition
Success, Support
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What are Enabling factors?
Definition
Goal setting, self-assesment, self-monitering, self-planning, performance skills, coping skills, consumer skills, time management.
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What are Predisoping factors?
Definition
Am I able?
Self-confidence, self-efficency, safe environment, access.

Is it worth it? Self-motivation, enjoyment, balanced attitudes, beliefs, knowledge
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What are personal factors?
Definition
LEAST CONTROL.
Age, gender, heredity, current health and fitness.
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What are the different types of goals?
Definition
Short-term, long-term, behavioral, and outcome.
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What factors should you consider before beginning Physical activity?
Definition
PAR-Q, Proper shoes and clothes.
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What factors should you consider during daily physical activity?
Definition
the warm up and cool down, Acclimation, Altitude.
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What are the components of a warm-up?
Definition
Aerobic and muscular endurance, and Stretching.
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Why is a cool-down important?
Definition
Helps lower heart rates and blood pressure gradually drop back down to normal, and stretching will help prevent muscle spasms.
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What is SeDS?
Definition
Sedentary death syndrome. It is a result of poor metabolic fitness.
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What are chronic diseases?
Definition
Disease or illness associated with lifestyle or environmental factors. Not like infectious diseases.
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What are some chronic diseases?
Definition
Sedentary Death syndrome, Cardiovascular disease, Coronary heart disease, Coronary Occlusion, Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, Stroke, Peripheral Vascular disease, Congestive heart failure.
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What are lipids?
Definition
Fats and fatty substances.
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What are lipoproteins?
Definition
Fat-carrying proteins in the blood.
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What is considered bad cholesterol?
Definition
Low-Density Lipoproteins.
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What is considered good cholesterol?
Definition
High-Density Lipoproteins.
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