Chapter 15 Engaging In Physical Fitness

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Quiz for chapter 15, Engaging in physical fitness. Book is Health Promotion in Nursing.

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1.

Health is often based upon a _____________ with the extreme ends consisting of positive and negative poles.
2.

What is Physical Fitness?
- A.
  
  Wellness
- B.
  
  Ability to lift and have healthy lifestyle
- C.
  
  Ability to be physically active on a regular basis
3.

What is the percentage of adult Americans that do not get enough exercise to achieve health benefits?
- A.
  
  40%
- B.
  
  50%
- C.
  
  60%
- D.
  
  65%
4.

Physical activity is ________ common among women than men and among those with lower income and educational level.MORE OR LESS? Enter that into blank area.
5.

Percentage of adults not active at all, in their leisure time?
- A.
  
  15%
- B.
  
  20%
- C.
  
  25%
- D.
  
  30%
- E.
  
  35%
6.

According to statistics, in the United States, which groups engage in less physical activity?
- A.
  
  Blacks and Non-Hispanic Whites
- B.
  
  Blacks and Hispanics
- C.
  
  Non-Hispanic Whites and Hispanics
7.

If a client asks "Why should I exercise?" What might your response as a nurse be?
- A.
  
  Because it is good for you
- B.
  
  To help lose and maintain proper body weight
- C.
  
  Physical activity is fun, feels good, and is beneficial to the body
8.

Healthy People 2010 goal for physical fitness is?
- A.
  
  Improve physical fitness and healthy life span of people through physical activity.
- B.
  
  Moderate physical exercise and activity most days of the week and recommend promotion of heath and cardiovascular supporting activity
9.

Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and _________
10.

Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity recommends how many minutes per day of physical activity for adults?
- A.
  
  20 minutes of cardiovascular per day
- B.
  
  30 minutes of moderate exercise most days
- C.
  
  30 minutes of heavy weight resistance 3-4 days per week
- D.
  
  20 minutes of moderate exercise most days
11.

Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity recommends how many minutes per day of physical activity for children?
- A.
  
  30 minutes of moderate exercise most days
- B.
  
  40 minutes of moderate exercise most days
- C.
  
  50 minutes of moderate exercise most days
- D.
  
  60 minutes of moderate exercise most days
- E.
  
  20 minutes of moderate exercise most days
12.

What are the two over-arching goals in Healthy People 2010 that keeps with emphasizing physical activity and fitness?
- A.
  
  Increase quality and years of healthy life
- B.
  
  Eliminate health disparities
- C.
  
  Both A and B
13.

Is client nutrition and healthy behaviors education an integral part and primary focus of the nursing practice, regardless of the setting?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
- C.
  
  Sometimes
14.

Can a nurse control a client's health promotion outlook through education?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
- C.
  
  Sometimes
15.

The TERM physical fitness means?
- A.
  
  Ability to a long distance
- B.
  
  Looking good, good figure
- C.
  
  Endurance, performing high sustained athletic levels
- D.
  
  All of the above. A, B and C
16.

Performance-related fitness includes the components of agility, reaction time, coordination, power, speed and ____________?
17.

Can health related fitness and performance fitness overlap in components?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
18.

Which of these components are for health related fitness?
- A.
  
  Balance, flexibility, body composition
- B.
  
  Muscular strength, muscular endurance, coordination
- C.
  
  Body composition, flexibility, muscular and cardiovascular strength
19.

Which of these components are for performance related fitness?
- A.
  
  Strength, power, agility, flexibility
- B.
  
  Power, agility, cardiovascular strength, speed
- C.
  
  Speed, reaction time, strength, power, agility
20.

Cardiovascular fitness is synonymous with?
- A.
  
  Cardiorespiratory fitness
- B.
  
  Aerobic fitness
- C.
  
  Cardiorespiratory endurance
- D.
  
  A and B
- E.
  
  A, B and C
21.

Health is?
- A.
  
  Absence of disease
- B.
  
  A and C
- C.
  
  Capacity to enjoy life and meet challenges
- D.
  
  Ability to function physically, cognitively and socially
- E.
  
  A, C, and D
22.

The most important benefit of cardiovascular fitness is?
- A.
  
  Can deter CHD
- B.
  
  Can jump start the metabolism
- C.
  
  Help balance out weight issues
23.

Muscle strength is?
- A.
  
  Ability to exert force with a muscle against resistance under maximal condition in single effort
- B.
  
  Ability to exert force with a muscle against resistance under maximal condition within multiple efforts
- C.
  
  Ability to exert force with muscle or muscle groups over extended periods of time
24.

Muscle endurance is?
- A.
  
  Ability to exert force with a muscle against resistance under maximal condition within multiple efforts
- B.
  
  Ability of muscle or muscle groups to perform or sustain a muscle contraction over extended periods of time
- C.
  
  Ability to exert force with a muscle against resistance under maximal condition in single effort
- D.
  
  Ability of muscle or muscle groups to perform or sustain a muscle contraction in a single effort
25.

______________ is the ability of a joint or group of joints to move freely through a range of motion (ROM)?