Diet And Fitness Assessment

1. What is the best way to exercise?

Strength Training

Cardiovascular Training

A combination of strength, cardiovascular, endurance, and flexibility training

Doing one kind of training is not enough for optimal health and fitness. Your body needs a variety of activities so that it is challenged enough and so that it is not strong in certain areas while being weak in others.

Explanation

Doing one kind of training is not enough for optimal health and fitness. Your body needs a variety of activities so that it is challenged enough and so that it is not strong in certain areas while being weak in others.

2. Where your body stores fat is just as important as the amount of fat that it stores. People who's bodies store fat in and around their belly are at a higher risk for certain diseases. What kinds of diseases are these at a higher risk of getting?

Osteoporosis

Coronary heart disease and diabetes

Cancer

Research has shown that people who have too much fat around their belly button are at a higher risk of getting heart diseases such as heart attacks and high blood pressure as well as diabetes.

Explanation

Research has shown that people who have too much fat around their belly button are at a higher risk of getting heart diseases such as heart attacks and high blood pressure as well as diabetes.

3. From the following exercises, which is the best for improving cardiorespiratory (heart and lung) endurance?

Jump roping

Push ups

Yelling at your best friend for stealing your chocolate bar

Even though you need to take deep breaths to yell, unfortunately screaming at your friend will not improve your health. Jump roping is a vigorous activity that gets your heart pumping and your blood flowing and is a great way to improve your fitness and endurance.

Explanation

Even though you need to take deep breaths to yell, unfortunately screaming at your friend will not improve your health. Jump roping is a vigorous activity that gets your heart pumping and your blood flowing and is a great way to improve your fitness and endurance.

4. Sit ups help you burn fat

Nowhere. Doing sit ups does not reduce fat, it only strengthens the muscles

In your love handles

Around your belly

It's true, you cannot choose where you want to burn and there is no such thing as "spot burning." You can do 1000 sit ups everyday but if you are not doing cardiovascular exercise and not watching what you eat to reduce calories, you will not burn fat.

Explanation

It's true, you cannot choose where you want to burn and there is no such thing as "spot burning." You can do 1000 sit ups everyday but if you are not doing cardiovascular exercise and not watching what you eat to reduce calories, you will not burn fat.

5. How many meals a day should you eat to increase your metabolism and burn more fat?

3

1

6

Eating 6 small meals a day allows the body to better digest the food and absorb its nutrients. This in turn allows the body to work more efficiently and burn more calories throughout the day. Eating more food than your body can handle at one time will cause it to slow down and store more fat as a result.

Explanation

Eating 6 small meals a day allows the body to better digest the food and absorb its nutrients. This in turn allows the body to work more efficiently and burn more calories throughout the day. Eating more food than your body can handle at one time will cause it to slow down and store more fat as a result.

6. 1 kilogram of muscle burns_____ calories a day while 1 kilogram of fat burns_____calories a day.

50/2

100/4

2/50

Each kilogram of muscle that you have in your body burns 100 calories in 1 day while 1 kilogram of fat burns only 4! That's why it's so much healthier to be leaner with more muscle and less fat. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn a day doing absolutely nothing! The best way to gain lean muscle is by eating a healthy diet high in proteins, good carbs and healthy fats while doing strength training and short busts of high intensity cardio

Explanation

Each kilogram of muscle that you have in your body burns 100 calories in 1 day while 1 kilogram of fat burns only 4! That's why it's so much healthier to be leaner with more muscle and less fat. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn a day doing absolutely nothing! The best way to gain lean muscle is by eating a healthy diet high in proteins, good carbs and healthy fats while doing strength training and short busts of high intensity cardio

7. How many servings of fruits and vegetables should you be eating a day?

1-2

7-10

3-4

Fruits and vegetables are absolutely vital to your health and well-being. Not only do they provide with you vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that make you better, but they taste wonderful and are full of fiber to keep you full and satisfied. Eat a variety of fruits and vegetables everyday, the more colors the better!

Explanation

Fruits and vegetables are absolutely vital to your health and well-being. Not only do they provide with you vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that make you better, but they taste wonderful and are full of fiber to keep you full and satisfied. Eat a variety of fruits and vegetables everyday, the more colors the better!