Pilates Trainer Professional - Qp3
10 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 1.A growing body of research shows that long periods of physical inactivity raise our risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and obesity.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Lack of physical activity has clearly been shown to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and other conditions: (Select four)
- A.
Less active, less fit persons have a greater risk of developing high blood pressure.
- B.
Studies indicate that physically active people are less likely to develop coronary heart disease than those who are inactive – even after the researchers accounted for smoking, alcohol use, and diet.
- C.
Lack of physical activity can contribute to feelings of anxiety and depression.
- D.
Physical activity may increase the risk of certain cancers.
- E.
Physically active overweight or obese people significantly reduced their risk for disease with physical activity.
- 3.Good posture is a level of fitness in which the muscles of the body support the skeleton in an alignment that is stable and efficient during movement.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.The _____ is the highest group of 7 vertebrae of the spine.
- A.
Cervical spine
- B.
Thoracic spine
- C.
Lumbar spine
- 5.Many lumbar spine conditions are unrelated.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.The ______, which connects with the bottom of the lumbar spine and the top of the tailbone, can cause lower back pain and/or sciatica pain if there is any type of dysfunction in the joint that allows too much movement or restricts normal movement.
- A.
Lumbar Disc Herniation
- B.
Sacroiliac Joint
- C.
Spondyloisthesis
- D.
Osteoarthritis
- 7.The aim of Pilates is to make gentle corrections to ALL postural problems.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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