How Much Do You Actually Know About Personal Fitness? Trivia Quiz
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How much do you actually know about personal fitness? Exercising is an important activity for people to do on a regular basis and this is because it helps in increasing the metabolism as well as help the body keep off some illnesses too. Take up this test and see what you know about working out and the best exercises to carry out.
- 1.Where are the deltoids located?
- A.
Top of arm
- B.
Back
- C.
Thighs
- D.
Buttocks
- 2.One way to test flexibility is the curl up test.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.The pacer test is used to access ________________________.
- 4.
- A.
THR - 220
- B.
200 - age
- C.
220 - age
- D.
220 - age x THR
- 5.
- A.
Stomach
- B.
Back of arms
- C.
Upper thigh
- D.
Lower leg
- 6.
- A.
Lower back
- B.
Back of arms
- C.
Shoulders
- D.
Front of thigh
- 7.Muscles, bones and tendons make up ______________________________.
- 8.The exertion of force by muscles one time is called ___________________________________.
- 9.Frequency, intensity and time can be applied to the ________________________________________.
- 10.Which does the pacer test measure?
- A.
Body composition
- B.
Cardiovascular endurance
- C.
Muscular strength
- D.
Muscular endurance
- 11.Sprinting uses which muscle fibers?
- A.
Fast twitch muscle fibers
- B.
Slow twitch muscle fibers
- C.
Medium muscle fibers
- D.
Small muscle fibers
- 12.Which is a health-related component of fitness?
- A.
Agility
- B.
Speed
- C.
Cardiovascular endurance
- D.
Reaction Time
- 13.Which is a skill-related component of fitness?
- A.
Body Composition
- B.
Muscular Strength
- C.
Cardiovascular Endurance
- D.
Speed
- 14.Children should get 60 minutes of exercise daily.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Your parents have the greatest negative influence on body image.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.A proper diet and exercise is best for weight control.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.When the muscle moves through a full range of motion during exercise, it is called an isotonic exercise.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Using less weight and higher repetitions will help develop muscular strength.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Which health risk factor can be controlled?
- A.
Smoking
- B.
Age
- C.
Heredity
- D.
Gender
- 20.Which helps benefit cardiovascular fitness the most?
- A.
Sprinting
- B.
Shopping
- C.
Jogging
- D.
Yoga
- 21.Which describes the range of body fat percentage as one ages?
- A.
It goes up and down
- B.
It stays the same
- C.
It decreases
- D.
It increases
- 22.Fitness goals should be...
- A.
Specific and realistic
- B.
Comparable to your friends
- C.
Just like your favorite athlete's
- D.
Low enough to reach
- 23.High levels of cholesterol may lead to...
- A.
Obesity
- B.
Heart disease
- C.
Toothaches
- D.
Low paying jobs
- 24.A risk factor for heart disease that can be controlled is...
- A.
Gender
- B.
Age
- C.
Heredity
- D.
Inactivity
- 25.You must stretch to improve...
- A.
Flexibility
- B.
Agility
- C.
Body composition
- D.
Muscular endurance
- 26.Which principle explains and exercise for a specific muscle?
- A.
Principle of overload
- B.
Principle of specificity
- C.
Principle of progression
- D.
The Comet principle
- 27.Height and Weight measures this...
- A.
Body composition
- B.
Flexibility
- C.
Obesity
- D.
Muscular strength
- 28.The target heart rate explains where you want your exercise heart rate.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 29.The body gets most of its' energy from vitamins.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 30.Which activity comes first when warming up?
- A.
Large muscle activity
- B.
Static stretching
- C.
Activity specific warm up
- D.
Ballistic stretching
- 31.Having good cardiovascular fitness can help prevent...
- A.
Fatty deposit in arterial walls
- B.
Foot pain
- C.
Blood pooling in the lower limbs
- D.
Back pain
- 32.Which does cooling down after exercising help prevent?
- A.
Pain in the neck
- B.
Muscle soreness
- C.
High cholesterol
- D.
Heat stroke
- 33.Which heat-related illness is most serious?
- A.
Heat stroke
- B.
Heat exhaustion
- C.
Hot weather bug
- D.
Hypothermia
- 34.Which is an exercise that would increase BMR (Basal metabolic rate)?
- A.
Playing video games
- B.
Sprinting
- C.
Anaerobic exercise
- D.
Aerobic exercise
- 35.Cardiovascular exercise will raise the resting heart rate.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 36.One benefit of warming up before exercise is that it helps to prevent injury.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 37.To get an accurate resting heart rate, one must access their heart rate right before going to bed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 38.Which exercise is best for the elderly?
- A.
Swimming
- B.
Hockey
- C.
Sprinting
- D.
Basketball
- 39.Which exercise would be best for increasing flexibility?
- A.
Weight Training
- B.
Yoga
- C.
Basketball
- D.
Hand Ball
- 40.Which should you consider before exercising?
- A.
If your friends are exercising
- B.
Present health
- C.
Who will see you
- D.
Past medical history
- E.
2nd and 4th answer
- 41.Which type of clothing is best to exercise in during hot weather?
- A.
Clothes that look good
- B.
Skin tight leather
- C.
Light colored, light weight
- D.
None of the above
- 42.High participation in cardiovascular endurance may result in...
- A.
Heat stroke
- B.
Lower resting heart rate
- C.
Longer legs
- D.
Higher resting heart rate
- 43.Adults should exercise at least _________ times a week.
- A.
Five
- B.
Three
- C.
Two
- D.
Seven
- 44.Which is a health-related component of fitness?
- A.
Speed
- B.
Reaction time
- C.
Agility
- D.
Flexibility
- 45.The fastest way to obtain muscular strength and endurance is through ______________________________.
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