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Kristen joined her best friend's recreational league because she finds soccer personally rewarding. Emma, her best friend, also enjoys the game but is deeply driven by the desire to win the league trophy. Emma's primary motivation is
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self-oriented
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Extrinsic
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Competence
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Intrinsic
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Team-oriented
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The behavior and the value of each individual can be kept distinct from each other. This is best accomplished by having
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Determinism is a belief that
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people determine everything
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people do not want to change
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people are highly motivated
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people want to change
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people have no choice
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All of the following are true of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) except
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it involves an extreme rejection of the body
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it prevents us from liking who we are
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it is commonplace in today's society
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it involves negative self-talk
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it is classified as a mental illness
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Intrinsic motivation for healthy living is
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The SMART acronym identifies all of the following goals except
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Adventurous
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Time-bound
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Relevant
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Specific
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Measurable
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All of the following are stages of the Transtheoretical Model of Change except
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Maintenance
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Action
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Contemplation
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Precontemplation
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Post-maintenance
Question 8
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Justin constantly compares himself to others, After failing to keep his New Year's Resolution of working out five times a week, he sees himself as a failure. Justin suffers from
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Behaviorism and operant conditioning may work but result in
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the support of others enhances our
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well-being
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performance
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motivation
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learning
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all of the above
Question 11
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Which of the following is a neurotransmitter often associated with feelings of well-being and happiness?
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Adrenaline
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Glycine
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Epinephrine
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Serotonin
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Histamine
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The five factors commonly found to affect wellbeing according to longitudinal population studies include all of the following except
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Education
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Weight
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Income
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Alcohol Use
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Tobacco Use
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CAM is an acronym for
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Cardiovascular and Applied Medicine
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Chiropractic and Alternative Medicine
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Cardiovascular and Action-Oriented Medicine
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Conventional and Applied Medicine
Question 14
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The INTERHEART study conducted in six continent with some 30,000 subjects indicated that a healthy lifestyle could prevent what percentage of heart disease?
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60 percent
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30 percent
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75 percent
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90 percent
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40 percent
Question 15
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The genome is to genetic information as (what?) is to lifestyle and environmental information?
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Exposome
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Biosphere
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Geodome
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Econome
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Ergosphere
Question 16
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Who is associated with philosophical immaterialism?
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Will Durant
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Plato
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Nietzche
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B. F. Skinner
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Pavlov
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Holism claims that the reality of human life is
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only the mind
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Mind and body
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agnostic
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not matter
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only the body
Question 18
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Today about 80 percent of illnesses in America are caused by
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infections
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poverty
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lifestyle choices
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bacteria
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accidents
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Wellness Includes
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Health, fitness, and overall well being
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optimal energy
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feelings of peace and harmony of being
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desire and capacity to thrive
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all of the above
Question 20
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All of the following are ten-year goals set by the US Department of Health and Human Services for healthy people in 2020 except
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Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups
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Promote healthy development and healthy behaviors across every stage of life
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Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
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Increase enrollment of all groups in the Affordable Care Act
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Eliminate preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death
Question 21
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Which is the most likely resting heart rate (RHR) for the average person, not an athlete?
Question 22
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All of the following are true of interval training except
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it increases cardiorespiratory fitness in less time than traditional exercise
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it involves keeping your pulse as high as possible between intervals
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it can be broken up into segments during the day
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it has the potential to improve the working of the parasympathetic nervous system
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it is an appropriate program for even the average person
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The action of the branches of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is most similar to which of the following metaphors?
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playing drums in a rock band
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playing piano to the tempo of a metronome
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balancing on a skateboard
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running a marathon
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climbing a tree
Question 24
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Age of onset for major depressive disorders is typically when?
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Mid-thirties
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Mid-twenties
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Mid-forties
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Mid-fifties
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Teens
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An "E" added to the end of the F.I.T.T. acronym indicates
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Energy
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Enjoyment
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Emotion
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Excitement
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Experience
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The cardiorespiratory system is composed of the
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Heart and respiratory system
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Blood vessels and alveoli
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heart, lungs, and thyroid
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heart, lungs, and blood vessels
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Lungs and heart
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Cardiorespiratory fitness is especially effective
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for reducing the risk of heart disease
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for reducing the risk of Type II diabetes
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for increasing a person's capacity to work
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All of these
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You can estimate your current cardiorespiratory fitness level
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by assessing how much weight you can lift
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by taking the Walk/Jog/Run test
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Only by taking a treadmill stress test
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by assessing your flexibility
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by calculating your body mass index
Question 29
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Regular physical activity may reduce the risk for all of the following except
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schizophrenia
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depression
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certain cancers
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dementia
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obesity
Question 30
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Five days a week, Brian leaves the house at 8am, walking at a good pace to work, a shift that starts at 8:30am. On Saturday, he likes to run 5K. His focus is on remaining healthy rather than improving skill or performance. This routine and philosophy is consistent with which model?
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Overload principle
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heart rate reserve
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intermittent and interval training
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exercise prescription model
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lifetime physical activity model (LPAM)
Question 31
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Functional fitness can help you avoid
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back problems and pain
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high blood pressure
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diabetes
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heart problems
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all of these
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balance of the left and right hips
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proper alignment of the musculoskeletal system
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proper alignment that feels stiff
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proper alignment of the head and back
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balance of the left and right shoulders
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proprioception is
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sensory information that relates to flexibility
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sensory information that comes from outside the body
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sensory information in each cell
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sensory information that alleviates pain
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sensory information that comes from within the body
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Neurogenesis, the development of new neurons:
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results from mental exercises to improve the brain
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improves one's metabolic rate
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is essential to improved mental health
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results in improved cardiorespiratory fitness
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is linked to regular physical activity and exercise
Question 35
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the percentage of Americans who, at some point, experience low-back pain is
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40 percent
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25 percent
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70 percent
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85 percent
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55 percent
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Functional fitness is proper muscular strength and endurance designed to
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which one of the following likely best exemplifies functional fitness?
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All of the following are considered benefits of functional fitness except
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reducing pain
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enhancing your mental health
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creating natural energy
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improving your intelligence quotient
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preventing chronic conditions
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the prudent lifestyle espouses
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maximum muscle development
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surgery
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ergogenic aids to boost performance
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medication to alleviate pain
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focusing on mindbody wellness
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you can access your level of functional fitness by
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performing sport skills
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performing repetitive deep squats
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running a mile as fast as you can
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performing test of posture, flexibility, and balance
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All of these
Question 41
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The minimum amount of resistance or overload needed to ensure progression is what percentage of the maximum force that a muscle or muscle group can exert during one repetition?
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80 percent
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60 percent
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90 percent
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70 percent
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50 percent
Question 42
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Functional fitness uses free weights so that while you are moving
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you can stand up straight
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you can lift as much as possible
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you can be flexible
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you can strive to balance yourself
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all of the above
Question 43
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a healthy level of muscular strength and endurance can
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Muscle strength and endurance are capable of
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Reducing back pain
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improving balance
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preventing osteoporosis
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all of the above
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none of the above
Question 45
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Muscles burn calories to help maintain normal body weight
Question 46
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a basic guideline for breathing properly while lifting includes
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holding your breath during the eccentric phase and exhaling during the concentric phase
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inhaling your breath during the concentric phase and exhaling during the eccentric phase
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inhaling during the eccentric phase and exhaling your breath during the concentric phase
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holding your breath throughout the lift
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inhaling during the eccentric phase and holding your breath during the concentric phase
Question 47
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the decreasing size of the muscle cell due to failure to overload the muscle
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the muscle or muscle group that produce endomorphins
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the increasing size of the muscle size due to an increase in the myofibrils within a muscle cell
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the muscle or muscle group that contracts to overcome resistance and move the body
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the muscle or muscle group that lengthens to overcome resistance and move the body
Question 48
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Training that can help reduce back pain involves strengthening the
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cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscles
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trapezius, deltoids, and triceps
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abdominals, glutei, and hamstrings
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tibia, femur, and patella
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radius, ulna, and humerus
Question 49
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Function. Intensity. Time. Type
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Function. Intensity. Time. Technique
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Frequency. Intensity. Time. Technique.
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Frequency. Intensity. Time. Type.
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Frequency. Intensity. Technique. Time.
Question 50
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if you feel the pain of a strained muscle or stretched ligament, it is advisable to
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lighten the load, but work that area with a reduced load or intensity
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get an X-ray of the affected area
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take pain killers and anti-inflammatory medication
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rest that muscle or ligament
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work through the problem by continuing to work the muscle or ligament area
Question 51
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Lordosis (sway-back) can cause chronic low back pain. While congenital in some people, it can also develop in otherwise healthy people for all of the following reasons except
Question 52
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in the groin stretch, you sit on the floor and put the soles of the feet together. Grabbing the ends of your feet with both hands and pulling your heels towards the groin as close as you can. Flexibility is considered good if the distance between heels and groin is
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between 5 and 6 inches
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4 inches or less
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between 6 and 8 inches
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between 4 and 5 inches
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8 inches or more
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proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique requires
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ballistic movement
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a partner
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the stretch reflex
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equipment
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strong muscles
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The stretch reflex is initiated by
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the golgi tendon
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the myotatic reflex
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ballistic movement
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static stretching
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the muscle spindle
Question 55
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In stretching exercises, those that work from a supine position involve
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Lying flat on your back face up
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lying on your side
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sitting in a straight-back chair with your feet flat on the floor
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standing straight with your back flat against the wall
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lying flat on your stomach face down