Fit Quiz: What do you really know about exercise? (5/31)

Fit Quiz:

1. Why do experts recommend losing no more than 1-2 lbs per week?

a. It isn't possible to lose more than 2 lbs in one week

b. Losing wieght in a slow, steady fashion can help you lose fat while perserving your muscle tissue

c. Losing more than 2 lbs may strain your kidneys and liver function

d. It's too boring to lose more than 2 lbs a week.

2. During strenght training, you might have heard that it is a bad idea to hold your breath. why?

a. Holding your breath druing exertion can cause a rapid increase in blood pressure.

b. Your muscle cells become damaged when they don't receive oxygen during strenght training.

c. It reduces the amount of weight you can lift.

d. It causes a drop in blood sugar.

3. which of the following is true when comparing muscle to fat?

a. Muscle is denser and takes up less space than fat

b. A pound of muscle weight more than a pound of fat

c. A pound of fat weights more than a pound of muscle

d. Fat will become muscle once you being a comprehensive strenght training program

4. Why do experts recommend eating breakfast each day to help maintain weight loss.

a. During sleep, your body expends calories to repair physical damage to the body. These calories need to be replaced each morning.

b. Skipping breakfast causes your heart to pump less blood thoughout the body, causing fatgiue, headaches, and drowsiness

c. Studies show that breakfast-eaters burn more calories during cardio exercise.

d. When you skip breakfast, your metabloism, blood sugar, and energy levles drop. This often lead to overeating later in the day.

5. How is Body Mass Index calculated and what is it used for?

a. BMI is calculated by multiplying wieght (Kg) by height (m) and dividing by 220. It is used to assess ideal body weight.

b. BMI is calcluated by multiplying body fat percentage by waist circumference it is used to asses overweight and obesity.

c. BMI is calculated by dividing height by weight and multiplying by 100 it is used to diagnose obesity.

d. BMI is calculated by dividing weight in Kg by height in meters squared it is used to assess overweight and obesity.

6. What are the exercise recommendations for weight loss set out by the government?

a. 60-90 of moderate-intensity exercise daily

b. 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise mose days of the week

c. 30-60 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise 3-5 days a week

d. 20 minutes of moderate-intesity exercise at least 3 days a week

7. Experts recommend you performe moderate-intensity activity. The best example of that is:

a. Washing the dishes by hand

b. watering plants

c. Running at 6.5 mph

d. Brisk walking, cutting the grass (with a push-mower), swimming, cycling of flat terrain.

Answers:
1B,2 A, 3A, 4D,5D, 6A, 7D