Core Concepts in Health, 9/e

Paul M. Insel, Stanford University School of Medicine
Walton T. Roth, Stanford University School of Medicine

Exercise for Health and Fitness

True False Quiz


1	To continue to improve physical fitness, you should progressively increase your exercise overload.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	Regardless of the type of exercise, optimal development will occur when exercising three times per week.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Optimal physical development for recreational athletes occurs when aerobic activities are performed 5 to 7 days per week.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Stretching exercises will result in the most flexibility if done after exercise.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	A primary purpose of cardiorespiratory endurance training is to increase maximal oxygen consumption.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	The harder you work, the more your fitness level will increase.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	During exercise, more than half of the blood volume is directed to the muscles.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Strength training using weight machines develops strength more adaptable to everyday life than strength training using free weights.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Using steroids may cause a male's testes to atrophy.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	After the swelling from an athletic injury has subsided, heat can be applied to speed up the healing process.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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