Study Guide Fall 2015
Textbook
Classroom notes
Internet Information
Chapter 1
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What is SeDS?
What are the greatest threats to public health in United States?
Leading health problems in USA
What are chronic diseases? Name three
What is the difference between physical activity and exercise?
What are pedometers? How many steps are recommended for daily exercise?
Define Wellness – textbook – your own words
Understand the seven dimensions of wellness.
What are the four health-related fitness components?
What are the components of skill-related fitness?
Name 10 health benefits that can happen when you follow a fitness/wellness
program
Chapter 2
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SMART Goals
What are the environmental influence on diet and nutrition?
What are the environmental influences on Physical Activity?
What are the environmental influences on Diet and Nutrition?
Understand and name “Barriers to change”
What is Self-Efficacy
Define motivation
Types of motivation
Understand Transtheoretical model -Stages of Change Model
Chapter 4
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Understand the difference between essential and storage fat
Define body composition
Define lean body mass
Define overweight
Define obesity
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Hydrostatic weighing
Skinfold thickness – anthropometric measurements
Obesity
BMI
Waist measurements-what are they & the importance Classification
Women (% fat)
Men (% fat)
Essential Fat
10-12%
2-4%
Athletes
14-20%
6-13%
Fitness
21-24%
14-17%
Acceptable
25-31%
18-25%
32% plus
25% plus
Obese
Chapter 6
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Define cardiovascular endurance
What are Hypokinetic diseases? Name three
What is ATP (Adenosine triphosphate- memorize this!)
Name 10 benefits of Aerobic Training
Understand the difference between aerobic and anaerobic
Define and understand Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max)
The difference between physical activity and exercise
The difference between aerobic and anaerobic exercise – sports
RPE
Why do we asses’cardio fitness?
Exercise heart rate and rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE)
Define FITT & be able to write example
Understand and define systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure.
Difference between warm-up and stretching
Chapter 7
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What are the three goals of weight training?
Define muscular strength
Define muscular endurance
Define hypertrophy
Compare and contrast the undesirable effects of anabolic steroids in men and
women.
1 RM
Learn the major muscles of the Human Body
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Describe the principles of specificity and overload work together in achieving
greater strength.
Why do women and children can’t build large muscles – They do not have
“Circulating Androgens.” (yes, that is the answer)
What are the factors that affect strength – Again, I am giving you the answer.
Neural adaptation
o Overcoming mental resistance
o Recruiting a higher % of muscle fibers
o Learning/efficiency – Muscle size - A larger muscle produces a
stronger contraction
Identify strength-training exercise safety guidelines.
Identify advantages of using free weights and weight machines
Chapter 8
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Plastic and Elastic Elongation
Which factors affect flexibility?
PNF Stretching
What is wrong with this statement: “Warm-up stretching”
Diarthrodial
Synarthrodial
Amphiarthrodial
ROM
Differences between tendons and ligaments - examples
When shouldn’t we stretch and when should we stretch. Why?
Causes, prevention and rehabilitation of low back pain
Describe two correct and two incorrect sleeping postures.
Nutrition
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Reading labels –
Nutrients
Carbohydrates
Protein
Fat
Making wise food selections
* Reading labels – Understand the importance of reading labels and
ingredients.