EXW 344 Final Exam 182 Questions With 100% Correct Answers

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EXW 344 Final Exam 182 Questions With 100% Correct Answers The average life expectancy has decreased by 5 years over the past 100 years >>>False The leading cause of the death in the US is cancer ... while the second leading cause is heart disease >>>False Which of the following are given as examples of additional demands that often accompany heavy work >>>High environmental temperature Awkward posture Heavy loading of small muscle groups Vigorous physical activity is, by definition, anything over 3 METs (metabolic equivalents) >>>False In terms of gender roles and advantage in survival, what were said to be the advantages of higher performance capacity and motor skills for a male in early Homo Sapiens? >>>Advantage in getting food and defending against other predators The harvard fatigue laboratory was instrumental in the early advancements of exercise physiology research by studying the responses of the body under various stressors >>>True According to our textbook, which book published in 1967 is often credited as having launched a fitness revolution with its description of simple walking and running plan progressions? >>>Jogging by Bill Bowerman Who was the Secretary of Health and Human Services who got the process started for creating a Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee >>>Michael Leavitt The Current "Play 60" initiative to get children exercising for at least 60 min per day would fit within the recommendations for children and adolescents given in the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans >>>True When did the American Heart Association officially recognize Physical Inactivity as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease? >>>1992 The first physical activity guidelines were published in 1957 >>>False Between the first and eighth editions of the ACSMs Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, what section has changed the most? >>>Lower end of the intensity recommendationWhat is exercise physiology? >>>the study of the body's function during exercise and its physiological adaptations to regular participation in exercise Records of Yoga from as 3300 BC are amongst the earliest records of physical activity by humans for a purpose other than hunting, gathering or immediate survival >>>True In relation to weight gain, what did the panel from the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee determine? >>>It may be necessary to get more than 30 minutes of daily physical activity to prevent excessive weight gain. Elderly women tend to be the most sedentary population >>>True As we look at age and muscular strength, between what ages does the book indicate we meet our peak in relation to normal growth/maturation? >>>20-29 years of age Which term is best defined as: Assessment of variation in the prevalence of a trait or behavior by age, sex, ethnicity, and other geographic or demographic factors >>>Descriptive epidemiology According to research, and demonstrated in figure 3.7, which gender shows higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness at a given age? >>>Males As seen in both Canada and the United States, physical activity levels are lower in childhood and increase through adolescence and into adulthood. >>>False Sitting increases the risk of Type 2 Diabetes because cellular glucose uptake is impaired at rest compared to physical activity >>>True [Show More]

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