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Key Concepts in Exercise Training

This document contains definitions for various exercise and fitness related terms. It provides answers to questions about different types of training programs (e.g. HIIT, strength, endurance), principles of exercise (e.g. progression, overload, specificity), components of fitness (e.g. muscular strength, cardiovascular fitness), body composition measurements (e.g. normal weight ranges), and types of injuries (e.g. sprains, strains, overuse injuries). The document serves as a reference for fundamental exercise science terminology.

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Key Concepts in Exercise Training

This document contains definitions for various exercise and fitness related terms. It provides answers to questions about different types of training programs (e.g. HIIT, strength, endurance), principles of exercise (e.g. progression, overload, specificity), components of fitness (e.g. muscular strength, cardiovascular fitness), body composition measurements (e.g. normal weight ranges), and types of injuries (e.g. sprains, strains, overuse injuries). The document serves as a reference for fundamental exercise science terminology.

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This is the capability of the human muscle to generate force.

Answer: muscular strength

This aerobic training program uses low to moderate intensity exercises that must be
maintained within a minimum period of 45 minutes.
Answer: long and slow training

The __________ increases proportionally with increases in oxygen uptake as does the
arteriovenous oxygen difference and the stroke volume
Answer: heart rate

This is an aerobic training that involves repeated maximal work combined with active
recover in between.
Answer: HIIT

Positive form of stress


Answer: eustress

This principle states that the body should experience a gradual increase in workload.
Answer: progression

The minimum level of body fat for women.


Answer: 8%

The following are under cardiovascular system EXCEPT for one.


Answer: lungs

This is influenced by the person’s fitness goal.


Asnwer: type

This incorporate various rapid movements to lengthen the muscle-tendon unit.


Answer: ballistic stretches

The intensity used for aerobic training


Answer: 60-85% MHR

This aerobic training program involves continuous physical activity which lasts for 20 to 30
minutes depending on the individual.
Answer: high intensity continous training
This type of resistance training develops the capability of the muscles to resist fatigue.
Answer: endurance program

Negative form of stress


Answer: distress

This resistance training aims to increase muscle size without being concerned with
increasing strength.
Answer: hypertrophy program

This principle states that the body must work harder than it used to in order for it to adapt.
Answer: oveload

This principle states that the body will adapt specifically to the workload it experienced
Answer: specificity

For cardiovascular benefits, they recommend exercising for a frequency of ____________ times
per week
Answer: 3-5

A type of physical activity that is related to your work


Answer: occupational

This lengthens the muscle-tendon unit by slowly moving the limb throughout the entire
ROM
Answer: dynamic stretching

This is resistance training in which the main goal is to develop the muscle to increase speed
and explosiveness of movement.
Answer: power program

This is the muscle’s capability to withstand fatigue. 


Answer: muscular endurance

These injuries occur when an individual has been training for a long period of time
Answer: overuse injuries

The following are situations that causes stress EXCEPT one.


Answer: eating
Foods that are good sources of proteins.
Answer: fish

A type of physical activity which involves sports and exercise


Answer: recreational

Cardiovascular fitness can provide many health benefits such as:


Answer: Higher resting heart rate

These are overstretched ligaments that limit joint mobility.


Answer: sprain

The frequency used for aerobic training


Answer: 3 or more days a week

It is the duration of an exercise session


Answer: time

This is a slow and sustained muscle-tendon lengthening exercise usually held at the end of
ROM 
Answer: static stretching

This is an aerobic training program that is unstructured, consisting of both maximal and
submaximal work that lasts for 30 to 45 minutes.
Answer: fartlek training

The minimum level of body fat for men.


Answer: 5%

Physical activity which involves the transfer of body weight from one place to another
Answer: transport-related

The time used for aerobic training


Answer: 20+ mins

Which of the following are NOT types of warm-up activity


Answer: HIIT

Foods that contain healthy amounts of carbohydrates.


Answer: all of the above
The time used for FIIT training
Answer: 10-20 mins

Common in growing bones as they are less dense.


Answer: fracture

Normal or healthy weight for Asian people


Answer: 18.5 kg/m2-23.9 kg/m2

This is the ability of the heart, lungs and blood vessels to supply oxygen and nutrients
throughout the body, particularly to the working muscles to sustain rhythmical exercises.
Answer: aerobic capacity

This resistance training program aims to increase the force production capacity of the
human muscle.
Answer: strength program

In this routine the muscle-tendon unit is made to contract a resistance, followed by a


passive lengthening similar to the static stretch.
Answer: PNF

This is the total make-up of the body


Answer: body composition

refers to the number of exercise training sessions that a person has to undergo in a week.
Answer: frequency

This is basically the level of difficulty of a workout.


Answer: intensity

A twist, pull, or tear of muscle or tendon that results from overstretching or over
contraction.
Answer: strain

Normal or healthy weight for pregnant women


Answer: 20 kg/m2-27 kg/m2

This states that no two persons are the same when it comes to adaptation to the workload.
Answer: individuality
These injuries have signs and symptoms such as pain and swelling that occur immediately
after force application.
Answer: acute injuries

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