Intro to Exercise Science T/F

True

According to the data presented from 5 surrounding Wisconsin counties, the more educated a person is, the lower their mortality rate is.

False

A person’s basal metabolic rate changes very little as they age, regardless of how active they are.

True

Examples of professional involvement would be joining, reading the journals published by, and attending the conferences of a professional organization.

True

One characteristic of effective teaching is to use practice time effectively.

True

The SHAPE America develops standards and program guidelines for physical education programs in K-12 schools.

False

All high school coaches must have degrees in physical education.

False

Teaching vacancies in physical education are plentiful in public and private schools.

False

The American College for Sports Medicine specifies course work and clinical hours for undergraduates in athletic training.

False

Practitioners are only interested in the application of knowledge, while disciplinarians are only interested in the creation of new knowledge.

True

A profession is governed by standards and competencies for entry and may be verified through a certification process.

True

Members of the American Physical Therapy Association help people return to their optimum level of functioning.

True

School physical education programs are financed well and an educational priority because of their unique contributions to the education of each child.

True

A challenge facing individuals working in fitness careers is to help their clients maintain participation in physical activity programs.

True

The values of participating in physical activity outweigh any risks relative to injury and even the cost of equipment and memberships.

True

Negligence to be proven requires an action or failure to act that caused an actual injury.

True

Professionals in exercise science careers need to provide quality programs in specialized settings to prove a higher degree of competence is needed to fulfill the responsibilities of these careers than may currently be the case.

False

Technological advances will not affect physical education, exercise science, and sport programs in the future.

True

An agreement to participate is a waiver of responsibility or guarantee against a lawsuit.

True

Participation in physical activity can serve as a preventative measure for both disease and degeneration for senior citizens.

True

Leaders who have integrity, are visionaries and creative, and are effective communicators are needed for physical education, exercise science, and sport programs to help individuals of all ages and ability levels enjoy and benefit from physical activity.

False

Participation in physical activity programs by senior citizens will decrease in the future due to associated health risks.

True

Professionals in physical education, exercise science, and sport careers are accountable for the quality of their programs as well as responsible for promoting the values of what they do.

False

The state of a person’s physical fitness has been shown to have little if any effect on their mental well-being.

True

To successfully comply with the activity pyramid, an individual should participate in resistance training 2-3 times a week.

True

An individual should consider body composition as a better indicator of body condition than body weight.

True

The top of the Physical Activity Pyramid is the Energy Balance scale of balancing energy out with energy in.