KIN Final Exam Extra Help

**Major Benefits of Regular Physical Activity**

* **150 minutes of PA a week is enough to reduce mortality**


* **number of minutes exercised is directly related to reduction in risk of death**

**Current Recommendations for Physical Activity on a Weekly Basis to Promote Health**

* **adults do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity each week**


* **increasing the volume and intensity of exercise results in additional health benefits**
* **adults should also do muscle-strengthening activities**
* **everyone should avoid inactivity**

**Benefits of Cardiorespiratory Endurance Exercise**

* **helps the body become more efficient**


* **makes the body better able to cope with physical challenges**
* **lowers risk of many chronic diseases**
* **better control of body fat**
* **improved immune function**
* **improved psychological and emotional well-being**

**Current Recommendations for Cardiorespiratory Endurance and the FITT-VP Principle**

**cardiorespiratory endurance exercises include activities that involve rhythmic use of large-muscle groups for an extended period of time**

**How Muscular Strength and Endurance Exercises Help to Prevent/Manage Cardiovascular Disease**

* **improves glucose metabolism**


* **increases maximal oxygen consumption**
* **reduces blood pressure**
* **increases HDL cholesterol and reduces LDL cholesterol (in some people)**
* **improves blood vessel health**

**3-5 Different Training Methods/Equipment for Strength and Endurance Exercises**

* **resistance bands**


* **exercise (stability) balls**
* **vibration training**
* **pilates**

**Suggestions for Building Muscular Strength and Endurance Exercise**

**muscle activation when training on unstable surfaces is less effective than traditional training for building strength in muscle groups responsible for a movement or in trunk-stabilizing muscle groups**

**The Similarities and Differences Between the Concepts of Overweight and Obesity**

**when looking at body composition, the most important consideration is the proportion of the body’s total weight that is fat—the percent body fat**

**The Factors that Impact the Relationship Between BMI and Body Fat Percentage**

* **muscle mass**


* **age**
* **gender**
* **sex**
* **race/ethnicity**
* **height**

**The Impact Obesity has on Mortality and Life Expectancy**

**obesity doubles mortality rates and can reduce life expectancy by 10-20 years**