Long Term Effects of Exercise Quiz

What are the cardiovascular benefits of regular exercise?

• Causing heart disease

• Decreasing blood flow to the heart

• Increasing risk of heart attack

• Improving cardiovascular health

How does exercise help in improving muscular strength and endurance?

• By causing the muscles to shrink and weaken over time.

• By causing the muscles to adapt and grow stronger over time.

• By causing the muscles to become more rigid and inflexible.

• By reducing blood flow to the muscles.

What are the long term effects of exercise on flexibility and range of motion?

• Regular exercise can improve flexibility and range of motion.

• Flexibility and range of motion decrease with regular exercise.

• Regular exercise has no impact on flexibility and range of motion.

• Exercise only improves strength, not flexibility and range of motion.

How does exercise contribute to long term weight management?

• Exercise has no impact on metabolism or calorie burning

• Regular exercise slows down metabolism and leads to weight gain

• Regular exercise helps to increase metabolism, build muscle, and burn calories, leading to long term weight management.

• Exercise only helps to reduce muscle mass and increase fat storage

What are the specific cardiovascular benefits of aerobic exercises?

• Aerobic exercises increase the risk of heart disease

• Aerobic exercises raise blood pressure

• Aerobic exercises have no impact on heart and lung function

• Aerobic exercises improve heart and lung function, reduce the risk of heart disease, lower blood pressure, and improve circulation.

How does resistance training contribute to muscular strength and endurance?

• Resistance training causes microscopic damage to muscle fibers, which then repair and grow stronger, and it improves muscular endurance by increasing the muscles' ability to sustain repeated contractions over time.

• Resistance training only increases flexibility and has no effect on muscular strength and endurance.

• Resistance training has no impact on muscular strength and endurance.

• Resistance training causes muscles to become weaker and less able to sustain repeated contractions over time.

Why is flexibility important for long term health and fitness?

• Flexibility is only important for professional athletes

• Flexibility helps prevent injuries and improves overall range of motion.

• Flexibility only benefits short term health and fitness

• Flexibility has no impact on long term health and fitness

What role does regular exercise play in maintaining a healthy weight in the long term?

• Regular exercise leads to muscle loss and decreased metabolism.

• Regular exercise has no impact on weight and metabolism.

• Regular exercise causes weight gain and slows down metabolism.

• Regular exercise helps to burn calories and maintain a healthy metabolism.

How does yoga and Pilates help in improving flexibility and range of motion?

• By sitting still and not moving

• By eating a lot of junk food

• By doing high-intensity weightlifting

• By involving stretching and strengthening exercises.

What type of exercise might an athlete use to help improver their speed (Choose 2)

• Lifting heavy weights

• Box Jumps

• Long runs

• Standing long jumps