Test your exercise knowledge. A quiz

Most people are aware of the importance of exercise as part of a balanced lifestyle. But how much do we really know? Take the quiz and find out.

The correct answers appear below.

Questions

1. Exercise plays a significant role in initial weight loss.
A. True
B. False

2. Heart rate monitors help you to instantly …
A. Burn extra kilojoules
B. Exercise faster
C. Exercise longer
D. Measure exercise intensity

3. Exercise releases endorphins in the brain, altering your mood.
A. True
B. False

4. Which of these burns the most kilojoules?
A. Swimming
B. Circuit weight training
C. Walking
D. Tennis (singles)

5. Walking is good exercise, but it’s unlikely to improve your cardiovascular fitness.
A. True
B. False

6. You’ll burn more kilojoules running a kilometre than you will by walking a kilometre.
A. True
B. False

7. What does BMI measure?
A. Flexibility
B. Muscle weight
C. Body fat
D. Strength

8. When’s the best time of the day to exercise if you want to lose weight?
A. In the morning
B. After lunch
C. In the evening
D. Whatever time suits you best

9. What’s the best way to prevent muscle soreness and injury in a given exercise session?
A. Stretch beforehand
B. Stretch afterwards
C. Start the session with lower intensity exercises
D. Do lower intensity exercises at the end of the session

10. Avoiding food before exercise is good, because it will help burn more fat and kilojoules.
A. True
B. False

Correct answers

1. False. Exercise has a modest effect on initial weight loss. Dietary programmes, exercise and a combination of diet and exercise all produce short-term effects on weight loss.
2. Measure exercise intensity. Heart rate monitors provide immediate feedback on how hard you are working out so that you can make adjustments to get the greatest benefit from your exercise regimen.
3. True. Physical activity does improve mood, psychological well-being and self-esteem. Plus, it is likely to decrease mild anxiety, depression and stress, which are some of the negative feelings that precede a laps in healthy eating.
4. Swimming. Swimming is one of the best exercises for losing weight. At an average intensity and normal weight, an hour of swimming (freestyle, backstroke or breaststroke) burns approximately 3350 kilojoules.
5. False. Beefing up the walking in your daily routine.− either by walking farther or faster− pays big cardiovascular dividends. For best results, walk at a faster pace at least two or three times a week, for at least 20 minutes per session.
6. False. If you cover the same distance, you’ll use up just as many kilojoules walking as you would huffing and puffing and pounding your knees. Walking is an efficient kilojoule burner:
7. Body fat. Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. It applies to adult men and women.
8. Whatever time suits you best. Technically the body’s preference for burning fat is slightly higher first thing in the morning. All fine and good if you’re a morning person. A lot of us are not. In reality the best time of the day to exercise is the time of the day that allows you to exercise regularly.
9. Start your session with lower intensity exercises. A number of studies have now shown that stretching before or after you exercise makes no difference at all to either your risk of injury in that session or your odds of muscle soreness the next day.
10. False. Eating a light pre-workout meal allows for a better, more productive exercise session and prevents the use of muscle tissue for energy.

 

Sources

http://www.webmd.com/fitness−exercise/rm−quiz−truth−about−metabolism
http://www.healthcentral.com/diet−exercise/cf/quizzes/how−much−do−you−know−about−your−workout/question−1/
http://www.weightloss.com.au/exercise/exercise−quizzes/exercise−quiz.html
http://exerciseright.com.au/quiz/
https://consumer.healthday.com/encyclopedia/exercise−and−fitness−18/misc−health−news−265/quiz−do−you−know−how−to−walk−your−way−to−fitness−647689.html