Keira A.

Quilban BSA-1C PathFit

Pre-Assessment:

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. All of these are true about cardiovascular exercises EXCEPT:

A. It is an aerobic or endurance exercise. Cardiovascular exercise is any form of activity that uses aerobic
metabolism.

B. It is an exercise that helps you sweat.

C. An exercise that helps you improves your health.

D. An exercise that has negative effect to your body.

2. Which are the most common cardiovascular exercises?

A. Brisk walking

B. Running

C. Jogging or jogging in place

D. Treadmill

3. For cardio to benefit you, then you need to develop your ________ capacity by increasing your heart
rate.

A. aerobic

B. dynamic

C. heart

D. weight

4. These are three categories of cardiovascular exercise EXCEPT:

A. High impact cardio

B. Middle impact cardio

C. Low impact cardio

D. No impact cardio
5. It is a fundamental guidelines that start from simple.

A. warm up

B. start slowly

C. condition

D. cool down

6. What fundamental guidelines is at the start of every session, take 5-10 minutes to gradually rev up
your cardiovascular system and improve blood flow to your muscles?

A. condition

B. cool down

C. warm up

D. start slowly

7. For maximum benefit, at least how many days in a week you will need to engage in cardio activity?

A. 2 days in a week

B. 3 days in a week

C. 4 days in a week

D. 5 days in a week

8. Which is NOT true about increased in metabolic rate?

A. control memory and thinking skills grow in volume or size

B. suppresses appetite

C. causes more calories to be burned

D. increase metabolism through the production of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 (FGF21) hormone

9. What is the meaning of stronger immune system in doing cardio vascular exercises?

A. It increasing the heart rate into the target heart rate zone, which is the zone where the body burns
the most calories, cardio helps to burn excess calories and control weight.

B. It help you achieve a good night’s sleep, which is necessary for your mental health.
C. It causes increased production of mood-boosting hormones such as dopamine, serotonin and
norepinephrine.

D. Protects the body against several illnesses, including hypertension, stroke, osteoporosis, diabetes
and heart disease and improve your body’s ability to fight infections.

10. Cardio improves many aspects of health EXCEPT:

A. mental health

B. mood

C. sleep and heart health

D. height

True or False: Check the circle whether the statement is True or False.

True 11. Swimming and water aerobics are no-impact cardio activities

True 12. Cardiovascular exercise can be classified into three categories.

False 13. Oxygen is not heavily involved in the cellular reactions that produce the energy necessary to
sustain the activity.

True 14. In cardio, there is increased rate of respiration to produce energy.

True 15. Core workouts are NOT considered as cardio because they do not raise the heart rate
throughout the period of exercise.

True 16. With regular aerobic exercises, you will have a stronger cardiovascular system, with more
capillaries delivering more oxygen to the cells in your muscles. You will also enjoy increased stamina and
endurance with each passing session.

False 17. Examples of cardio exercises that are lowly effective in cutting weight include jumping rope,
running stairs, walking, rowing, cycling and high intensity interval training (HIIT).

False 18. Cardiovascular exercise triggers decreased secretion of endorphins.

True 19. Cardio protects the body against several illnesses, including hypertension, stroke, osteoporosis,
diabetes and heart disease.

True 20. Cardiovascular exercise helps to reduce the pain associated with arthritis and minimize stiffness
at the joint through movement.