Intro

Question 1

Fitness (CSEP):

Answer 1

a set of attributes that are either health related or performance related

Question 2

Fitness (ACSM):

Answer 2

• a set of attributes or characteristics individuals have or achieve that relates to their ability to perform PA
• usually separated into health-related and skill-related components

Question 3

Health related fitness:

Answer 3

attributes that are related to mortality or morbidity

Question 4

Mortality:

Answer 4

related to the occurrence of death

Question 5

Morbidity:

Answer 5

related to the occurrence of illness

Question 6

Health (WHO):

Answer 6

a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being, not merely an absence of disease

Question 7

Health (CSEP):

Answer 7

a combination of physical, social and psychological dimensions

Question 8

According to CSEP, positive health is associated with….

Answer 8

• the capacity to enjoy life and to withstand challenge

- not merely the absence of disease

Question 9

Performance/skill fitness may pertain to _____ or _____.

Answer 9

• sport

- occupations

Question 10

4 purposes of fitness and health assessments:

Answer 10

• to indicate strengths and weaknesses
• provide info that can be compared to norms, acceptable standards, heath status, or competitive standing
• provide baseline data for an exercise/training prescription or intervention (rehab program)
• provide feedback for evaluating the effectiveness of a particular program/intervention

Question 11

3 things fitness and health assessments will not do:

Answer 11

• Cannot completely predict (guarantee) success in an activity or sport
• Cannot completely predict (guarantee) the potential to improve achieve a particular status.
• Cannot completely predict (guarantee) health outcomes

Question 12

3 things fitness and health assessments will do:

Answer 12

• provide objective measures of health and performance in relation to peer group
• identify odds or chance of success within a domain based on comparable data
• identify odds or chance of a particular health outcome based on known incidence, risk factors and comparable data