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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Exercise and Fitness
| True or false? Weight training can be used as an aerobic exercise programme. | Health and Fitness
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T. Although aerobic exercise is the increase in stamina, very light weights at very high repetitions in a cicuit training format has been known to produce an increase in aerobic capacity.
Quadriceps. Extending the leg contracts the quads, the hamstrings work as antagonists.
| True or false? Free fatty acids consumed by nutrition can only be utilised by the body during aerobic exercise. | Health and Fitness
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T. Fats (triglycerides & diglycerides) can only be used during extended exercise at moderate to low intensity.
A type of stretching. PNF is a developmental stretch to increase an athlete's flexibilty.
| Which muscle fibres are used mostly with aerobic exercise (the utilisation of oxygen during exercise)? | Health and Fitness
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Slow Oxidative. Fast Glycolytic (FG) fibres are mainly for short sprints, FOG fibres used mainly for longer sprints and Slow Oxy Glyco do not exist.
| When reading blood pressure at 120/60, what is the name of the pressure indicated by the number 60? | Health and Fitness
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diastolic . This is the pressure against the artery walls when the heart is relaxing.
| When reading blood pressure at 120/60, what is the name of the pressure that reads 120? | Health and Fitness
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systolic . This is the pressure on the artery walls when the heart is contracting.
| True or false? Monosaccharides are more commonly known as complex carbohydrates. | Health and Fitness
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F. Monosaccharides and disaccharides are more commonly known as simple carbohydrates, complex ones are polysaccharides.
Leg. They are located on the reverse of the thigh, as part of the hamstring muscle group.
| Which muscle group is the antagonist of the biceps in a bicep curl exercise? | Health and Fitness
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Triceps . Antagonists work as opposites to the agonists.
| Golfer's elbow is a painful condition that affects the inner elbow and tennis elbow is said to be a problem with the outer part of the elbow. What body structure is involved if a person has Tennis elbow? | Health And Fitness
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Tendons. Tendonitis of the outer elbow is often referred to as 'tennis elbow'. It is quite common and is due to overuse of the tendons surrounding the elbow joint. Pain is quite noticeable and should be treated with ice, rest, analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs.
| After performing in a 10 hour marathon consisting of cycling, swimming and running, an athlete often loses weight, his/her body becomes cold and he/she often starts cramping in the legs and arms. What is the best type of massage you would use straight after a 10 hour race? | Health And Fitness
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Post Performance Sports Massage. Post Performance Sports Massage assists in clearing the body of toxins and lactic acid. The techniques used by the massage therapists are: long sweeping movements towards the heart; gentle circular movements over muscle and tendon sheaths; and light frictioning over areas where muscle tendons meet bone.
| A person who is obese, has uncontrolled high blood pressure, uncontrolled diabetes and the flu, wants to lose weight and get fit. What should he do? | Health And Fitness
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Consult a physician first. A physician should be consulted before any exercise program begins, especially if you have two or more contraindications for exercise. Obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes are contraindications for exercise. If a person has the flu, rest and fluids should be given and exercise should only be started once the person has recovered. If the body is fighting a virus then it cannot perform at peak levels and extra strain is put on the heart and lungs.
| The best way to condition the body for optimal health and fitness, is to exercise regularly and increase the workload gradually. What shouldn't you do if you are following a weight training exercise program? | Health And Fitness
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Increase the load and the repetitions at the same time. Personal training programs in the gym are based on the individual goals of a person. Someone who wishes to increase bulk would use bigger weights, less repetitions per set and longer rest between sets. Someone who wants to increase his/her cardiovascular fitness would use lighter weights, less rest between sets and more repetitions per set. If you increase the load and the repetitions at the same time you can overload the system and cause tissue damage to the body part being exercised.
| Health experts claim that people need six to eight glasses of water a day. If you eat fruits and vegetables, does this contribute to your daily water intake? | Health And Fitness
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Yes. The high water content of fruit and vegetables can contribute to the amount of water our bodies need each day. However fruit and vegetable juices are not recommended in large quantities because they contain high levels of sugar and salt. Fresh is always best and calories must be considered if eating too much fruit per day. Two pieces of fruit and 5 different types of vegetables is the recommended daily consumption according to health experts.
| A person has been gardening all day and he has complained of lower back soreness with pain radiating down one of his legs. What is most probably causing the pain? | Health And Fitness
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Sciatica due to a strained piriformis muscle. Pain that radiates down one leg can be caused by a tight piriformis muscle, which is situated in the buttocks region of the body. The sciatic nerve is situated close to the piriformis muscle and branches down towards the feet. When piriformis is overused it becomes inflammed and puts pressure on the sciatic nerve. This results in pain being felt all along the nerve down to the toes.
| A person has been told by the doctor that his blood sugar levels are heading towards borderline diabetes. What is the best nutritional plan that he should adopt to keep his blood sugar levels low? | Health And Fitness
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All of these (Cut out sugar and saturated fats, Eat more fruits and vegetables, Eat more complex carbohydrate foods). All of the answers are correct. We can avoid the risk of becoming diabetic by eating less processed foods, reducing alcohol consumption and avoiding fried foods. Processed foods are often high in sugar, salt and simple carbohydrates which all contribute to obesity if eaten too much.
| What type of massage do you need, if you have had lymph glands removed after breast cancer surgery? | Health And Fitness
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Lymphatic Drainage. Although all types of massage are beneficial, lymphatic drainage helps move the fluid that builds up in the arm areas after breast cancer surgery. Removal of lymph nodes causes a build up of interstitial fluid which needs to be mechanically removed. The techniques used in lymphatic drainage aid in directing the contents of the lymphatic vessels towards the heart area. Very light circular movements and very light long sweeping movements are techniques used over the area that is swollen. Talcum powder is often used instead of oil so that the therapist's hands can glide lightly over the skin surface.
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