PHYSICAL IQ TEST

(Take this test and reply your answers on this bulletin then after
tommorrow or if I get enough replies tonight, I'll post the answers.)

1. In general, what percentage of the calories you eat should come from
carbohydrates if you are physically active?
[ ] 60-65 percent
[ ] 40 percent
[ ] 50 percent

2. The most effective physical training activity plan is:
[ ] strength (resistance) training
[ ] aerobic workouts at a moderate intensity three or more times a week
[ ] a combination of strength training, flexibility exercises, and
aerobic activity

3. Certain activities can help you to selectivity remove fat from your
waist, thighs, or other specific
[ ] True
[ ] False

4. Women tend to have a lower metabolic rate than men.
[ ] True
[ ] False

5. How long does it take to see improvements in fitness level if you are
doing moderate-intensity (somewhat hard) aerobic activity for 30
minutes, three times a week?
[ ] a day or two
[ ] a week or two
[ ] a month or two

6. What type of workout maximizes fat burning?
[ ] low-intensity workouts
[ ] moderate-intensity workouts
[ ] high-intensity workouts

7. A person who weighs more burns more calories doing the same exercise
as someone who weighs less.
[ ] True
[ ] False

8. Because we start losing muscle mass every year after about 30 years
of age, physical activity has only a small benefit for older
individuals.
[ ] True
[ ] False

9. What are the key components of physical activity that are important
for improving your fitness?
[ ] frequency, intensity, duration
[ ] calorie intake, altitude, humidity
[ ] temperature, time, type of activity

10. People who want bigger muscles should take protein supplements.
[ ] True
[ ] False

1. In general, what percentage of the calories you eat should come from
carbohydrates if you are physically active?

I honestly don’t know. I think low-carb diets are good in general but
if you’re going to be physically active maybe a high-carb diet would be
better so I’m going to guess 60-65 percent

[X] 60-65 percent
[ ] 40 percent
[ ] 50 percent

2. The most effective physical training activity plan is:

This sounds to me like a trick question to me. Wouldn’t it depend on
what your goal is? I mean if your goal is to build muscles then strength
training would be the most effective. If your goal is to build up your
heart and respiratory then aerobic workouts at moderate intensity would
be the best. If you want to build muscles, increase your movement range
and improve your health then the combination it the best. I’m going to
go with number 3 just because I think that’s what I need. But just for
general health I’ll bet number 2 is the correct answer.

[ ] strength (resistance) training
[ ] aerobic workouts at a moderate intensity three or more times a week
[X] a combination of strength training, flexibility exercises, and
aerobic activity

3. Certain activities can help you to selectivity remove fat from your
waist, thighs, or other specific

This is definitely false. You can selectively build up muscles, but you
can’t select where the fat will be removed from.

[ ] True
[X] False

4. Women tend to have a lower metabolic rate than men.

I know that most women have a higher metabolic rate than me. However,
overall I think most men are more nervous than most women so I’m going
to say that this is true. Plus women generally live longer.

[X] True
[ ] False

5. How long does it take to see improvements in fitness level if you are
doing moderate-intensity (somewhat hard) aerobic activity for 30
minutes, three times a week?

[ ] a day or two
[X] a week or two
[ ] a month or two

6. What type of workout maximizes fat burning?

Another trick question. Given that these are all done for the same
period of time I’d think the high-intensity simply because that burns
the most calories. But if you’re talking about doing low-intensity
workouts that last for longer lengths of time, so that the same amount
of calories are burnt, then I’d say low-intensity. So just to be
totally wrong I check the middle box which will probably somehow be the
right answer. (ha ha)

[ ] low-intensity workouts
[X] moderate-intensity workouts
[ ] high-intensity workouts

7. A person who weighs more burns more calories doing the same exercise
as someone who weighs less.

Yes another TRICK QUESTION! It depends on whether or not the person’s
weight contributes to the exercise being performed. For example, if the
exercise is to lay back on a bench and press a barbell then it doesn’t
matter how much the person weighs because the barbell determines the
exercise. However, if the exercise is to do push ups then a heavier
person will necessarily need to burn more calories to do the same
exercise as a lighter person because they are doing more WORK. It’s all
physics.

So I can only say that it depends on the exercise so I refuse to answer.
It's a trick question.

[ ] True
[ ] False

8. Because we start losing muscle mass every year after about 30 years
of age, physical activity has only a small benefit for older
individuals.

Again, what do you mean by ‘benefit’? I’d say that exercise is just as
important for people of all ages.

[ ] True
[X] False

9. What are the key components of physical activity that are important
for improving your fitness?

Number one just sounds like the best answer.

[X] frequency, intensity, duration
[ ] calorie intake, altitude, humidity
[ ] temperature, time, type of activity

10. People who want bigger muscles should take protein supplements.

Probably. I don’t know about the supplements, but eating high-protein
food is supposed to be good for muscle development so why not protein
supplements?

[X] True
[ ] False

I probably flunked, but I don’t care. I don’t work out anyway. (ha ha)

Answers:

1. 60-65 percent
- Carbohydrates is the chief fuel for your muscles. The American
Dietetic Association (ADA) recommends that for physical active adults,
60-65 percent of total calories come from carbohydrates. Examples of
carbohydrate sources include breads, cereals, pasta, vegetables and
fruits. Athletes who train exhaustively on successive days or who
compete in prolonged endurance events (like a marathon) should consume a
diet that provides 65-70 percent of calories from carbohydrates.

2. a combination of strength training, flexibility exercises, and
aerobic activity
- Strength or resistance training (working out against moderate
resistance provided by free weights or your body) increases your muscle
size and strength. Aerobic activity (walking, biking) has beneficial
effects on your heart. A combination of aerobic activity, strength
training, and flexibility exercises is considered to be the most
effective and well-rounded plan.

3. False
- You cannot selectively remove fat from certain areas of your body.
Much of the way you look, including the size of different body parts, is
determined by genetic factors. But don’t give up---there are things you
can do! Although activities for specific areas won’t burn fat there, the
activities will strengthen the underlying muscles and make the muscles
more firm. Also, regular physical activity and diet will certainly keep
fat under control.

4. True
- Women usually have a greater percentage of body fat then men, and fat
burns fewer calories then muscle. This makes women’s metabolic rate 5-10
percent slower then men’s. Because men have more muscle mass, they
usually have an easier time losing weight than women; in fact, men burn
more calories then women do just sitting around!

5. a week or two
- In general, if you work up to a point where you can do 30 minutes of
moderate activity three days a week, you will see improvements in
fitness on a regular basis. These improvements will be noticeable within
a week or two. As your fitness improves, the activity will feel easier.
When this happens, increase your workout until it feels somewhat hard
again, and you’ll continue to improve your fitness level.

6. moderate-intensity workouts
- The percentage of fat calories burned is higher for low-intensity
workouts, but this can be misleading. A greater number of fat calories
are burned during a moderate-intensity workouts.

7. True
- The calories burned during an activity are directly related to how
much you weigh. A smaller person would have to do an activity for a
longer time to use the same amount of energy as a larger person. This is
because it takes more calories to move a large arm versus a small arm.

8. False
- It is never too late to include physical activity in your life. Frail
and very old people (80 years+) can still participate in a regular
physical activity program, improving the capacity of their hearts,
decreasing the risk of falling, and improving their psychological
outlook.

9. frequency, intensity, duration
- The hallmarks of an effective physical activity program to improve
your fitness level are frequency, intensity, and duration. Frequency
means the number of times per week an activity is performed; intensity
is how hard you work; duration is the time spent doing the activity. The
current recommendations for these components from the American Collage
of Sports Medicine for fitness are: perform physical activity 3-5 days
per week (frequency) at 60-90 percent maximum heart rate for 20-60
minutes.

10. False
- There is no evidence that excess protein will lead to bigger muscles.
Eating more protein than you need is a waste, since the excess will be
converted to fat or burned for energy. If you want to increase the size
and strength of your muscles, try strength training.

Wow! I basically got a 90%. That’s amazing.

I give myself credit for # 7. Even though I refused to check a box, I
think my explanation matches the correct answer given.

So the only one I really missed was # 10 which I think I could even make
a good argument for there. I believe that protein supplements ‘can’ aid
in muscle development depending on a person’s diet and workout routine.
I agree that eating more protein that you need isn’t going to help.
However, I would argue is that, in some cases, using a protein
supplement may be helpful to someone who isn’t getting enough protein in
their regular diet.

I’ll take the 90% and run! I’m an athletic genius! (ha ha)

And now that the answers have been given the thread is dead. Boo hoo!
:o(

I can’t believe that I was the only one who participated.

i hate tests im physical .dont need viagra.and i can do an
amazing press up with my arms fully extended past my head and on my
finger tips and toes raize my body off the floor.do i get a certificate
did i pass did i did i?

i'm fat so f@#$k it.

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