Q 01/05

What is the recommended minimum duration for moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week for adults?

A) 60 minutes

B) 90 minutes

C) 150 minutes

D) 200 minutes

Answer · why

C) 150 minutes

Health organizations recommend that adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic...

Q 02/05

Which kind of training is built to add muscle mass and strength?

A) Aerobic endurance

B) Flexibility training

C) Resistance training

D) Balance exercises

Answer · why

C) Resistance training

Weights, bands or bodyweight load the muscle; after an initial neural adaptation, fibres add sarcomeres and sarcoplasmic fluid and grow.

Q 03/05

What does the acronym HIIT stand for in the context of exercise?

A) Heavy Intensity Interval Training

B) High-Impact Integrated Training

C) Health Improvement Interval Techniques

D) High-Intensity Interval Training

Answer · why

D) High-Intensity Interval Training

The classic protocol was no more than 20 seconds of all-out effort followed by 10 seconds off, and a whole session can be as short as three such round...

Q 04/05

Which exercise method of postures and breathing originated in ancient India?

A) Pilates

B) Tai Chi

C) Callisthenics

D) Yoga

Answer · why

D) Yoga

Much of what the West calls by this name is a modern blend of hatha postures and Western physical culture; the traditional practice centred on meditat...

Q 05/05

Which of the body's energy pathways powers very short, explosive efforts such as a 100-meter sprint?

A) Phosphagen system

B) Glycolytic system

C) Oxidative system

D) Lipolytic system

Answer · why

A) Phosphagen system

It runs on ATP and creatine phosphate stored in the muscle and is exhausted after roughly 10–15 seconds of all-out effort.

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