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Principles of Fitness and Physical Education



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

The fitness principle that implies that exercising a certain part or component of the body develops primarily that part is:
A.
intensity
B.
overload
C.
progression
D.
specificity
E.
duration
 

 2. 

The fitness principle that advocates a gradual systematic increase of the workload over a period of time is referred to as:
A.
progression
B.
frequency
C.
overload
D.
intensity
 

 3. 

The fitness principle that advocates increasing the workload to increase fitness is referred to as:
A.
intensity
B.
overload
C.
progression
D.
specificity
E.
duration
 

 4. 

The fitness principle that implies that the body’s fitness level increases or decreases in order to adjust to increased or decreased physical demands is:
A.
overload
B.
progression
C.
adaptation
D.
specificity
E.
intensity
 

 5. 

The principle of physical education that implies that students will master motor skills only if their bodies and physiological systems are sufficiently developed is:
A.
individuality
B.
readiness
C.
progression
D.
specificity
E.
resistance
 

 6. 

The fitness principle that implies that everyone responds to physical activity and training differently is:
A.
progression
B.
readiness
C.
individuality
D.
specificity
E.
adaptation
 

 7. 

The physical education principle that implies that everyone learns motor skills at different rates and in different ways is:
A.
readiness
B.
specificity
C.
adaptation
D.
individuality
E.
variation
 

 8. 

The principle of motor development that implies that students will develop fundamental motor skills only if their bodies and physiological systems are sufficiently developed is:
A.
progression
B.
specificity
C.
individuality
D.
readiness
E.
resistance
 

 9. 

The fitness principle that advocates changing physical activity and exercise routines to avoid boredom and overcome plateaus in fitness improvement is:
A.
variation
B.
individuality
C.
overload
D.
progression
E.
long-term training
 

 10. 

The fitness principle that implies that one must continue to participate in physical activity in order to retain current fitness levels is:
A.
readiness
B.
adaptation
C.
long-term training
D.
reversibility
E.
warm-up and cool down
 

 11. 

The fitness principle that states that it takes years of practice and training to reach the highest levels of skill and knowledge in physical activities and sports is referred to as:
A.
long-tern training
B.
individuality
C.
reversibility
D.
adaptation
E.
variation
 

 12. 

The fitness principle that states the body needs to be physiologically prepared prior to vigorous physical exertion referred to as:
A.
warm-up and cool down
B.
adaptation
C.
progression
D.
duration
E.
resistance
 

Matching
 
 
A.
Principle of Readiness
F.
Principle of Specificity
B.
Principle of Individual Response
G.
Principle of Variation
C.
Principle of Adaptation
H.
Principle of Warm-up and Cool Down
D.
Principle of Overload
I.
Principle of Long-term Training
E.
Principle of Progression
J.
Principle of Reversibility
 

 13. 

Maturation of students
 

 14. 

Uniqueness of the individual
 

 15. 

Adjustment to overload
 

 16. 

Putting greater demands on the body
 

 17. 

Pacing the overload or the exposure to new learnings
 

 18. 

Training to meet particular demands
 

 19. 

Changing activities
 

 20. 

Not beginning or ending vigorous exercise abruptly
 

 21. 

Years of performance and effort needed for excellence
 

 22. 

The loss of training gains - use it or lose it
 




 
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