Dimensions of Health and Wellness Quiz

Physical Fitness and Health

• Muscular endurance is the ability to perform repeated contractions over a prolonged period of time.
• Muscular strength is the component of physical fitness associated with the amount of force produced in a single maximal effort.
• Morbidity refers to the incidence or prevalence of a disease or medical condition.
• Obesity is a common morbidity.
• Mortality refers to the rate of death in a population.

Fitness Training and Health Risks

• Specificity in fitness training refers to the concept of training for a specific activity or goal.
• Males are 22% more likely to engage in heavy drinking than females.
• Cancer is not mentioned as a chronic disease associated with sedentary lifestyle and high alcohol consumption.
• In 2000, approximately 250,000 deaths were attributed to physical inactivity in the USA.

Sedentary Lifestyle and Health Consequences

• Osteoporosis is not mentioned as a result of a sedentary lifestyle and physical inactivity.
• Males are 21% more likely to exceed low-risk alcohol drinking guidelines than females.
• Prostate health is not associated with exercise and physical activity according to the text.

Health and Wellness Statistics

• If 10% of Canadians adopt healthier behaviors, the expected increase in gross domestic product (GDP) by 2040 is 4.2%.
• Approximately 3.4 million Canadians were living with diabetes.
• 60% of children get less than 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day.
• 22.5% of Canadians aged 15 and above exceed the Low-Risk Drinking Guidelines.

Modifiable Risk Factors and Wellness

• Regular physical activity is a recommended modifiable risk factor for personal wellness.
• Approximately 3.2 million Canadians were living with mood and/or anxiety disorders.