Fitness Exercise and RPE Quiz

Study Notes

Heart rate indicates the number of heartbeats per minute, essential for measuring exercise intensity.
Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) measures exercise intensity based on personal feelings of effort.

Dehydration: Excess loss of water through sweating or urination can hinder performance.
Overexertion: Result of excessive training, leading to fatigue and injury.
Hyperthermia: Dangerous rise in body temperature due to hot, humid conditions during exercise.
Hypothermia: Occurs when body temperature drops excessively, causing shivering and confusion.

Cheerleading originated in the 1860s as a male-dominated activity.
Princeton University pioneered crowd chants in 1884 to enhance football games' school spirit.
Johnny Campbell organized the first cheer squad, setting off a tradition.
By the 1920s, women became involved, incorporating dance and gymnastics into routines.
The introduction of paper pom-poms in the 1930s enhanced cheerleading performances.
Lawrence Herkimer founded the National Cheerleaders Association in 1948 to formalize cheerleading as a competitive sport.

Established in 1993, CPF became affiliated with the International Federation of Cheerleading in 2007.

Incorporating jumps and tumbling elements adds excitement to routines.
Cheer elements: coordination of organized words and movements during athletic events.

Motions: Specific hand and body formations, including High V, Low V, and Diagonal.
Jumps: Essential skills such as toe-touch, hurdler, pike, and T-jump.

Stunts include various techniques like Bow and Arrow, Liberties, Scorpions, and Basket tosses.

Bowling Pin: Aligning in a setup similar to bowling pins for performances.
Staggered Line: A simple formation where the back line is set back from the front line.