Question

1. during the ________ stage, which follows the first stage, a person should increase the intensity and duration of his or her exercises. this stage usually lasts five to six months.

o warm - up
o maintenance
o detraining
o improvement

1. ________ is an important part of a fitness regimen because it increases the range of motion of joints and muscles and may prevent injury.

o detraining
o bulking
o bouncing
o warming - up

1. devon wants to incorporate warm - up, aerobic, and resistance exercises that he enjoys performing into a comprehensive weekly exercise program. based on this information, devon should develop a weekly exercise regimen with which group of three activities?

o lifting weights, jogging, and swimming laps
o jumping rope, stretching, and playing basketball
o walking at a low intensity, race - walking, and lifting weights
o running, swimming, and playing tennis

Explanation:

1. In the improvement stage of an exercise plan, intensity and duration increase. The warm - up is the initial stage, maintenance is after improvement (to sustain fitness), and detraining is a negative state (loss of fitness due to inactivity).
2. Warming - up increases joint and muscle range of motion and helps prevent injury. Detraining is negative (loss of fitness), bulking is about muscle mass gain (not directly about range of motion), and bouncing is not a standard fitness term in this context.
3. Walking at a low intensity (warm - up), race - walking (aerobic), and lifting weights (resistance) fit the requirements. Lifting weights (resistance), jogging (aerobic), and swimming laps (aerobic - no clear warm - up); jumping rope (aerobic - no clear warm - up), stretching (warm - up - but no clear resistance), playing basketball (aerobic - no clear resistance); running (aerobic - no clear warm - up), swimming (aerobic - no clear warm - up), playing tennis (aerobic - no clear resistance).

Answer:

1. improvement
2. Warming - up
3. Walking at a low intensity, race - walking, and lifting weights