A warm-up should always precede strenuous activity to increase body temperature, increase respiration and heart rate, and guard against muscle, tendon, and ligament strains.

What training principle states, “People respond differently to the same training for some of the following reasons: heredity, maturity, nutrition, rest, sleep, level of fitness, environmental factors, illness or injury, and motivation”?

Walking School Bus program increased the number of children walking and biking to school by 50%.

What training principle suggests that it takes years of effort to approach high-level performance capability?

Improved sidewalks and crosswalks increased walking and biking to school by what percentage?

Moderate-intensity aerobic activity and strength training (either alone or combined) are recommended for people with high blood pressure. For best results, build up to a total of 90-150 mins/week – and be active on most, preferably all, days of the week.

Every athlete needs to recover following hard days or blocks of training and have periodization and variation built into her program to ensure that easier training follows harder periods.

Fun and enjoyment are among the most important influences on physical activity adherence.

The combination of exercise and dieting burns more fat and retains more lean tissue than dieting alone.

The early weight loss during dieting is generally due to fat loss, with subsequent loss due to water loss.