Thursday, August 5, 2010

Health and Fitness Quiz!

Test your health and fitness IQ and hopefully, learn something in the process!

1. How much more fat do people lose when training their entire body 3 days per week, compared to working each muscle group only once a week?

2. How many weeks does it take to make exercise a habit?

3. How many additional reps could people complete while listening to their favorite music on a Walkman...just kidding MP3 Player!

4. Your risk of heart disease is decreased by what percentage when doing just 30 minutes of weight training each week?

5. How many total sets of exercises in a weight workout does it take before a previously tired person feels energized?

6. How many weight training sessions per week does a person need to do in order to feel ill less often?

7. What percentage more likely are you to skip an exercise session the following week after missing one in the current week?

8. What percentage harder does your core work while performing a standing cable chest press rather than doing a standard barbell bench press?

9. What percentage of your body weight do you lift when you do a modified pushup?

10. What percentage of your body weight do you lift when you do a standard pushup?


Answers:
1 = 2X, 2 = 5 weeks, 3 = 10 reps, 4 = 23%, 5 = 12 sets, 6 = 2 sessions, 7 = 61%, 8 = 20%, 9 = 65%, 10 = 75%

Via: Men's Health

Keep Training! Jake

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