One of my favorite games as a child was to play teacher. I took it so seriously that I asked my mom to make me a uniform the same way that my teachers used to wear in my home country. So, as a journalist and a person who breathes and lives fitness, a healthy diet and an overall state of well being, I’d feel empty if I didn’t use my knowledge and expertise in this area to educate people to live a healthier life.
This is why, I wanted to test your fitness, diet and overall health IQ. Hopefully you’ve been reading my over 160 articles that I’ve posted this year since I launched my website. This is a good way to measure how you stand in the quest to achieving a better quality of life. In the end, this is what being fit and healthy is all about.
But if the reward of getting a perfect “A” is not enough, I’ll give you an extra motivation by giving $50 Sports Authority gift cards to the first two people who send me the right answers to this email: askmarta@martamontenegro.com.
(The winners will be the first two completely correct entries received at the email address above. Final determination of the winners will be at the sole discretion and judgment of the contest host MartaMontenegro.com.)
The answers will appear tomorrow in my daily post and the winners will get notified by email and announced on the website.
1. Excess of vitamin C and calcium may increase the risk of:
a) heart disease
b) urinary infection
c) kidney stones
d) a and c
2. As per a some recent studies, eating before working out may:
a) Decrease fat oxidation
b) Increase fat oxidation
c) Decrease metabolism
d) b and c
3. Tryptophan is an__________________ that acts as a precursor of serotonin and can be found in these foods_________________ ( list three)
4. Some of the best gluten-free grains are:
a) Corn and whole wheat
b) Amaranth, corn and whole wheat
c) Quinoa and buckwheat
d) All are gluten-free
5. True or false
a) The terms natural and organic mean the same
b) When a product has the all natural stamp means that the food is minimally processed and free of synthetic preservatives and low in fat and cholesterol
c) The terms natural and healthy mean that the food is low in fat and saturated fat and that contains limited amounts of cholesterol and sodium
d) The term organic refers not only to the food itself, but also to how it was produced
6. Before starting your exercise routine when it comes to stretching, you should do:
a) static stretching
b) dynamic stretching
c) ballistic stretching
d) a and c
7. According to the Journal of Biomechanics, landing correctly can reduce the sheer load by 100 percent by considering which elements>
a) Jumping higher to land more steeply
b) Landing on your toes and balls of the feet
c) Bending the knees more deeply before taking off again
d) All of the above
8. True or False
Recent studies show that:
a) High intensity intermittent training decreases subcutaneous fat more than that a long duration and slow intensity workout.
b) In the absence of recovery periods between sets, the exercises promotes an increase in the magnitude of the Exercise Post Oxygen Consumption (EPOC), which means that your metabolism stays on fire after you are done.
c) When recreationally active women performed a 3-day weekly plyometric programs for 6 weeks, they decreased the strength of the hamstrings.
9. (Fill in the blank) account for 46 percent to 60 percent of all acute injuries in strength training,” according to “The Overview of Strength Training Injuries: Acute and Chronic,” Current Sports Medicine Reports (2010).
10. Which type of exercise can better help immune cells circulate through the bloodstream at a faster pace, preventing bacteria or viruses from coming through?
a) Anaerobic exercise (weight training type of activity)
b) Moderate intensity aerobic exercise
c) Running marathons
d) Stretching
One of my favorite games as a child was to play teacher. I took it so seriously that I asked my mom to make me a uniform the same way that my teachers used to wear in my home country. So, as a journalist and a person who breathes and lives fitness, a healthy diet and an overall state of well being, I’d feel empty if I didn’t use my knowledge and expertise in this area to educate people to live a healthier life.
This is why, I wanted to test your fitness, diet and overall health IQ. Hopefully you’ve been reading my over 160 articles that I’ve posted this year since I launched my website. This is a good way to measure how you stand in the quest to achieving a better quality of life. In the end, this is what being fit and healthy is all about.
But if the reward of getting a perfect “A” is not enough, I’ll give you an extra motivation by giving $50 Sports Authority gift cards to the first two people who send me the right answers to this email: askmarta@martamontenegro.com.
(The winners will be the first two completely correct entries received at the email address above. Final determination of the winners will be at the sole discretion and judgment of the contest host MartaMontenegro.com.)
The answers will appear tomorrow in my daily post and the winners will get notified by email and announced on the website.
1. Excess of vitamin C and calcium may increase the risk of:
a) heart disease
b) urinary infection
c) kidney stones
d) a and c
2. As per a some recent studies, eating before working out may:
a) Decrease fat oxidation
b) Increase fat oxidation
c) Decrease metabolism
d) b and c
3. Tryptophan is an__________________ that acts as a precursor of serotonin and can be found in these foods_________________ ( list three)
4. Some of the best gluten-free grains are:
a) Corn and whole wheat
b) Amaranth, corn and whole wheat
c) Quinoa and buckwheat
d) All are gluten-free
5. True or false
a) The terms natural and organic mean the same
b) When a product has the all natural stamp means that the food is minimally processed and free of synthetic preservatives and low in fat and cholesterol
c) The terms natural and healthy mean that the food is low in fat and saturated fat and that contains limited amounts of cholesterol and sodium
d) The term organic refers not only to the food itself, but also to how it was produced
6. Before starting your exercise routine when it comes to stretching, you should do:
a) static stretching
b) dynamic stretching
c) ballistic stretching
d) a and c
7. According to the Journal of Biomechanics, landing correctly can reduce the sheer load by 100 percent by considering which elements>
a) Jumping higher to land more steeply
b) Landing on your toes and balls of the feet
c) Bending the knees more deeply before taking off again
d) All of the above
8. True or False
Recent studies show that:
a) High intensity intermittent training decreases subcutaneous fat more than that a long duration and slow intensity workout.
b) In the absence of recovery periods between sets, the exercises promotes an increase in the magnitude of the Exercise Post Oxygen Consumption (EPOC), which means that your metabolism stays on fire after you are done.
c) When recreationally active women performed a 3-day weekly plyometric programs for 6 weeks, they decreased the strength of the hamstrings.
9. (Fill in the blank) account for 46 percent to 60 percent of all acute injuries in strength training,” according to “The Overview of Strength Training Injuries: Acute and Chronic,” Current Sports Medicine Reports (2010).
10. Which type of exercise can better help immune cells circulate through the bloodstream at a faster pace, preventing bacteria or viruses from coming through?
a) Anaerobic exercise (weight training type of activity)
b) Moderate intensity aerobic exercise
c) Running marathons
d) Stretching