Q1. How does the physiology of physical activity ?t within the discipline of kinesiology?
Q2. Describe the contributions made to the physiology of physical activity by A.V. Hill, David Bruce Dill, and other key scholars.
Q3. Give examples of how VO2max can be measured in the laboratory and estimated in the ?eld.
Q4. Explain how knowledge of exercise physiology might be used to help each of the following: a college athlete, a cardiac patient, and a person trying to lose weight.
Q5. Calculate your maximum heart rate, then measure your heart rate while you are performing each of three physical activities. Which of the activities meets the intensity guideline to help improve your cardiovascular endurance?
Q6. How might you estimate the metabolic cost of ?eld-based physical activities like rock climbing or mountain biking?
Q7. Get up and move at a high intensity for a few minutes. List the physiological changes that you notice and explain why each occurred.
Q8. What health improvements result from being physically active on a regular basis?