Cardiovascular Training Principles Flashcards
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The principle of progressive overload in cardiovascular training means:
Answer: Gradually increasing the training stimulus over time to drive continued adaptation
Progressive overload requires systematically increasing frequency, intensity, time, or type of exercise so the body continues to adapt beyond its current fitness level.
Cardiovascular drift during prolonged exercise refers to:
Answer: A gradual increase in heart rate during prolonged steady-state exercise despite a constant workload
Cardiovascular drift is the upward creep in heart rate during prolonged exercise as blood is redistributed to the skin for cooling and plasma volume decreases from sweating.
Which type of cardiovascular training is most appropriate for deconditioned beginners?
Answer: Low-to-moderate intensity continuous training
Beginners benefit most from low-to-moderate intensity continuous exercise, which safely builds an aerobic base before progressing to higher-intensity methods.
The lactate threshold is best defined as:
Answer: The exercise intensity at which blood lactate accumulates faster than it can be cleared
The lactate threshold is the intensity point during increasing exercise where lactate production exceeds the body's clearance capacity, causing rapid onset of fatigue.
Cross-training in a cardiovascular exercise program primarily helps to:
Answer: Reduce overuse injuries and prevent boredom by varying aerobic activities
Cross-training uses multiple aerobic modalities (e.g., cycling, swimming, aerobics) to distribute physical stress across different tissues and maintain motivation.
Which cardiac adaptation most commonly results from consistent long-term aerobic training?
Answer: Decreased resting heart rate
Regular aerobic training increases stroke volume so the heart pumps more blood per beat, reducing the resting heart rate needed to maintain adequate cardiac output.
According to ACSM guidelines, adults should accumulate at least how many minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity for health benefits?
Answer: 150 minutes
ACSM and major health organizations recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week, or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity activity as an alternative.