Lifetime Fitness & Wellness Pursuits PISD CBE Semester 1 Practice Exam

Identify a common risk factor for heart disease that exercise helps mitigate.

Active lifestyle. Sedentary lifestyle. High hydration status. Regular endurance training.

Correct Answer:

Sedentary lifestyle.

Explanation:

Being physically inactive is a common risk factor for heart disease. When you live a sedentary life, your blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar regulation can worsen, and weight can increase, all of which raise cardiovascular risk. Regular exercise counters these issues by strengthening the heart, improving lipid profiles, lowering blood pressure, aiding weight management, and improving insulin sensitivity. So the risk factor exercise helps mitigate is a sedentary lifestyle. An active lifestyle lowers risk, high hydration status isn’t a typical heart disease risk factor, and regular endurance training is a protective behavior rather than a risk factor to address.

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