Health and Fitness Questionnaire

Test your health & fitness knowledge for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Kobe Bryant Health & Fitness weekend celebrity basketball game in support of diabetes awareness

1. What basic activities can you do to incorporate fitness into your lifestyle?

• Take the stairs instead of elevator/escalator
• Replace French fries with a salad when eating out
• Do sit-ups, push-ups, or stretch during commercial breaks of your favourite TV shows
• All of the above

2. Out of the below options, which one is not a good idea if you want to maintain a proper diet?

• Plan your meals ahead of time
• When eating out choose foods which are baked, grilled, broiled, steamed or poached
• Skip breakfast in order to maintain your weight
• Eat smaller meal portions and eliminate sodas and sugary drinks from diet

3. What is the most effective way to approach a new diet regime?

• Set a realistic goal for yourself weight wise
• Incorporate exercise into your dieting regime
• Throw away junk food and replace with healthy snacks
• All of the above are effective ways to approach a new diet regime

4. How much time spent walking does it take to burn off a regular can of soda?

• 10 minutes
• 20 minutes
• 30 minutes
• 50 minutes

5. What is not a benefit of exercise?

• Conservation of your energy level
• Lowers your risk for serious health problems
• Endorphins released put you in a good mood
• Gives you more energy throughout the day

6. Type two diabetes can be managed and even prevented by which of the following?

• Maintaining a healthy body weight
• Maintaining a balanced diet
• Taking a 30 minute walk a day
• All of the above

7. How many people worldwide are living with diabetes?

• 50 million
• 120 million
• 260 million
• 370 million

8. What is the percentage of people who are living with diabetes and are unaware of it?

• 10%
• 30%
• 50%
• 80%

9. What are the factors that contribute to developing diabetes?

• Being overweight or obese
• Having a history of diabetes in one's family
• Leading an inactive lifestyle
• All of the above

10. What percentage of the adult population in the United Arab Emirates are living with diabetes?

• 4.2%
• 12.5%
• 18.9%
• 40.7%