Crossfit Models of Sickness-Wellness-Fitness 2

Question 1

According to CrossFit's model, what happens to biomarkers like blood pressure and triglycerides as an individual moves from wellness toward sickness?

Accepted Answer

They deteriorate and move outside healthy ranges

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They improve and reach optimal ranges

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They remain unchanged regardless of fitness level

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They fluctuate unpredictably with no clear trend

Question 2

Which of the following best illustrates the CrossFit principle that 'fitness is a hedge against sickness'?

Accepted Answer

Superior fitness markers provide a buffer before levels become pathological

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Fit individuals never get sick

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Wellness and fitness are the same state

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Sickness markers are irrelevant to exercise performance

Question 3

In the Sickness-Wellness-Fitness model, bone density that is two standard deviations below the mean would place an individual in which zone?

Accepted Answer

Sickness

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Fitness

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Wellness

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Neutral

Question 4

Why does CrossFit argue that 'wellness' should not be the ultimate goal for its athletes?

Accepted Answer

Fitness surpasses wellness and provides even greater health margins

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Wellness is impossible to achieve through exercise

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Wellness markers are not measurable

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Wellness training requires equipment CrossFit does not use

Question 5

Which biomarker, when elevated in a fit individual compared to a sedentary wellness-range person, supports CrossFit's continuum model?

Accepted Answer

HDL cholesterol

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LDL cholesterol

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Fasting blood glucose

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Resting heart rate

Question 6

A coach explains the Sickness-Wellness-Fitness continuum to a new member. Which analogy best captures the model's core idea?

Accepted Answer

Health exists on a spectrum where fitness is the positive extreme and sickness is the negative extreme

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Health is binary — you are either sick or not sick

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Wellness is the peak of health and cannot be improved upon

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Fitness only matters for athletic performance, not disease prevention

Question 7

According to CrossFit's Sickness-Wellness-Fitness model, which population group would most likely have biomarkers farthest from pathological thresholds?

Accepted Answer

Elite CrossFit athletes with high work capacity

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Sedentary office workers with normal BMI

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Recreational walkers who exercise twice a week

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Individuals who eat well but do not exercise