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Water Aerobics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. If there is not enough calcium in the bloodstream to do this work - our bodies will (blank) it from our bones and teeth






2. Your basal metabolic rate is the rate at which your body burns (blank) when your body is resting






3. Fats are essential to a healthy body. They insulate body from cold and they provide a protective layer around (blank)






4. Having a full range of motion around your joints also enables you to participate in (blank) and other physical activities with more success.






5. Protein should make up about 15-30% of our calorie intake each day. That translates into (blank) servings






6. If you are using the RPE as a way of judging your intensity level - where should you be at the peak of your water aerobics work out?






7. Some things can limit your flexibility. Among them are (blank) and large muscle development






8. Lack of calcium causes insufficient bone density which can lead to a disease called (blank) also called brittle bone disease






9. (blank) exercise is the best kind to do if you want to lose body fat






10. There are 13 vitamins. Some are (blank) - soluble and some are water soluble. If you get too much of the (blank) soluble ones - they can accumulate and become toxic






11. In order to accomplish this - we have to (blank) the heart muscle






12. Most 'complete proteins' which contain all 9 of those amino acids - come from (blank)






13. Cardio-respiratory fitness is the ability of the (blank) (blank) and (blank) to deliver enough food and oxygen to the cells to meet the demands of prolonged physical activity






14. Its purpose is also to return the body to its (blank) and to prevent (blank)






15. A number of 4 or lower is the preferred ratio of (blank) cholesterol to HDL






16. The nine amino acids that we cannot manufacture are called the essential amino acids because we must get them from (blank)






17. Which makes your heart work harder-working in shallow water or deep?






18. BMR stands for






19. If there is not enough calcium in the bloodstream to do this work - our bodies will (blank) it from our bones and teeth






20. It's a good idea to breathe through your nose as much as possible - because that way you increase (blank)






21. A person's C-reactive protein level can be measured by means of (blank)






22. By the time you feel thirsty - you are already






23. These stretches should be held for (blank) to (blank) seconds each






24. (blank) stretches are those that involve bouncing to improve your range of motion. They are not generally recommended.






25. Carbohydrates - fats - proteins - vitamins - minerals - and water






26. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






27. Four kinds of fats should be avoided if possible. One is trans fats - sometimes called transfatty acids. The other three are trans fat - hydrogenated oil - and (blank-blank) oil






28. You should land on your toes - but then roll onto your






29. Minerals are found in many different foods - and if you eat a variety of foods you are apt to get enough of them - with the exception of one mineral - called (blank)






30. Simple carbohydrate - found in sugar - should make up no more than (blank) % of our daily calorie intake






31. 'incomplete proteins' are all right to use - as long as you eat them in (blank) that provide all 9 essential amino acids






32. You should stretch to the point where you feel (blank) but not pain






33. If you are doing serious muscle strengthening - you should let your muscles rest for (blank) hrs between work-outs






34. Good activities for cardio-respiratory work-outs include (balnk) and (blank)






35. To prevent shin-splits - be sure to stretch your calves before and after exercising and






36. When we go from station to station - doing a different movement at each one - we are using the (blank) method






37. By the time you feel thirsty - you are already






38. To lose fat but retain muscle - you should: increase your exercise both aerobic and strengthening and also decrease your food intake especially (blank - blank and blank)






39. Is defined as range of motion around a joint - measured in degrees - measured by how far you can stretch around a joint






40. It's a good idea to breathe through your nose as much as possible - because that way you increase (blank)






41. Is defined as range of motion around a joint - measured in degrees - measured by how far you can stretch around a joint






42. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






43. Doing flexibility exercises also helps to reduce (blank) and relax tense muscles - making you more comfortable and less prone to tension headaches - neckaches and backaches






44. (blank) is a fat-like substance manufactured in the liver. It can not be used as fuel






45. Those substances that leach water from the body are sugar - caffeine and (blank)






46. LDL stands for






47. According to the Water aerobics mantra - your shoulders should be






48. Complex carbohydrates - preferably whole grain - should make-up (blank) % of our daily calorie intake






49. When we go from station to station - doing a different movement at each one - we are using the (blank) method






50. Should you keep your knee and elbow joints soft or locked?