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Water Aerobics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Whole grain foods - such as brown rice and whole wheat bread - give us the added benefit of fiber which slows down the digestive process - keeping our (blank) more even






2. How long should you stay low end 30 mins high end (blank) mins






3. LDL stands for






4. Before you do aerobic activity or a serious flexibility workout - you should (blank) your muscles






5. Our bodies contain about 2 1/2 pounds of calcium - 99% of it in the (blank and blank)






6. Specific activities or exercises that are especially good for developing muscle fitness include (blank) and water aerobics






7. (blank) tissue uses up a lot of calories just to exist - while fatty tissue uses hardly any. One additional pound of muscle requires 35 to 50 additional calories per day.






8. If your goal is to develop greater cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






9. (blank) are our back-up energy source.






10. If you were planning a water aerobics class - how much time should you allow for the stretching phase of the lesson?






11. An aerobic fitness program strengthens the heart - increases the rate of oxygen delivery to the cells and reduces the risk of (blank) diseases.






12. Calcium is best absorbed in the presence of which vitamin?






13. Over (blank) is a good thing. it is how muscles get stronger. overuse is a bad thing. it could lead to an injury






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






15. Anit-oxidants may help to prevent cancer - emphysema and heart disease by absorbing (blank) before they can cause damage






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






17. Calcium is best absorbed in the presence of which vitamin?






18. The body composition you have is a result of the number of calories taken in and the number of (blank) used






19. Excess water-soluble vitamins are flushed from the body in the (blank)






20. The rest of the extra carbohydrates we eat are converted to (blank) and stored beneath the skin - around organs and in the abdominal cavity






21. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






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






24. Vitamin C is a (blank) - soluble vitamin






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






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






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






28. As you do the movement patterns - you should be sure not to fling your arms and legs around. there are specific start and (blank) positions for them -






29. The part of a water aerobics work-out that is designed to develop muscular endurance is called the (blank) phase






30. BMR stands for






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






32. As you become more fit - your resting heart rate will go (blank) and you will need to recalculate your training zone






33. 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






34. If your goal is to maintain or increase your cardio -respiratory fitness level - you should try to stay in your target zone for at least (blank) minutes






35. Your BMR increases as the amount of (blank) in your body increases






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






37. 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






38. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






41. We are mostly water; we are 60% water. Our brains are (blank) %. Next to air - water is the most essential element for survival






42. We have to eat so much more calcium than we use each day for 2 reasons. one is that we want to store calcium for those days when we dont consume enough. the other is that we do not absorb (blank) % of the calcium we eat






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






44. Whole grain foods - such as brown rice and whole wheat bread - give us the added benefit of fiber which slows down the digestive process - keeping our (blank) more even






45. Minerals are also used in metabolism - and help to form (blank and blank)






46. (blank) tissue uses up a lot of calories just to exist - while fatty tissue uses hardly any. One additional pound of muscle requires 35 to 50 additional calories per day.






47. When we calculated our training heart rate range - or zone - we subtracted .7 of our age from 198. If we were calculating our training range for land aerobics - we would use what figure instead of 198?






48. If your goal is to develop greater cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






49. As you become more fit - your resting heart rate will go (blank) and you will need to recalculate your training zone






50. While in the (blank) method we spend 3 to 4 minutes on each movement.