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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. 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






2. As a general rule - fats that are liquid at room temperature are better for us than those that are (blank)






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






4. If your goal is to lose fat - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






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






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






7. Eating too much protein can have harmful effects on your body. One is that it has an adverse effect on the body's absorption of (blank)






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






9. 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?






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






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






12. (blank) are our primary and most efficient energy source






13. It takes _ - ounces of water to metabolize a single ounce of alcohol.






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






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






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






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






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






19. Our cells use oxygen to convert food - primarily carbohydrates and (blank) into energy






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






21. Two indications that your cardio-respiratory system is getting stronger are blood pressure and (blank) time after exercise goes down






22. It also gives you better (blank) and more graceful movements






23. The fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins (blank - blank - blank - and blank)






24. The aerobic workout should be designed to improve (blank) capacity






25. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






27. 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






28. To improve muscle fitness - you must increase the demand on your muscles. this can be done using body weight - free weights - machines or






29. If you have a groin injury - take it easy when we do






30. CRP stands for (blank). it is a measure of a person's risk for rupturing a cardiac artery or heart attack






31. People in their 20's should eat (blank to blank) mg. of calcium a day






32. As you do each stretch - there are 2 things to avoid. One is over-(blank) and it means we should not do things such as the plow. the other thing to avoid is not holding your breath






33. 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)






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






35. BMR stands for






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






37. 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






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






39. It takes _ - ounces of water to metabolize a single ounce of alcohol.






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






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






42. 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?






43. We should drink 8-10 - 8-ounce glasses of water a day - not counting coffee - tea - alcohol or (blank) because they have substances that take water out of the body.






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






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






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






47. The warm-up phase usually lasts how long?






48. Our bodies are constantly building and tearing down bone. until around age 25-35 the net result is bone growth - then our bones gradually begin to (blank) in size and strength unless we actively do things counteract this process.






49. Vitamins are essential for the process of metabolism and for many other things. Some of the things they do are promote (blank) and form normal blood vessels






50. Some of the carbohydrates we eat that are not immediately needed by the cells for metabolism are stored in the muscles and the liver to be available when needed for energy. they are stored in a very easily-used from called (blank)