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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. (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.






2. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






3. During the first 20 minutes of vigorous - sustained activity - your primary energy gradually shifts from (blank) to (blank)






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






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






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






7. There are 4 kinds of flexibility exercises. the 2 that are most useful for ordinary people are dynamic range of motion and (blank)






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






9. 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)






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






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






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






13. If your goal is to maintain your present level of cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do an aerobic work out (blank) times a week.






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






15. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






16. There are 4 kinds of flexibility exercises. the 2 that are most useful for ordinary people are dynamic range of motion and (blank)






17. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






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






21. LDL stands for






22. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






23. Strong muscles are a good idea because they can help to prevent (blank). They also enable you to be capable - independent person who doesn't need to rely on others.






24. The 4 factors that you must consider in planning a fitness program are (blank) - (blank) - (blank) - (blank)






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






26. The 4 factors that you must consider in planning a fitness program are (blank) - (blank) - (blank) - (blank)






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






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






29. 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)






30. 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






31. A safe - effective way to do that is to work in your (blank)






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






33. How much calcium is there in an 8-ounce glass of whole milk?






34. There are several things you can do to increase your bone bulk at your age. the 2 most important are (blank) activities and eating plenty of calcium






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






36. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






38. Where you store fat is largely determined by heredity. How much fat you store is completely determined by you and is function of how much you (blank and blank)






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






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






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






42. When stretching your leg muscles - be sure your knee does not extend beyond your (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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