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Water Aerobics

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






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






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






4. 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






5. 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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Fruits and vegetables of what 2 colors are especially high in vitamins?






13. Fruits and vegetables of what 2 colors are especially high in vitamins?






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






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






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






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






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






19. The (blank) phase of a water aerobics class is designed to improve cardio-respiratory capacity






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






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






22. Protein aids in the in the formation the body's chemical processes and is a major constituent of the immune system - but its primary function is the (blank and blank) of cells






23. The final - stretching - phase works on our (blank)






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






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






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






27. 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?






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






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






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






31. In the (blank) method of teaching water aerobics - we go back over a list of movements again and again -






32. When you do one movement for a chorus and different movements for the verses of a song - you are using the (blank) method






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






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






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






36. Body composition refers to the % of (blank) in your body






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






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






39. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






41. 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)






42. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






45. Strength training not only improves your muscles - it also improves the health of your bones. This is a smart thing to do - because it will decrease your chances of getting the disease called (blank)






46. 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)






47. Of the 20 amino acids we need - we can manufacture 11 in our bodies.The other 9 are called the (blank)






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






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






50. If you want to lose fat and you are using walking as your aerobic exercise - you should try to walk at a speed of (blank) MPH