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






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






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






4. A poorly conditioned heart has to pump (blank) often than a fit and strong heart






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Using cupped hands or fists?






20. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






21. Our bodies use about (blank to blank) mg. of calcium per day - to make and repair bones - clot blood - regulate muscle contraction and relaxation and help the body absorb nutrients






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






23. Using Straight limbs or bent?






24. How much time should we spend on this in phase 3?






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. 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)






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






30. What is your water aerobics training range for a 10-second period?






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






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






33. The warm-up phase of the class is designed to gradually increase body temperature and blood flow to the muscles and joints - thus decreasing the chances of (blank)






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






35. To do this - we need to (blank) our muscles






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. 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)






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. 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.






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