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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. LDL stands for






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






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






4. 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)






5. 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.






6. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Final stretches - designed to increase your flexibility - should be held for (blank) seconds






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






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






16. 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)






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






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






19. 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)






20. If there is not enough calcium in the bloodstream to do this work - our bodies will (blank) it from our bones and teeth






21. Lack of calcium causes insufficient bone density which can lead to a disease called (blank) also called brittle bone disease






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






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






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






25. Is defined as range of motion around a joint - measured in degrees - measured by how far you can stretch around a joint






26. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. LDL stands for






35. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






37. 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 -






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Complex carbohydrates - preferably whole grain - should make-up (blank) % of our daily calorie intake






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