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Water Aerobics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. It also gives you better (blank) and more graceful movements






2. To prevent shin-splits - be sure to stretch your calves before and after exercising and






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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)






14. 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






15. 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)






16. 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






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






18. 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)






19. 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






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






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






22. Carbohydrates - fats - proteins - vitamins - minerals - and water






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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)






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. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Doing flexibility exercises also helps to reduce (blank) and relax tense muscles - making you more comfortable and less prone to tension headaches - neckaches and backaches






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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