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Water Aerobics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






3. 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






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






5. BMR stands for






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






7. 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)






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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)






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






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






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






28. 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)






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Which makes your heart work harder-working in shallow water or deep?






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






37. If you are using the RPE as a way of judging your intensity level - where should you be at the peak of your water aerobics work out?






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






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






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






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






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






43. (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.






44. Over (blank) is a good thing. it is how muscles get stronger. overuse is a bad thing. it could lead to an injury






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






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