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






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






3. There are 4 kinds of flexibility exercises. the 2 that are most useful for ordinary people are dynamic range of motion and (blank)






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






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






6. Vitamin C is a (blank) - soluble vitamin






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






8. 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






9. Using Straight limbs or bent?






10. (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.






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






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






13. 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)






14. 'incomplete proteins' are all right to use - as long as you eat them in (blank) that provide all 9 essential amino acids






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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)






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






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






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






30. How long should you stay low end 30 mins high end (blank) mins






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






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






33. Should you keep your knee and elbow joints soft or locked?






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Most of us should watch our intake of fats - but none of us should cut them out entirely. They should comprise about (blank) % of our daily calorie intake






41. 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






42. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






48. How long should you stay low end 30 mins high end (blank) mins






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






50. 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 -