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






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






4. If you have a groin injury - take it easy when we do






5. 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)






6. An aerobic fitness program strengthens the heart - increases the rate of oxygen delivery to the cells and reduces the risk of (blank) diseases.






7. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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. 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)






10. BMR stands for






11. Protein should make up about 15-30% of our calorie intake each day. That translates into (blank) servings






12. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






13. Our bodies are constantly building and tearing down bone. until around age 25-35 the net result is bone growth - then our bones gradually begin to (blank) in size and strength unless we actively do things counteract this process.






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. LDL stands for






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






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






24. 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






25. (blank) are our back-up energy source.






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






27. Some of the carbohydrates we eat that are not immediately needed by the cells for metabolism are stored in the muscles and the liver to be available when needed for energy. they are stored in a very easily-used from called (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. If you have a muscle cramp - decrease your (blank). if it doesn't work - stretch that muscle by contracting the opposite muscle and then do a mild exercise with the cramped muscle.






35. 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)






36. Protein should make up about 15-30% of our calorie intake each day. That translates into (blank) servings






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






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






39. The (blank) phase of a water aerobics class is designed to improve cardio-respiratory capacity






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






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






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






43. Some of the carbohydrates we eat that are not immediately needed by the cells for metabolism are stored in the muscles and the liver to be available when needed for energy. they are stored in a very easily-used from called (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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