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






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






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






4. 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)






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






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






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






8. These stretches should be held for (blank) to (blank) seconds each






9. 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






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






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






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






13. BMR stands for






14. When we calculated our training heart rate range - or zone - we subtracted .7 of our age from 198. If we were calculating our training range for land aerobics - we would use what figure instead of 198?






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






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






17. 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






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






19. If you are doing serious muscle strengthening - you should let your muscles rest for (blank) hrs between work-outs






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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. Using cupped hands or fists?






27. Four kinds of fats should be avoided if possible. One is trans fats - sometimes called transfatty acids. The other three are trans fat - hydrogenated oil - and (blank-blank) oil






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






40. 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?






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






42. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. During the first 20 minutes of vigorous - sustained activity - your primary energy gradually shifts from (blank) to (blank)






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






49. 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






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