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






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






3. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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)






17. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






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






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






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






31. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






33. Every gram of carbohydrates gives us 4 calories. every gram of fat gives us (blank) calories






34. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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