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






2. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






3. 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






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






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






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






7. Using Straight limbs or bent?






8. How much time should we spend on this in phase 3?






9. 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)






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






11. The 4 factors that you must consider in planning a fitness program are (blank) - (blank) - (blank) - (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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)






19. 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






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






21. (blank) exercise is the best kind to do if you want to lose body fat






22. Most 'complete proteins' which contain all 9 of those amino acids - come from (blank)






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






24. Most 'complete proteins' which contain all 9 of those amino acids - come from (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






34. 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)






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






36. The 4 factors that you must consider in planning a fitness program are (blank) - (blank) - (blank) - (blank)






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. BMR stands for






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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)






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






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