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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. (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.






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. 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 -






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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)






18. LDL stands for






19. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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)






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






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






30. Strong muscles are a good idea because they can help to prevent (blank). They also enable you to be capable - independent person who doesn't need to rely on others.






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






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






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






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. 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






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






37. 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)






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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)






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






44. 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






45. Is defined as range of motion around a joint - measured in degrees - measured by how far you can stretch around a joint






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






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






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






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






50. 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)