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






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






3. 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?






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






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






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






7. 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)






8. 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)






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






10. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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?






19. 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?






20. Final stretches - designed to increase your flexibility - should be held for (blank) seconds






21. In the (blank) method of teaching water aerobics - we go back over a list of movements again and again -






22. 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)






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. 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 -






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






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






46. Using cupped hands or fists?






47. 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






48. 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)






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






50. 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