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Water Aerobics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Calcium is best absorbed in the presence of which vitamin?






2. 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.






3. Having a full range of motion around your joints also enables you to participate in (blank) and other physical activities with more success.






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. (blank) are our primary and most efficient energy source






10. Cardio-respiratory fitness is the ability of the (blank) (blank) and (blank) to deliver enough food and oxygen to the cells to meet the demands of prolonged physical activity






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






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






13. As a general rule - fats that are liquid at room temperature are better for us than those that are (blank)






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






15. Vitamins are essential for the process of metabolism and for many other things. Some of the things they do are promote (blank) and form normal blood vessels






16. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






17. 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






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






19. 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 -






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






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






22. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






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






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. LDL stands for






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. In order to accomplish this - we have to (blank) the heart muscle






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






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






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






45. 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)






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






47. You should stretch to the point where you feel (blank) but not pain






48. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






50. 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