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Water Aerobics

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1. Doing flexibility exercises also helps to reduce (blank) and relax tense muscles - making you more comfortable and less prone to tension headaches - neckaches and backaches






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






3. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






4. Using Straight limbs or bent?






5. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






8. A person's C-reactive protein level can be measured by means of (blank)






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






10. 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






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






12. 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.






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






14. Its purpose is also to return the body to its (blank) and to prevent (blank)






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






16. 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?






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






26. Lack of calcium causes insufficient bone density which can lead to a disease called (blank) also called brittle bone disease






27. 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






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






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






30. (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.






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






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






33. 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.






34. If you have a groin injury - take it easy when we do






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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)






42. 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.






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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 -






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






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