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






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






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






4. 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?






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






6. A poorly conditioned heart has to pump (blank) often than a fit and strong heart






7. If your goal is to develop greater cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






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






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






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






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






12. 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)






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






14. Vitamin C is a (blank) - soluble vitamin






15. 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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. (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.






27. Every gram of carbohydrates gives us 4 calories. every gram of fat gives us (blank) calories






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






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






30. 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)






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






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






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






34. BMR stands for






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






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






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






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






39. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






49. Our bodies use about (blank to blank) mg. of calcium per day - to make and repair bones - clot blood - regulate muscle contraction and relaxation and help the body absorb nutrients






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