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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. 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






2. 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)






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. The 4 factors that you must consider in planning a fitness program are (blank) - (blank) - (blank) - (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. LDL stands for






25. 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






26. 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.






27. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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)






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






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






37. 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)






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






39. 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






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






41. BMR stands for






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. A number of 4 or lower is the preferred ratio of (blank) cholesterol to HDL






50. 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