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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Whole grain foods - such as brown rice and whole wheat bread - give us the added benefit of fiber which slows down the digestive process - keeping our (blank) more even






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






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






11. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






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






14. 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






15. (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.






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






17. 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 -






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






19. Which makes your heart work harder-working in shallow water or deep?






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






21. (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.






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






23. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






25. The warm-up phase usually lasts how long?






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






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






28. Fats are essential to a healthy body. They insulate body from cold and they provide a protective layer around (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. If your goal is to develop greater cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






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






32. To lose fat but retain muscle - you should: increase your exercise both aerobic and strengthening and also decrease your food intake especially (blank - blank and blank)






33. Using cupped hands or fists?






34. There are 13 vitamins. Some are (blank) - soluble and some are water soluble. If you get too much of the (blank) soluble ones - they can accumulate and become toxic






35. 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)






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






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






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






39. 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






40. Good activities for cardio-respiratory work-outs include (balnk) and (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. BMR stands for






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