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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. 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






2. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






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






6. 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)






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






8. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






9. People in their 20's should eat (blank to blank) mg. of calcium a day






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






11. 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






12. (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.






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






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






15. 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 -






16. 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






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






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






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






20. By the time you feel thirsty - you are already






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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?






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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






39. 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






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






41. If you are using the RPE as a way of judging your intensity level - where should you be at the peak of your water aerobics work out?






42. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






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






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






47. 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)






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






49. 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.






50. 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