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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 fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins (blank - blank - blank - and blank)






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






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






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






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






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






7. According to the Water aerobics mantra - your shoulders should be






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






9. 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






10. 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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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)






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. Is defined as range of motion around a joint - measured in degrees - measured by how far you can stretch around a joint






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






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






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






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






33. (blank) exercise is the best kind to do if you want to lose body fat






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






35. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






37. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






38. 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)






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. 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?






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






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






46. 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.






47. 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






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






49. We are mostly water; we are 60% water. Our brains are (blank) %. Next to air - water is the most essential element for survival






50. If you are doing serious muscle strengthening - you should let your muscles rest for (blank) hrs between work-outs