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Water Aerobics

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






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






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






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






5. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






6. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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?






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






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






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






16. The warm-up phase of the class is designed to gradually increase body temperature and blood flow to the muscles and joints - thus decreasing the chances of (blank)






17. BMR stands for






18. 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)






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






20. 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






21. 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)






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






23. LDL stands for






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






25. 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






26. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






27. 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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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?






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






34. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






35. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






38. BMR stands for






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






40. How long should you stay low end 30 mins high end (blank) mins






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






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






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






44. The body composition you have is a result of the number of calories taken in and the number of (blank) used






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






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






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






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






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






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