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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. 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)






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. It also gives you better (blank) and more graceful movements






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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)






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. If your goal is to lose fat - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






21. Of the 20 amino acids we need - we can manufacture 11 in our bodies.The other 9 are called the (blank)






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






23. (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.






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






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






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






27. We should drink 8-10 - 8-ounce glasses of water a day - not counting coffee - tea - alcohol or (blank) because they have substances that take water out of the body.






28. 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






29. 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.






30. 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






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. If your goal is to maintain your present level of cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do an aerobic work out (blank) times a week.






33. If your goal is to lose fat - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






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






35. BMR stands for






36. 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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. As a general rule - fats that are liquid at room temperature are better for us than those that are (blank)






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






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






47. 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






48. Using Straight limbs or bent?






49. 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)






50. 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?