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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. 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)






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






3. 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.






4. 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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Protein aids in the in the formation the body's chemical processes and is a major constituent of the immune system - but its primary function is the (blank and blank) of cells






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






13. 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)






14. Fats are essential to a healthy body. They insulate body from cold and they provide a protective layer around (blank)






15. 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






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






17. Every gram of carbohydrates gives us 4 calories. every gram of fat gives us (blank) calories






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






19. 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)






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






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






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






23. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






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






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






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






29. An aerobic fitness program strengthens the heart - increases the rate of oxygen delivery to the cells and reduces the risk of (blank) diseases.






30. 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)






31. 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






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






33. Your basal metabolic rate is the rate at which your body burns (blank) when your body is resting






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






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






36. Fats are essential to a healthy body. They insulate body from cold and they provide a protective layer around (blank)






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






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






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






40. 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)






41. Minerals are found in many different foods - and if you eat a variety of foods you are apt to get enough of them - with the exception of one mineral - called (blank)






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






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






44. 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 -






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






46. Protein aids in the in the formation the body's chemical processes and is a major constituent of the immune system - but its primary function is the (blank and blank) of cells






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






48. 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






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






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