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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. 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






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Our bodies contain about 2 1/2 pounds of calcium - 99% of it in the (blank and blank)






7. 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






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






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






10. LDL stands for






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






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






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






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






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






16. To improve muscle fitness - you must increase the demand on your muscles. this can be done using body weight - free weights - machines or






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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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)






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






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. How much calcium is there in an 8-ounce glass of whole milk?






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






37. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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)






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






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






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






48. 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)






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






50. Using Straight limbs or bent?