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






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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






7. The part of a water aerobics work-out that is designed to develop muscular endurance is called the (blank) phase






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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?






26. 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






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






28. 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






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






30. Body composition refers to the % of (blank) in your body






31. 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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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)






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






48. 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)






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






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