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Water Aerobics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






2. 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






3. The aerobic workout should be designed to improve (blank) capacity






4. Final stretches - designed to increase your flexibility - should be held for (blank) seconds






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






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






7. To lose fat but retain muscle - you should: increase your exercise both aerobic and strengthening and also decrease your food intake especially (blank - blank and blank)






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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?






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. It's a good idea to breathe through your nose as much as possible - because that way you increase (blank)






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






24. It's a good idea to breathe through your nose as much as possible - because that way you increase (blank)






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






30. 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?






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






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






33. (blank) are our primary and most efficient energy source






34. 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)






35. 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






36. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






38. If your goal is to develop greater cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






39. According to the Water aerobics mantra - your shoulders should be






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






41. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






43. 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)






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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