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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. 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)






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. Anit-oxidants may help to prevent cancer - emphysema and heart disease by absorbing (blank) before they can cause damage






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






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






11. 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






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






13. If you were planning a water aerobics class - how much time should you allow for the stretching phase of the lesson?






14. 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






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






17. When we go from station to station - doing a different movement at each one - we are using the (blank) method






18. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






21. 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)






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






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






24. Our bodies are constantly building and tearing down bone. until around age 25-35 the net result is bone growth - then our bones gradually begin to (blank) in size and strength unless we actively do things counteract this process.






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. Anit-oxidants may help to prevent cancer - emphysema and heart disease by absorbing (blank) before they can cause damage






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






34. 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






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






36. 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.






37. If you were planning a water aerobics class - how much time should you allow for the stretching phase of the lesson?






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






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






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






41. (blank) stretches are those that involve bouncing to improve your range of motion. They are not generally recommended.






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






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






44. 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?






45. 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)






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






47. 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






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






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






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