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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. 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






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






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






4. 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)






5. 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)






6. 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)






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






8. You should land on your toes - but then roll onto your






9. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






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






13. These stretches should be held for (blank) to (blank) seconds each






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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)






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






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






26. 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?






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






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






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






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






31. The 4 factors that you must consider in planning a fitness program are (blank) - (blank) - (blank) - (blank)






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Using Straight limbs or bent?






41. 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






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






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






44. If you have a groin injury - take it easy when we do






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.