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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. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






3. A person's C-reactive protein level can be measured by means of (blank)






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






12. BMR stands for






13. 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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. 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.






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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)






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






29. Specific activities or exercises that are especially good for developing muscle fitness include (blank) and water aerobics






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






31. 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)






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






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






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






35. As you do the movement patterns - you should be sure not to fling your arms and legs around. there are specific start and (blank) positions for them -






36. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Every gram of carbohydrates gives us 4 calories. every gram of fat gives us (blank) calories






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






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






48. Specific activities or exercises that are especially good for developing muscle fitness include (blank) and water aerobics






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






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