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Water Aerobics

Instructions:
  • 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. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






4. Excess water-soluble vitamins are flushed from the body in the (blank)






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






6. Eating too much protein can have harmful effects on your body. One is that it has an adverse effect on the body's absorption of (blank)






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






8. 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.






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






10. 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)






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






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






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






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






15. 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)






16. Two indications that your cardio-respiratory system is getting stronger are blood pressure and (blank) time after exercise goes down






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






18. 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)






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






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






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






22. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 'incomplete proteins' are all right to use - as long as you eat them in (blank) that provide all 9 essential amino acids






30. Strength training not only improves your muscles - it also improves the health of your bones. This is a smart thing to do - because it will decrease your chances of getting the disease called (blank)






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






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. It also gives you better (blank) and more graceful movements






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






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






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