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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. BMR stands for






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






3. 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






4. 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.






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






6. Your basal metabolic rate is the rate at which your body burns (blank) when your body is resting






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Using cupped hands or fists?






13. What is your water aerobics training range for a 10-second period?






14. BMR stands for






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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?






22. (blank) tissue uses up a lot of calories just to exist - while fatty tissue uses hardly any. One additional pound of muscle requires 35 to 50 additional calories per day.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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?






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






42. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Your basal metabolic rate is the rate at which your body burns (blank) when your body is resting