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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. Those substances that leach water from the body are sugar - caffeine 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. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






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






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






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






18. We are mostly water; we are 60% water. Our brains are (blank) %. Next to air - water is the most essential element for survival






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






20. 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?






21. To lose fat but retain muscle - you should: increase your exercise both aerobic and strengthening and also decrease your food intake especially (blank - blank and blank)






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






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






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






25. If your goal is to lose fat - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






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






27. Using Straight limbs or bent?






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. LDL stands for






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






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






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






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






41. Some things can limit your flexibility. Among them are (blank) and large muscle development






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. 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






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






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