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






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






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






4. 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?






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






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






7. (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.






8. Protein aids in the in the formation the body's chemical processes and is a major constituent of the immune system - but its primary function is the (blank and blank) of cells






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






10. If you have a muscle cramp - decrease your (blank). if it doesn't work - stretch that muscle by contracting the opposite muscle and then do a mild exercise with the cramped muscle.






11. The fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins (blank - blank - 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. An aerobic fitness program strengthens the heart - increases the rate of oxygen delivery to the cells and reduces the risk of (blank) diseases.






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






15. 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.






16. As a general rule - fats that are liquid at room temperature are better for us than those that are (blank)






17. LDL stands for






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






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






20. Four kinds of fats should be avoided if possible. One is trans fats - sometimes called transfatty acids. The other three are trans fat - hydrogenated oil - and (blank-blank) oil






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Most of us should watch our intake of fats - but none of us should cut them out entirely. They should comprise about (blank) % of our daily calorie intake






33. 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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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?