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Water Aerobics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (blank) stretches are those that involve bouncing to improve your range of motion. They are not generally recommended.






2. 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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. (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.






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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)






23. If you want to lose fat and you are using walking as your aerobic exercise - you should try to walk at a speed of (blank) MPH






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






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






26. Before you do aerobic activity or a serious flexibility workout - you should (blank) your muscles






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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. If you want to lose fat and you are using walking as your aerobic exercise - you should try to walk at a speed of (blank) MPH






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






37. 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






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






39. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






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






43. As you become more fit - your resting heart rate will go (blank) and you will need to recalculate your training zone






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






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






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






47. BMR stands for






48. As you become more fit - your resting heart rate will go (blank) and you will need to recalculate your training zone






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






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