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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Over (blank) is a good thing. it is how muscles get stronger. overuse is a bad thing. it could lead to an injury






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






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






12. During the first 20 minutes of vigorous - sustained activity - your primary energy gradually shifts from (blank) to (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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)






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






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






29. When you do one movement for a chorus and different movements for the verses of a song - you are using the (blank) method






30. Fruits and vegetables of what 2 colors are especially high in vitamins?






31. 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






32. How much time should we spend on this in phase 3?






33. There are 4 kinds of flexibility exercises. the 2 that are most useful for ordinary people are dynamic range of motion and (blank)






34. 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






35. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






39. Using cupped hands or fists?






40. 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)






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






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






43. 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)






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






45. 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)






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






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






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






49. When you do one movement for a chorus and different movements for the verses of a song - you are using the (blank) method






50. 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.