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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. Body composition refers to the % of (blank) in your body






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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)






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






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






11. 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?






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






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






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






15. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Final stretches - designed to increase your flexibility - should be held for (blank) seconds






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






27. While in the (blank) method we spend 3 to 4 minutes on each movement.






28. 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)






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






30. 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






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






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






33. Final stretches - designed to increase your flexibility - should be held for (blank) seconds






34. (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.






35. Some of the carbohydrates we eat that are not immediately needed by the cells for metabolism are stored in the muscles and the liver to be available when needed for energy. they are stored in a very easily-used from called (blank)






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






37. 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)






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






39. By the time you feel thirsty - you are already






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






41. CRP stands for (blank). it is a measure of a person's risk for rupturing a cardiac artery or heart attack






42. 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






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






44. 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)






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






46. 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






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






48. Those substances that leach water from the body are sugar - caffeine and (blank)






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






50. BMR stands for