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Water Aerobics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. If your goal is to maintain your present level of cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do an aerobic work out (blank) times a week.






2. Strong muscles are a good idea because they can help to prevent (blank). They also enable you to be capable - independent person who doesn't need to rely on others.






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






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






5. Good activities for cardio-respiratory work-outs include (balnk) and (blank)






6. As you do the movement patterns - you should be sure not to fling your arms and legs around. there are specific start and (blank) positions for them -






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






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






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






10. The (blank) phase of a water aerobics class is designed to improve cardio-respiratory capacity






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






12. If there is not enough calcium in the bloodstream to do this work - our bodies will (blank) it from our bones and teeth






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






14. BMR stands for






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






16. (blank) stretches are those that involve bouncing to improve your range of motion. They are not generally recommended.






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






18. Good activities for cardio-respiratory work-outs include (balnk) and (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. Where you store fat is largely determined by heredity. How much fat you store is completely determined by you and is function of how much you (blank and blank)






38. 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)






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






40. 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?






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






42. As you do the movement patterns - you should be sure not to fling your arms and legs around. there are specific start and (blank) positions for them -






43. 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.






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 develop greater cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






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






47. 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






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






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






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