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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. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






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






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






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






6. 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)






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






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






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






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






12. 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)






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. Most 'complete proteins' which contain all 9 of those amino acids - come from (blank)






18. 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






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






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






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






22. LDL stands for






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






24. Most 'complete proteins' which contain all 9 of those amino acids - come from (blank)






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






26. 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?






27. Minerals are also used in metabolism - and help to form (blank and blank)






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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?






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. LDL stands for






49. 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?






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