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Water Aerobics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Simple carbohydrate - found in sugar - should make up no more than (blank) % of our daily calorie intake






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






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






4. 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)






5. Specific activities or exercises that are especially good for developing muscle fitness include (blank) and water aerobics






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






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






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. Anit-oxidants may help to prevent cancer - emphysema and heart disease by absorbing (blank) before they can cause damage






10. The body composition you have is a result of the number of calories taken in and the number of (blank) used






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. You should land on your toes - but then roll onto your






21. 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






22. 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?






23. (blank) is a fat-like substance manufactured in the liver. It can not be used as fuel






24. 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)






25. 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)






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






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






28. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






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






31. 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?






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






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






34. Some things can limit your flexibility. Among them are (blank) and large muscle development






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






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






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






38. Whole grain foods - such as brown rice and whole wheat bread - give us the added benefit of fiber which slows down the digestive process - keeping our (blank) more even






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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