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






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






3. 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.






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






5. As you become more fit - your resting heart rate will go (blank) and you will need to recalculate your training zone






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






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. The part of a water aerobics work-out that is designed to develop muscular endurance is called the (blank) phase






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






10. 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






11. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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)






18. The part of a water aerobics work-out that is designed to develop muscular endurance is called the (blank) phase






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






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






21. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






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






24. 'incomplete proteins' are all right to use - as long as you eat them in (blank) that provide all 9 essential amino acids






25. 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 -






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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)






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






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






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






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






41. In order to accomplish this - we have to (blank) the heart muscle






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






43. Complex carbohydrates - preferably whole grain - should make-up (blank) % of our daily calorie intake






44. To lose fat but retain muscle - you should: increase your exercise both aerobic and strengthening and also decrease your food intake especially (blank - blank and blank)






45. 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)






46. If you want to lose fat and you are using walking as your aerobic exercise - you should try to walk at a speed of (blank) MPH






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






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






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






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