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






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






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






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






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






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






7. BMR stands for






8. We have to eat so much more calcium than we use each day for 2 reasons. one is that we want to store calcium for those days when we dont consume enough. the other is that we do not absorb (blank) % of the calcium we eat






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






10. 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






11. Cardio-respiratory fitness is the ability of the (blank) (blank) and (blank) to deliver enough food and oxygen to the cells to meet the demands of prolonged physical activity






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. LDL stands for






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






20. Cardio-respiratory fitness is the ability of the (blank) (blank) and (blank) to deliver enough food and oxygen to the cells to meet the demands of prolonged physical activity






21. 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.






22. BMR stands for






23. Calcium is best absorbed in the presence of which vitamin?






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






40. (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.






41. LDL stands for






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. 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)






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






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






50. 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)