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






2. LDL stands for






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






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






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






6. There are 13 vitamins. Some are (blank) - soluble and some are water soluble. If you get too much of the (blank) soluble ones - they can accumulate and become toxic






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






11. Over (blank) is a good thing. it is how muscles get stronger. overuse is a bad thing. it could lead to an injury






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






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






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






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






16. The warm-up phase of the class is designed to gradually increase body temperature and blood flow to the muscles and joints - thus decreasing the chances of (blank)






17. There are 13 vitamins. Some are (blank) - soluble and some are water soluble. If you get too much of the (blank) soluble ones - they can accumulate and become toxic






18. 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)






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. 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






24. 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)






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






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






27. (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.






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






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






30. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






32. (blank) exercise is the best kind to do if you want to lose body fat






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. 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






50. 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)