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Water Aerobics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To improve muscle fitness - you must increase the demand on your muscles. this can be done using body weight - free weights - machines or






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






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






4. Using cupped hands or fists?






5. 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






6. If there is not enough calcium in the bloodstream to do this work - our bodies will (blank) it from our bones and teeth






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






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






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






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






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






12. It takes _ - ounces of water to metabolize a single ounce of alcohol.






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






14. 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)






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






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






17. A safe - effective way to do that is to work in your (blank)






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






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






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






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






22. 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)






23. 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 -






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






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






26. We are mostly water; we are 60% water. Our brains are (blank) %. Next to air - water is the most essential element for survival






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. Four kinds of fats should be avoided if possible. One is trans fats - sometimes called transfatty acids. The other three are trans fat - hydrogenated oil - and (blank-blank) oil






32. 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






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






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






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






36. The (blank) phase of a water aerobics class is designed to improve cardio-respiratory capacity






37. 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






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






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






40. 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?






41. 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






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






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






44. 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






45. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






46. (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.






47. 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.






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






49. 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.






50. 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.