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Water Aerobics

Instructions:
  • 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. 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.






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






3. 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






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






5. 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 -






6. 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






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






8. You should stretch to the point where you feel (blank) but not pain






9. 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






10. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






12. 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)






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






14. (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.






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






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






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






18. LDL stands for






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. If you have a groin injury - take it easy when we do






35. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






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






38. 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)






39. It's a good idea to breathe through your nose as much as possible - because that way you increase (blank)






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






41. 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?






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






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






44. (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.






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






46. 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






47. According to the Water aerobics mantra - your shoulders should be






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






49. There are 4 kinds of flexibility exercises. the 2 that are most useful for ordinary people are dynamic range of motion and (blank)






50. 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