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






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






3. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






4. Two indications that your cardio-respiratory system is getting stronger are blood pressure and (blank) time after exercise goes down






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






12. BMR stands for






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






14. 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






15. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. (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.






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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)






31. 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?






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






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






37. (blank) are our primary and most efficient energy source






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






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






40. The final - stretching - phase works on our (blank)






41. 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.






42. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






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






45. Those substances that leach water from the body are sugar - caffeine and (blank)






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






47. People in their 20's should eat (blank to blank) mg. of calcium a day






48. When you do one movement for a chorus and different movements for the verses of a song - you are using the (blank) method






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






50. 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)