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






2. Fruits and vegetables of what 2 colors are especially high in vitamins?






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






4. 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






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






6. If your goal is to maintain your present level of cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do an aerobic work out (blank) times a week.






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






8. 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)






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. Vitamin C is a (blank) - soluble vitamin






11. Our bodies use about (blank to blank) mg. of calcium per day - to make and repair bones - clot blood - regulate muscle contraction and relaxation and help the body absorb nutrients






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






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






14. As you do each stretch - there are 2 things to avoid. One is over-(blank) and it means we should not do things such as the plow. the other thing to avoid is not holding your breath






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






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






27. 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)






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






29. 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)






30. Having a full range of motion around your joints also enables you to participate in (blank) and other physical activities with more success.






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Vitamin C is a (blank) - soluble vitamin






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






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






38. How much calcium is there in an 8-ounce glass of whole milk?






39. 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






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






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






42. Anit-oxidants may help to prevent cancer - emphysema and heart disease by absorbing (blank) before they can cause damage






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






50. 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