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






2. 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






3. 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






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






5. Specific activities or exercises that are especially good for developing muscle fitness include (blank) and water aerobics






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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)






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






20. 'incomplete proteins' are all right to use - as long as you eat them in (blank) that provide all 9 essential amino acids






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






22. The nine amino acids that we cannot manufacture are called the essential amino acids because we must get them from (blank)






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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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?






28. 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






29. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






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






33. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






41. 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)






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






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






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






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






46. 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)






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






48. Eating too much protein can have harmful effects on your body. One is that it has an adverse effect on the body's absorption of (blank)






49. Every gram of carbohydrates gives us 4 calories. every gram of fat gives us (blank) calories






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