Test your basic knowledge |

Water Aerobics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






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






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. 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.






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






11. 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






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






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






14. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






17. How long should you stay low end 30 mins high end (blank) mins






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






19. 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)






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






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






22. LDL stands for






23. 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.






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






25. 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?






26. 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)






27. 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






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






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






30. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






32. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. How long should you stay low end 30 mins high end (blank) mins






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






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






42. Some of the carbohydrates we eat that are not immediately needed by the cells for metabolism are stored in the muscles and the liver to be available when needed for energy. they are stored in a very easily-used from called (blank)






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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