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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. By the time you feel thirsty - you are already






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






3. 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






4. 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)






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






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






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






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






9. BMR stands for






10. 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 -






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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?






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






26. To prevent shin-splits - be sure to stretch your calves before and after exercising and






27. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






30. 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?






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






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






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






34. 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)






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. The body composition you have is a result of the number of calories taken in and the number of (blank) used






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






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






42. 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)






43. 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






44. How much time should we spend on this in phase 3?






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






46. By the time you feel thirsty - you are already






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






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






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






50. 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.