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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. A safe - effective way to do that is to work in your (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. Body composition refers to the % of (blank) in your body






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






5. 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.






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






7. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






9. 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)






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






11. 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)






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






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






14. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






15. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. LDL stands for






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






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






24. 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)






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






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






27. A safe - effective way to do that is to work in your (blank)






28. 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






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






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






31. These stretches should be held for (blank) to (blank) seconds each






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






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






34. BMR stands for






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. According to the Water aerobics mantra - your shoulders should be






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






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






44. 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






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






46. What is your water aerobics training range for a 10-second period?






47. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






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