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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. 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)






2. Carbohydrates - fats - proteins - vitamins - minerals - and water






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






4. 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






5. 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






6. An aerobic fitness program strengthens the heart - increases the rate of oxygen delivery to the cells and reduces the risk of (blank) diseases.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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?






15. Its purpose is also to return the body to its (blank) and to prevent (blank)






16. If you have a groin injury - take it easy when we do






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






18. The warm-up phase usually lasts how long?






19. The rest of the extra carbohydrates we eat are converted to (blank) and stored beneath the skin - around organs and in the abdominal cavity






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






21. 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)






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






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






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






28. It also gives you better (blank) and more graceful movements






29. 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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. (blank) are our primary and most efficient energy source






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. LDL stands for






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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)






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






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