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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. Anit-oxidants may help to prevent cancer - emphysema and heart disease by absorbing (blank) before they can cause damage






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






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






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






5. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






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






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






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






10. Anit-oxidants may help to prevent cancer - emphysema and heart disease by absorbing (blank) before they can cause damage






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






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






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






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






15. (blank) is a fat-like substance manufactured in the liver. It can not be used as fuel






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. To do this - we need to (blank) our muscles






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






34. (blank) tissue uses up a lot of calories just to exist - while fatty tissue uses hardly any. One additional pound of muscle requires 35 to 50 additional calories per day.






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






37. BMR stands for






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






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






40. 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)






41. 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






42. The aerobic workout should be designed to improve (blank) capacity






43. 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)






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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