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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. Fats are essential to a healthy body. They insulate body from cold and they provide a protective layer around (blank)






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






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






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






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






6. 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)






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. Most 'complete proteins' which contain all 9 of those amino acids - come from (blank)






21. Your BMR increases as the amount of (blank) in your body increases






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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)






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. (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.






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






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






36. 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)






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






38. 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






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






40. Lack of calcium causes insufficient bone density which can lead to a disease called (blank) also called brittle bone disease






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






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






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






45. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






46. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






48. 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






49. 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






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