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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. 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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. 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)






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






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






13. Our bodies are constantly building and tearing down bone. until around age 25-35 the net result is bone growth - then our bones gradually begin to (blank) in size and strength unless we actively do things counteract this process.






14. Our bodies are constantly building and tearing down bone. until around age 25-35 the net result is bone growth - then our bones gradually begin to (blank) in size and strength unless we actively do things counteract this process.






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






23. Using cupped hands or fists?






24. 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.






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






35. Final stretches - designed to increase your flexibility - should be held for (blank) seconds






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






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






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






39. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






42. 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)






43. 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






44. 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.






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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






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






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