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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. 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






9. 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






10. When we calculated our training heart rate range - or zone - we subtracted .7 of our age from 198. If we were calculating our training range for land aerobics - we would use what figure instead of 198?






11. Eating too much protein can have harmful effects on your body. One is that it has an adverse effect on the body's absorption of (blank)






12. 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)






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






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






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






16. When we go from station to station - doing a different movement at each one - we are using the (blank) method






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






18. 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






19. Our bodies contain about 2 1/2 pounds of calcium - 99% of it in the (blank and blank)






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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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






25. Using Straight limbs or bent?






26. As you do the movement patterns - you should be sure not to fling your arms and legs around. there are specific start and (blank) positions for them -






27. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Having a full range of motion around your joints also enables you to participate in (blank) and other physical activities with more success.






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






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. To lose fat but retain muscle - you should: increase your exercise both aerobic and strengthening and also decrease your food intake especially (blank - blank and blank)






50. You should land on your toes - but then roll onto your