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






2. 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






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






4. It takes _ - ounces of water to metabolize a single ounce of alcohol.






5. 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)






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






10. LDL stands for






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






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. By the time you feel thirsty - you are already






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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?






29. 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)






30. Good activities for cardio-respiratory work-outs include (balnk) and (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. BMR stands for






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






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






43. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. If your goal is to maintain your present level of cardio-respiratory fitness - you should do an aerobic work out (blank) times a week.






50. 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