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






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






3. BMR stands for






4. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






5. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






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






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






9. How long should you stay low end 30 mins high end (blank) mins






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






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






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






13. The final - stretching - phase works on our (blank)






14. 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






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. When we go from station to station - doing a different movement at each one - we 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. The part of a water aerobics work-out that is designed to develop muscular endurance is called the (blank) phase






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






24. The final - stretching - phase works on our (blank)






25. BMR stands for






26. 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






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






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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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)






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






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






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






41. To improve muscle fitness - you must increase the demand on your muscles. this can be done using body weight - free weights - machines or






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. 'incomplete proteins' are all right to use - as long as you eat them in (blank) that provide all 9 essential amino acids






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






47. 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






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






49. 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)






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