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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. 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)






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






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






4. 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






5. 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)






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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






10. An aerobic fitness program strengthens the heart - increases the rate of oxygen delivery to the cells and reduces the risk of (blank) diseases.






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






22. An aerobic fitness program strengthens the heart - increases the rate of oxygen delivery to the cells and reduces the risk of (blank) diseases.






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. Of the 20 amino acids we need - we can manufacture 11 in our bodies.The other 9 are called the (blank)






27. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






28. Which makes your heart work harder-working in shallow water or deep?






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






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






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