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






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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)






12. (blank) tissue uses up a lot of calories just to exist - while fatty tissue uses hardly any. One additional pound of muscle requires 35 to 50 additional calories per day.






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






14. Protein should make up about 15-30% of our calorie intake each day. That translates into (blank) servings






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






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






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






26. 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)






27. 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)






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






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






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






31. BMR stands for






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. The warm-up phase of the class is designed to gradually increase body temperature and blood flow to the muscles and joints - thus decreasing the chances of (blank)






41. The warm-up phase of the class is designed to gradually increase body temperature and blood flow to the muscles and joints - thus decreasing the chances of (blank)






42. A number of 4 or lower is the preferred ratio of (blank) cholesterol to HDL






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






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






45. Should you keep your knee and elbow joints soft or locked?






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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