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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. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






2. (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.






3. Strength training not only improves your muscles - it also improves the health of your bones. This is a smart thing to do - because it will decrease your chances of getting the disease called (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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)






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Using cupped hands or fists?






37. (blank) is a fat-like substance manufactured in the liver. It can not be used as fuel






38. 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






39. 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)






40. BMR stands for






41. 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






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






43. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






44. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






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