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






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






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






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






5. If your goal is to maintain or increase your cardio -respiratory fitness level - you should try to stay in your target zone for at least (blank) minutes






6. When you do one movement for a chorus and different movements for the verses of a song - you are using the (blank) method






7. BMR stands for






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






9. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. If your goal is to maintain or increase your cardio -respiratory fitness level - you should try to stay in your target zone for at least (blank) minutes






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






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






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






22. Using cupped hands or fists?






23. When you do one movement for a chorus and different movements for the verses of a song - you are using the (blank) method






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






25. In order to accomplish this - we have to (blank) the heart muscle






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






27. 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






28. The nine amino acids that we cannot manufacture are called the essential amino acids because we must get them from (blank)






29. Name 3 foods that are rich sources of calcium






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






31. 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






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






33. As you do the movement patterns - you should be sure not to fling your arms and legs around. there are specific start and (blank) positions for them -






34. (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.






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






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






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






38. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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.