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Water Aerobics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Specific activities or exercises that are especially good for developing muscle fitness include (blank) and water aerobics






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Complex carbohydrates - preferably whole grain - should make-up (blank) % of our daily calorie intake






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. Some of the carbohydrates we eat that are not immediately needed by the cells for metabolism are stored in the muscles and the liver to be available when needed for energy. they are stored in a very easily-used from called (blank)






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






44. 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






45. 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)






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






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






48. (blank) are our primary and most efficient energy source






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






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