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






2. 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






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






4. 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






5. 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






6. 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)






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. BMR stands for






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






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






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






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






24. 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)






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






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






27. Final stretches - designed to increase your flexibility - should be held for (blank) seconds






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






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






30. 'incomplete proteins' are all right to use - as long as you eat them in (blank) that provide all 9 essential amino acids






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






32. 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






33. According to the Water aerobics mantra - your shoulders should be






34. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






37. Final stretches - designed to increase your flexibility - should be held for (blank) seconds






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






39. (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.






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






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






42. If you are using the RPE as a way of judging your intensity level - where should you be at the peak of your water aerobics work out?






43. When we calculated our training heart rate range - or zone - we subtracted .7 of our age from 198. If we were calculating our training range for land aerobics - we would use what figure instead of 198?






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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