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






2. 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)






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. Strong muscles are a good idea because they can help to prevent (blank). They also enable you to be capable - independent person who doesn't need to rely on others.






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






12. BMR stands for






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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)






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






29. 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)






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






31. 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






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






33. (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.






34. 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)






35. 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.






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






42. The body composition you have is a result of the number of calories taken in and the number of (blank) used






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






44. Minerals are also used in metabolism - and help to form (blank and blank)






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






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






47. By the time you feel thirsty - you are already






48. 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






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






50. Strong muscles are a good idea because they can help to prevent (blank). They also enable you to be capable - independent person who doesn't need to rely on others.