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






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






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






4. Having good flexibility helps you avoid (blank)






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






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






7. As you become more fit - your resting heart rate will go (blank) and you will need to recalculate your training zone






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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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)






14. If you want to lose fat and you are using walking as your aerobic exercise - you should try to walk at a speed of (blank) MPH






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






16. If your goal is to lose fat - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






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






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






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






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






21. If you have a groin injury - take it easy when we do






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






23. If your goal is to lose fat - you should do aerobic fitness training (blank) times a week.






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






25. If you want to lose fat and you are using walking as your aerobic exercise - you should try to walk at a speed of (blank) MPH






26. 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






27. In the (blank) method of teaching water aerobics - we go back over a list of movements again and again -






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. There are 13 vitamins. Some are (blank) - soluble and some are water soluble. If you get too much of the (blank) soluble ones - they can accumulate and become toxic






36. 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)






37. If you have a groin injury - take it easy when we do






38. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






39. In the (blank) method of teaching water aerobics - we go back over a list of movements again and again -






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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