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






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






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






4. 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






5. 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






6. 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)






7. Our cells use oxygen to convert food - primarily carbohydrates and (blank) into energy






8. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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?






18. 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?






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






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






21. BMR stands for






22. 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.






23. As you do each stretch - there are 2 things to avoid. One is over-(blank) and it means we should not do things such as the plow. the other thing to avoid is not holding your breath






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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






28. Excess water-soluble vitamins are flushed from the body in the (blank)






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






37. LDL stands for






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






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






40. Using Straight limbs or bent?






41. Using cupped hands or fists?






42. 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






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






44. 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?






45. To lose fat but retain muscle - you should: increase your exercise both aerobic and strengthening and also decrease your food intake especially (blank - blank and blank)






46. Using Straight limbs or bent?






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






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






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






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