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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. Its purpose is also to return the body to its (blank) and to prevent (blank)






2. 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?






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






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






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






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






7. 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)






8. (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.






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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)






15. It's a good idea to breathe through your nose as much as possible - because that way you increase (blank)






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






17. 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.






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






19. 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






20. Every gram of carbohydrates gives us 4 calories. every gram of fat gives us (blank) calories






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






34. When stretching your leg muscles - be sure your knee does not extend beyond your (blank)






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






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






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






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






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






40. It's a good idea to breathe through your nose as much as possible - because that way you increase (blank)






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. Using Straight limbs or bent?






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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