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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. 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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






7. Our bodies are constantly building and tearing down bone. until around age 25-35 the net result is bone growth - then our bones gradually begin to (blank) in size and strength unless we actively do things counteract this process.






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






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






10. 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






11. (blank) are our primary and most efficient energy source






12. 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






13. LDL stands for






14. The 4 factors that you must consider in planning a fitness program are (blank) - (blank) - (blank) - (blank)






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






16. 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






17. As you do the movement patterns - you should be sure not to fling your arms and legs around. there are specific start and (blank) positions for them -






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






19. Most 'complete proteins' which contain all 9 of those amino acids - come from (blank)






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. 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)






29. (blank) is a 'good' cholesterol






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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)






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






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






38. The rest of the extra carbohydrates we eat are converted to (blank) and stored beneath the skin - around organs and in the abdominal cavity






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






40. Protein should make up about 15-30% of our calorie intake each day. That translates into (blank) servings






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






42. The warm-up phase of the class is designed to gradually increase body temperature and blood flow to the muscles and joints - thus decreasing the chances of (blank)






43. 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






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






45. 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?






46. How much time should we spend on this in phase 3?






47. Using cupped hands or fists?






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






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






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